Big Game Hunting........Whom should we be mad at?

2015-08-05T03:24:06-04:00

With all the media attention about big game hunting and the uproar it has created over those that partake in it, I have this question. Whom should the people be upset with, the people that do the hunting, or the country that allows and makes money off of big game hunting?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 5 at 2015 5:01 AM

2015-08-05T05:01:16-04:00

They shouldn't be mad at either. What difference does it make if it's big game or small game or if the animal is beautiful or ugly. Hunting is legal. As long as the species isn't endangered who cares? If bald eagle were plentiful I'd try one for Thanksgiving.

Response by 2LT Scott Armstrong made Aug 5 at 2015 7:49 AM

2015-08-05T07:49:40-04:00

I'm going with neither. Big game hunting is highly regulated and essential to proper conservation and animal population control. African governments depend on the revenue and locals depend on the employment and food sources.

It's only first-world Americans having fits when applying their sensitivities to third-world issues.

Any guide/hunter breaking the conservation laws and anyone poaching should be prosecuted. Anyone being internet brave with calling for violence or worse on a legal hunter ought to be looked at as well.

Response by Maj Chris Nelson made Aug 5 at 2015 9:01 AM

2015-08-05T09:01:38-04:00

Whom should we be mad at? The Media. For blowing this TOTALLY out of proportion. Here is an interesting article that puts a different perspective on things.... http://www.westernjournalism.com/a-zimbabwean-just-dropped-a-truth-bomb-about-cecil-the-lion-that-americans-need-to-see/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=WesternJournalism&utm_content=2015-08-04

A Zimbabwean Just Dropped A Truth Bomb About Cecil The Lion That Americans Need To See

“Cecil who? I wondered...”

Response by MSG Brad Sand made Aug 5 at 2015 9:35 AM

2015-08-05T09:35:12-04:00

None of the above. I think the people who we should be upset with, if there is anything to actually be upset about, are the media whores who created the story and flamed the flames of outrage...outrage over what really? An animal in Africa that we had never heard of before they told us it was an important story...and so many people bit.

Whenever I see these type of stories, I always wonder what thing that is important are we not supposed to be learning about? Look, something shiny! The media in this Nation is abetting those they are supposed to be watch dogging.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 5 at 2015 9:52 AM

2015-08-05T09:52:29-04:00

It's absolutely ridiculous how people with no vested interest whatsoever try to extract "revenge" for something they know nothing about. (Before I go any further let me say I am neither a democratic or a republican so I will not entertain any bickering pertaining to that subject) If you want someone to blame blame the liberal media because they are the ones fanning the flames. They constantly take up the fight for causes that require nothing from them but words. They don't stand to gain or lose anything they just want to be offended and complain.
Hunting especially big game hunting does more for the environment, villages, business and government of the host country than all the tree hugging hippies and lying media combined ever will. Why? How? The only way to ensure hunting in the future is to properly manage and protect what exists now. Properly managing the population of wildlife involves preventing overpopulation which is most effective through hunting. That's the why. The how is by putting their money where their mouth is, something hippies and media syndicates won't do. Big game hunters pay large amounts of money to hunt big game. They buy their license which helps fund the host nations government which is responsible for maintaining the land. They pay guides/trackers/laborers which helps the local economy. They also provide food for local villages through the game that they take.
But none of that matters because the liberal media doesn't agree with it.
The villagers in Africa asked about this incident replied that lions are killed all the time. If the people who live there are not concerned about this lion why the hell are people on a different continent so upset and apalled?!! If the biggest issue facing America is a lion being killed in Africa one of two things is true. One we have solved every problem that exists in America or two all the media wants to do is complain, they don't want to invest anything more than mere words.
The fact that a stupid lion gets a bigger rise out of the media than 5 military men murdered in Tennessee tells me one thing. The media doesn't give a damn about what's right.
As for the dentist who shot the lion, he'll be punished for his only offense. The lion he killed was collared. Had it not been for that collar everything would have been legal. While luring the lion out of the preserve might not have been ethical I don't know that it's illegal and even if it is that's on the guide/outfitters that did it not the dentist.
This mans life has been turned upside down and for what? The media doesn't agree with his choice in hobbies? They need to get over themselves. They have probably destroyed this mans professional career. Do you think they'll make it right? The media is to blame for this whole ordeal, for making something out of nothing. Anyone unable to see the media destroying this mans life is a far worse offense than shooting a collared lion needs to reevaluate their life because their moral compass is clearly screwed up.

Response by SSG Jacob Gray made Nov 14 at 2017 8:28 PM

2017-11-14T20:28:15-05:00

The truth to "Whom should we be mad at" is the media itself. The media, in true fashion, is the anti-gun, anti-hunting, anti-anything conservative institution that continually refuses to put out the truth. Now whether that is due to lack of knowledge, lack of integrity, or just plain pushing their beliefs onto the masses is a different topic. I have my own thoughts on that issue, as I’m sure everyone else reading this has theirs. The fact about hunting period, whether it’s Big Game, Small Game, Upland Game Birds, Waterfowl, etc. (this also applies to fishing as well), has everything to do with wildlife conservation. But what is Wildlife conservation? Wildlife conservation, according Wikipedia, is the practice of protecting wild plant and animal species and their habitats. The goal of wildlife conservation is to ensure that nature will be around for future generations to enjoy and also to recognize the importance of wildlife and wilderness for humans and other species alike. Essentially, it is the balancing act that wildlife managers do to ensure the entire ecological equilibrium of nature remains in balance with all species occupying a given area. Too many of one type of species determines the outcome of other species. For example, if there are too many predators (or carnivores), the predators would, and do, migrate into urban areas in search for food. This creates public safety issues. Who wants a Mountain Lion or a Black Bear in their neighborhood? Too many prey (herbivores) and they eat up all the vegetation and starve to death. And these don’t even account for the various diseases that wildlife caries such as brucellosis and others. These are just a couple easy examples that Wildlife Managers have to balance. In addition to trapping and relocating, hunting is simply a tool used by Wildlife Managers to maintaining the ecological equilibrium of nature. Hunters also pay the bulk of wildlife conservation across the country, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, though the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937, which created a tax on guns, ammunition, bows, arrows, and other hunting-related equipment. Hunters also band together to form local sportsmen’s clubs and national organizations to raise funds for conservation. If you are a hunter you can attest to this, because all things “hunting” are expensive. Which begs the question, how much do the animal-rights folks pay towards conservation? Or do they simply mouth off about something they haven’t a clue about? Unfortunately, there are far too many people that have the mentality (or so it appears) that life revolves around emotions. Hence the animal-rights wing of environmentalism. The fact is, there is so much more to hunting than just “killing innocent animals”. Definitely more than the space I have here. Just like everything else from the mainstream media, if their mouths are moving, they’re lying. And this is a serious injustice to those enjoy the outdoors and enjoy a sport, simply because they don’t “approve”. Last time I checked, I don’t need their approval. I’m respectful enough not to ask them to do something they don’t like. That curtesy needs to be reciprocated. So the long and short (I know, more long than short) of it is the media are the ones to blame since they refuse to push facts and not agendas.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 26 at 2019 2:47 PM

2019-01-26T14:47:25-05:00

I don't hunt for trophies, but I don't believe it is a bad thing, especially when it is part of a wildlife management plan.

Response by MSG Frank Kapaun made Jan 26 at 2019 5:47 PM

2019-01-26T17:47:28-05:00

Why be upset at anyone? If the hunters are participating in a legal hunt, what is the problem?