First steps

[DeerMadness]

New York starting steps to restrict, then end hunting. Liberal states will follow suit , I would bet on it.

Bravo! Governor Hochul signs new law to prohibit wildlife killing contests - Protect the Adirondacks!

New York joins nine other states in banning wildlife killing contests. On Friday, December 22, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to protect wildlife in New York State. Legislation S.4099/A.2917 “amends the environmental conservation law […]

www.protectadks.org

 

[slamdunk]

Seems like sound conservation to limit predator harvest in a state where one person can take 5 deer a year

 

[1989Cohunter]

It’s a not so slippery slope. Colorado is in the same boat with lions.

 

[feddoc]

It’s a not so slippery slope. Colorado is in the same boat with lions.

Colorado also tried banning prairie dog shooting contests in the 80s. On private land.

Went over like a turd in a punch bowl.

 

[Snoopdogg]

Been the law in California for several years now. Yay..

 

[SS!]

I’m sure the market hunters for bison, elk, dall sheep etc thought the same when restrictions were placed upon how they made money.

 

[hossblur]

Anytime we put money or profit on hunting, we expose ourselves to this action.

The public still views hunting for dinner as a positive. They don't approve of trophy hunting, and hunting as a profit maker, would fall in here.

 

[eelgrass]

The salmon and halibut derby's in Alaska are pretty barbaric too.

 

[SS!]

The salmon and halibut derby's in Alaska are pretty barbaric too.

Fish don’t seem to hit the public eye as bad as those coyote contests. Maybe if we piled them up and didn’t eat them people would get upset.

 

[elkassassin]

Yes!

We Fished with A Gal From New York City That Proved It!

I Did Re-Learn That Milk Does Come From The Grocery Store!

The salmon and halibut derby's in Alaska are pretty barbaric too.

 

[elkassassin]

You Don't Need To NOT EAT THEM!

Just Pile Them Up!

Fish don’t seem to hit the public eye as bad as those coyote contests. Maybe if we piled them up and didn’t eat them people would get upset.

 

[eelgrass]

I had a Native Alaskan tell me he disapproved of catch and release fishing. We should not disrespect our food. I've been a hook and cook guy ever since.

 

[LIK2HNT]

These kind of uneducated people have been around for ever. They are just clueless. 40 something years ago a friend and I were walking back from archery deer hunting. We were walking next to the shore of a small lake where people were fishing. As we passed 2 girls fishing one of them started bitching at us about how cruel it was to kill animals. In the middle of her rant she hooked a fish. Yanked it up behind her on the bank. And continued to ***** at us as the fish flopped around getting covered in dirt. Friend and I looked at each other, laughed, and pointed at her flopping fish gasping on the bank. Said a few choice words to her and continued on our way. There is no talking reason to these people.