PARA45
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Everything listed above is a huge factor. However, we are our own worst enemy. Looking back at Cecil and look how many from this forum attacked and tried the hunter without having all the facts on the table, and we continue to do so. Look at the recent incident with the elephant at the park and see the responses.
We are a dying breed, and we will see the end of hunting in our lifetime. Some will say this will never happen. Yeah, well keep on dreaming.
Look how difficult is becoming to bring mounts back? Look at how many countries are banning the import of "trophies" mounts? Germany, Belgium, Britain, and who knows how many more will follow. Here in the US, Colorado has a proposal to ban Lion hunting. What's next? Some on here will not hunt if they cannot bring something back. I'll continue to hunt regardless of if I can bring something or not, the memories are mine and mine alone and no one can take them away from me.
Our guns rights are under constant attack too, and we can't seem to come to terms with this either. I hear the "I don't care if they ban ARs, I don't hunt with one, and it doesn't affect me". Really???
I also hear the we are better than that, don't argue, don't post pictures, don't give antis more ammunition, blah, blah, blah. Meanwhile the other side is using any and every opportunity to fight and lie against us, while we fight against each other because we don't like this type of hunting, this type of rifle, or because he wears camo, etc, etc.
Our grandkids will not know how lucky we were, they will never enjoy what we took for granted due to our own arrogance.
We are a dying breed, and we will see the end of hunting in our lifetime. Some will say this will never happen. Yeah, well keep on dreaming.
Look how difficult is becoming to bring mounts back? Look at how many countries are banning the import of "trophies" mounts? Germany, Belgium, Britain, and who knows how many more will follow. Here in the US, Colorado has a proposal to ban Lion hunting. What's next? Some on here will not hunt if they cannot bring something back. I'll continue to hunt regardless of if I can bring something or not, the memories are mine and mine alone and no one can take them away from me.
Our guns rights are under constant attack too, and we can't seem to come to terms with this either. I hear the "I don't care if they ban ARs, I don't hunt with one, and it doesn't affect me". Really???
I also hear the we are better than that, don't argue, don't post pictures, don't give antis more ammunition, blah, blah, blah. Meanwhile the other side is using any and every opportunity to fight and lie against us, while we fight against each other because we don't like this type of hunting, this type of rifle, or because he wears camo, etc, etc.
Our grandkids will not know how lucky we were, they will never enjoy what we took for granted due to our own arrogance.