I just dont get the hunter mentality.
"It's a good accomplishment. I probably won't ever kill anything else that big."
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070526/hog.shtml
Well, wild pigs are feral pests for one thing. They arent native to the area, and they compete with deer, turkey and other animals for resources. They are also tasty and can cause significant crop damage if you're a farmer. And as with anything, if you're going to do it, might as well go as big as possible for bragging rights.I don't get it either....
"Hey Cleetus! Look at that huge animal which has obviously lived a long time in order to reach that size and poses no threat to me or my family whatoever! I'm gonna kill it for no reason at all!"
That cracked me up.I would shoot it, stab it, set it on fire and molest it.
Thanks for enlightening us all on what the "hunter mentality" is. Conservation today would not be possible without hunting as a form of population control. Is it any more or less fair than buying chicken or cow at the store?I dont like the hunter-mentality. "I will go out and kill the animal in a fair fight...standing 100 feet away and shoot it before it even knows I am there" lthumbsdown:
If people don't start keeping their fighting style dogs at home and not in my yard with my little girl and chasing me on my road bike, I am going to start a new form of sport hunting.
agreed! Feral pigs are destructive bastards!As BS said, with the destruction caused by pigs, he would be in a graveyard if I saw him.
If people don't start keeping their fighting style dogs at home and not in my yard with my little girl and chasing me on my road bike, I am going to start a new form of sport hunting.
It's far more fair than buying a chicken or cow at the store. You can not be down on hunting and eat store bought meat.Is it any more or less fair than buying chicken or cow at the store?
Exactly. It' slike cutting dow a 1000 year-old tree. It's made it this long, you've had the thrill of SEEING it. Why do you have to be the a-hole to keep other from seeing it?Personally, I wouldn't have shot it. Too big and awesome to kill.
I wouldn't be using the "conversation" or the "damage to local crops" arguments here. This pig was shot on a commercial hunting reserve.Thanks for enlightening us all on what the "hunter mentality" is. Conservation today would not be possible without hunting as a form of population control. Is it any more or less fair than buying chicken or cow at the store?
Better than letting some other a-hole get a chance to shoot at it.Exactly. It' slike cutting dow a 1000 year-old tree. It's made it this long, you've had the thrill of SEEING it. Why do you have to be the a-hole to keep other from seeing it?
Very cool. I'm really impressed and kinda afraid of you all at the same time.I am a hunter...I hunt for meat and do eat whatever I kill. I have never killed anything that big, and I am aware of the destruction they cause so maybe I would ??? Do you eat it? I like bacon!!!
What's the difference? In the grand scheme of things, it takes far more effort to go out, hunt down, kill, clean, slaughter and package your own food than to have some migrant worker do it for you. You think cows in the field want to die any less than deer? At least the deer "might" get away. The cow is born in a far more hopeless and cruel situation by comparison.It's far more fair than buying a chicken or cow at the store. You can not be down on hunting and eat store bought meat.
As hard as it may be to believe, it happens every now and then.EDIT: I read your post wrong laura. Sorry for arguing when we agree...I think.
and what would that be a lab or poodelkeeping their fighting style dogs at home
I went the other day.... The freshest fish you can ever eat are the ones you catch. Ever have fresh trout? Mmmm now thats tasty! Fishing is admitedly kind of boring. But the rewards for a little work are awesome. We ate like kings that night. My father enjoy himself was kind of cool too. Not really hard to understand now is it?I don'treally understand fishing either. "Way to go genius! You tricked a fish!"
If there is anything my grandfather taught me, it's that fishing isn't about fishing. It's about getting away from your wife and getting drunk.Fishing is admitedly kind of boring.
Nope. We expressly go fishing to catch fish and eat them. When we get enough, we leave. No beer, no lunch, pack in light and get the job done.If there is anything my grandfather taught me, it's that fishing isn't about fishing. It's about getting away from your wife and getting drunk.
I am intrigued and would like to subscribe to your newsletter...If there is anything my grandfather taught me, it's that fishing isn't about fishing. It's about getting away from your wife and getting drunk.
You didn't go fishing, you went angling...Nope. We expressly go fishing to catch fish and eat them. When we get enough, we leave. No beer, no lunch, pack in light and get the job done.
If there is anything my grandfather taught me, it's that fishing isn't about fishing. It's about getting away from your wife and getting drunk.
You didn't go fishing, you went angling...
He said he shot the huge animal eight times with a .50-caliber revolver and chased it for three hours through hilly woods before finishing it off with a point-blank shot.
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His father said that, just to be extra safe, he and the guides had high-powered rifles aimed and ready to fire in case the beast with 5-inch tusks decided to charge.
A .50 cal round, even if it were from a muzzle loader, is plenty enough for an animal of that size. Poor marksmanship is at fault here, not choice of weapon.I don't know, but I think most real hunters would look down on these sport hunters. You don't go hunting a deer with a 22, do you? The firepower should be in proportion to the quarry and you should be pretty sure you have a good shot before firing.
The boy shot it eight times and chased it while it was in pain for three hours, why didn't the other people in the party put it out of its misery after the first shot:
Better than letting some other a-hole get a chance to shoot at it.
I can't imagine meat from a pig that big would taste that good, but I could be wrong. They made food from it, I don't really see a problem with it.
Feral pigs cause huge amounts of damage to local environments. Considering the options are to have scientists go out and poison them or have some so-called "rednecks" shoot them I'll side with the hill-billies..
The negative comments section on their website is just disgusting though. I still can't believe how cowardly some of those people are. I kind of envision a Jay and Silent Bob style adventure to track all of them down and beat the crap out of them.
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I know Mike is doing a good job of raising and training you to be a responsible young man. I read some of these negative comments from apparently ignorant folks, ( they also probably believe in the big bang and the theory of evolution), so take their comments with a grain of salt and forget it.
A .50 cal round, even if it were from a muzzle loader, is plenty enough for an animal of that size. Poor marksmanship is at fault here, not choice of weapon.
Im not bashing the kid, Im just saying it's not the gun at fault for not dropping the pig immediately. I dont care if it suffered or not. It's walking food.He is 11.