| You Decisions Affect Us All |
In my world I can categorize all people into four categories.
First you have the Hunter. This is a person who respects his or
her game, the game laws, and all resources available to him or
her. This person strives to make good ethical decisions in all
aspects of hunting. This person will ask permission to use land;
ensure to keep his or her hunting area cleaner than it was when
they arrived. This person respects the laws and understands
that the laws are there to help keep our heritage alive and well.
This person despises poaching, wasting meat, unethical
‘hunters’, and does their best to prevent such acts. A hunter will
in someway give back to the future generations of hunters. This
is exhibited by obeying laws and making good decisions,
becoming a mentor, or by teaching their own children our ways.
Second you have Slob Hunters. These are mostly the weekend
warriors. They take out their rifles during bow season. They spot
light. They poach. They kill more than they are allowed. They
trespass. They steal. They kill anything that walks out. Generally
the Motto and mentality during hunting is: “If it’s brown, it’s
down.” They lie. They cheat. They do not perfect their shots.
They wound animals. They prefer not to read animal signs. They
are often inexperienced trackers. They do not know what the art
of hunting really is. They are slowing killing us!
Thirdly you have the Non-Hunters. These are the majority of
people. They don’t hunt, but are not exactly against hunting.
These are the fence riders. If we don’t do what we as Hunters
are supposed to do when we encounter a Non-Hunter, we could
push them to the other side. They could help us or hurt us. It all
depends on how we treat them, act around them, maintain
ourselves around them.
Lastly there are Anti-Hunters. They believe killing an animal is
wrong. Murder even. They will never understand our passion,
our heritage, or our rights. These people strive each and every
day to end to the sport we love and minimize the number of
hunters.
The Non-Hunter is the category we need to be very conscience
about. We need to ensure we make good decisions always. I
know when I take an animal I have a sense of pride about it. But
there are a few things we can do to help ourselves when we
exhibit our trophies. We should not display our harvests to
people who do not want to see it. We need to be careful about
what we allow to be seen. We also need to be careful about what
we are seen doing.
Remember when the media reports about a poacher, they will
and do, call him or her a Hunter. We know a poacher is NOT a
hunter, but the Non-Hunters may not. This may influence them.
How many “good” stories have you heard on the radio, TV, or
read in the newspaper about a Hunter? Very few if any.
However, we have all heard about the “hunter” who shot other
hunters over an argument about a deer stand, or that local
poacher that the media called a “hunter.”
Folks, please make good, ethical decisions. I want to be able to
teach my grand kids how to hunt, not tell them stories about
what we used to be able to do.
First you have the Hunter. This is a person who respects his or
her game, the game laws, and all resources available to him or
her. This person strives to make good ethical decisions in all
aspects of hunting. This person will ask permission to use land;
ensure to keep his or her hunting area cleaner than it was when
they arrived. This person respects the laws and understands
that the laws are there to help keep our heritage alive and well.
This person despises poaching, wasting meat, unethical
‘hunters’, and does their best to prevent such acts. A hunter will
in someway give back to the future generations of hunters. This
is exhibited by obeying laws and making good decisions,
becoming a mentor, or by teaching their own children our ways.
Second you have Slob Hunters. These are mostly the weekend
warriors. They take out their rifles during bow season. They spot
light. They poach. They kill more than they are allowed. They
trespass. They steal. They kill anything that walks out. Generally
the Motto and mentality during hunting is: “If it’s brown, it’s
down.” They lie. They cheat. They do not perfect their shots.
They wound animals. They prefer not to read animal signs. They
are often inexperienced trackers. They do not know what the art
of hunting really is. They are slowing killing us!
Thirdly you have the Non-Hunters. These are the majority of
people. They don’t hunt, but are not exactly against hunting.
These are the fence riders. If we don’t do what we as Hunters
are supposed to do when we encounter a Non-Hunter, we could
push them to the other side. They could help us or hurt us. It all
depends on how we treat them, act around them, maintain
ourselves around them.
Lastly there are Anti-Hunters. They believe killing an animal is
wrong. Murder even. They will never understand our passion,
our heritage, or our rights. These people strive each and every
day to end to the sport we love and minimize the number of
hunters.
The Non-Hunter is the category we need to be very conscience
about. We need to ensure we make good decisions always. I
know when I take an animal I have a sense of pride about it. But
there are a few things we can do to help ourselves when we
exhibit our trophies. We should not display our harvests to
people who do not want to see it. We need to be careful about
what we allow to be seen. We also need to be careful about what
we are seen doing.
Remember when the media reports about a poacher, they will
and do, call him or her a Hunter. We know a poacher is NOT a
hunter, but the Non-Hunters may not. This may influence them.
How many “good” stories have you heard on the radio, TV, or
read in the newspaper about a Hunter? Very few if any.
However, we have all heard about the “hunter” who shot other
hunters over an argument about a deer stand, or that local
poacher that the media called a “hunter.”
Folks, please make good, ethical decisions. I want to be able to
teach my grand kids how to hunt, not tell them stories about
what we used to be able to do.
KEITH
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