nmelktrout
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LAST EDITED ON Nov-25-09 AT 09:02AM (MST)[p]Check out this article in today's electronic version of the New York Times that one of my non-hunting buddies pointed out to me this morning titled "The Urban Deerslayer."
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/dining/25hunt.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=todayspaper
Nice to see a pro hunting bit and to see that people who may have been non-hunters are learning (albeit in a different manner than most of us) the virtues of hunting and harvesting wild game. I see this potential urban phenomenon as something that will ultimately benefit the sport of hunting as traditionally non-hunters learn to appreciate and support that which is a passion to many hunters. Furthermore, as the number of hunters and support for hunting has declined in the past 50 years, I see it as important to garner appreciation and support for hunting amongst those (who left uneducated as to the virtues of hunting and eating wild game) would otherwise be indifferent to or support anti-hunting sentiment. The down-side of course is increased pressure in the field and that dreaded day when you find some yahoo sitting in your favorite spot. But again, a little of education for non-hunters can go a long ways in terms of benefitting our passion for hunting.
I must say that a couple of my greatest hunting "accomplishments" have been turning a couple of anti-hunting buddies into avid hunters. Better yet is that one of their wives who was formerly a vegetarian has developed a taste for venison and actually encourages her husband to hunt as much as possible...Anyway, check out the article.
-Cody
Oh yeah, here's a picture of a former "vegan" aka my fiancee, with her first bull elk taken this past October. This former anti hunter has now harvested an oryx and an elk and is planning her hunts for next year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/dining/25hunt.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=todayspaper
Nice to see a pro hunting bit and to see that people who may have been non-hunters are learning (albeit in a different manner than most of us) the virtues of hunting and harvesting wild game. I see this potential urban phenomenon as something that will ultimately benefit the sport of hunting as traditionally non-hunters learn to appreciate and support that which is a passion to many hunters. Furthermore, as the number of hunters and support for hunting has declined in the past 50 years, I see it as important to garner appreciation and support for hunting amongst those (who left uneducated as to the virtues of hunting and eating wild game) would otherwise be indifferent to or support anti-hunting sentiment. The down-side of course is increased pressure in the field and that dreaded day when you find some yahoo sitting in your favorite spot. But again, a little of education for non-hunters can go a long ways in terms of benefitting our passion for hunting.
I must say that a couple of my greatest hunting "accomplishments" have been turning a couple of anti-hunting buddies into avid hunters. Better yet is that one of their wives who was formerly a vegetarian has developed a taste for venison and actually encourages her husband to hunt as much as possible...Anyway, check out the article.
-Cody
Oh yeah, here's a picture of a former "vegan" aka my fiancee, with her first bull elk taken this past October. This former anti hunter has now harvested an oryx and an elk and is planning her hunts for next year.
