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.
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.
KEITH
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.
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.
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