Thread: A good opportunity to bait the anti brigade !

Originally Posted by ebf

Nathan, the "antis" have just as much right to their views as you do to yours

I quite often get an initial negative reaction when telling someone that I hunt. After taking a small amount of time to explain that I practise ethical hunting, eat everything I shoot, and that the meat is 100% free range organic, you'd be amazed by how many people start having a better reaction.

The reality is that hunters are in a significant minority in modern society. You might think that it is a case of "united we stand, divided we fall", I'd suggest to you that unless hunters and hunting organisations make a real effort to improve their public relations the slow death has already started. It's up to hunters to change the way the general public perceives us and our pastime, antagonising them is really not a clever long term strategy

And what are you doing about it EBF ? What is your idea of ethical hunting ? Shooting a Lion tied to a tree might be her's ? I agree with you that Hunters are becoming more of a minority here in NZ . How many people have firearms licences now in NZ ? Is it like 250000 out of 4.5 million? The point I was trying to make is ....... Actually I dont know. What I do know is I dont like people getting up others just because they dont agree with what they are doing. Live and let live I reckon. You are right EBF - even hairy legged lesbian vego's are entitled to their point of view.

Originally Posted by Nathan F

And what are you doing about it EBF ? What is your idea of ethical hunting ? Shooting a Lion tied to a tree might be her's ? I agree with you that Hunters are becoming more of a minority here in NZ . How many people have firearms licences now in NZ ? Is it like 250000 out of 4.5 million? The point I was trying to make is ....... Actually I dont know. What I do know is I dont like people getting up others just because they dont agree with what they are doing. Live and let live I reckon. You are right EBF - even hairy legged lesbian vego's are entitled to their point of view.

Also remember the world is a changing place, young people don't have ready access to farms as I did when I was younger, most of the young population spend their time on other pursuits, and that's before any of the antis get involved. New Zealand rural population probable still produce most of our hunters/shooters.