This article by DDH has been circulating the social media trails for a few days now and it is well worth a read….Often times the same person who says it’s cruel for me to ‘hunt a selfless animal’ is the same person who buys slaughtered beef, won’t pay the extra money for range-free eggs and chickens, and eats veal.
Like dog crap in a tornado, opinions hit the fan
Our hunting heritage has been under close scrutiny and attack of not only personal opinions (to each his own) but biased opinions and hidden agendas. Kudos to the anti-hunting, anti-gun groups building their cases on the trembling legs of erroneous logic as it decreases their success rate toward revoking our hunting rights and traditions.
But we can’t rely solely on their misguided, fictional, dirty-tactic fighting to preserve our pastime, for their arguments are not lackluster. Fiction sells and many of their reasons, arguments and stories are both fictional and entertaining.
Here’s my prophecy: Understand the sport. Respect the skill.
This needs to ring true for both hunters and non-hunters alike. I’d like to believe most hunters — and non-hunters — understand this sport is not about killing animals or wasting meat by taking reckless shots. In like manner, hunters need to respect the skill of being a good shot (and practicing to be one) by shooting accurately and abiding by hunting rules and regulations. In turn, non-hunters need to understand we respect rules and regulations, commit to shooting accurately not expeditiously, and being resourceful when it comes to utilizing each and every deer we harvest. Continue reading at DDH……
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