Re: Is it wrong.
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06/10/21 10:52 PM
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Everyone has their own opinion! Personally I have no problem shooting either one nor care if someone else does. First one that gets near my garden is being fed lead. If I shoot them in non-garden season its to insure my garden is safe from them.
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Re: Is it wrong.
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06/11/21 12:55 AM
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I tend to think population control and the balance of predator prey should be kept in check by any land owner and if he wants the aid of sportsmen that should be HIS decision.
There are states and Feds who disagree with me tho and birds of prey is the best example I can remember. I'm sure some of the guys who have to put up with wolf reintroduction efforts and the political climate they create might have some even better examples
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Is it wrong.
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06/11/21 02:01 AM
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The older I get the less I enjoy killing stuff so IMO I wouldn't kill if I can not benefit from it in $ or food. Ditto.
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Re: Is it wrong.
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06/11/21 06:35 AM
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here make take on your question , i feed the birds all winter i like watching them out my shop windows , a long came a red squirrel , i thought shoot it and then i said it only one , pretty soon i had two ,no problem , well the other day I'M out in my shop and I hear a noise in the wall of my shop, I go outside an a red squirrel made a hole in my eve and is making a nest in my wall , I shot 5 of they in about 5 minutes ,no more minster nice guy , lol
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Re: Is it wrong.
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06/11/21 12:57 PM
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Grew up on a farm as a barefoot barbarian. So were my cousins and all my friends. Only off limits was anything out of season and Robins. Anything killed in season was cooked and eaten. All else lived in mortal danger at all times. I was encouraged and celebrated in all my hunting endeavors. Especially by my mother and father, who had the understanding to give me the freedom few know, and foresight that I would grow out of it. Holes in barn roofs was frowned upon as well shooting bb’s and throwing rocks at the livestock. Good lord what a great life Grew up the same way, my father brought me home the ammo. Frogs were high on my hit list. I don't remember any glass lightning rod insulators on the barn surviving. I wonder what they'd be worth today.
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Re: Is it wrong.
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06/11/21 06:48 PM
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Grew up on a farm as a barefoot barbarian. So were my cousins and all my friends. Only off limits was anything out of season and Robins. Anything killed in season was cooked and eaten. All else lived in mortal danger at all times. I was encouraged and celebrated in all my hunting endeavors. Especially by my mother and father, who had the understanding to give me the freedom few know, and foresight that I would grow out of it. Holes in barn roofs was frowned upon as well shooting bb’s and throwing rocks at the livestock. Good lord what a great life I can relate entirely! Same way I grew up, and thanked mom and dad many times before they left for good.
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Re: Is it wrong.
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06/11/21 08:28 PM
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Lee, how great was the quail hunting around Westy and Circleville 25 years ago before there would be 100 birds of prey behind every swathe that knocked down 4 or 5 acres of hay?
Man I miss a strong quail population.
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Is it wrong.
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06/12/21 02:10 PM
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Groundhog is good meat....aside from that the moral dilemma is your own. Personally, I do not enjoy killing living things for no good reason.
E 'Honey Badger Militia' Sleep, the anti woke adote.
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Re: Is it wrong.
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06/12/21 02:11 PM
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I dont generally kill anything anymore unless it's in season.
I wasnt proud of who ever it was that swerved to smash a big snapping turtle, just a mile out of town here as it was probably laying eggs on the edge of the road. I felt that was senseless.
"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
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