I know you didn't....

Can you believe this? Some chicken shit deeply concerned animal lover left an anonymous comment on the previous post about me hunting. I was going to respond to it in the comments but...this is roomier and I was needing another post anyway.

Here is the comment:
Anonymous said...
You shoot metal tipped sticks into a totally harmless animal.I hope you fall out of a tree and break your leg...you won't die but you'll feel an equivalent amout of pain. That is so f-ing sick....find a time machine and go back to when you could'nt go to Publix. Spend your killing time doing something positive.


Despite the ill wishes, grammatical errors and misspelled words, I sorta get the message that this person thinks I'm some type of barbaric maimer of harmless little animals. I will do my darndest to dispel any such myth.

So, here goes:

First off, if you have such a bold opinion, be man (or woman) enough to at least use your name. Anonymous comments are like silent farts, just some asshole talking shit and hoping no one finds out who it was for fear of confrontation and forced accountability. Secondly, your ignorance is wasted here. I'll continue to hunt as long as it's legal to do so, no matter what your opinion, or anyone else's might be.


OK, that was the childish, smart-ass section of my remarks.

Now, on to the good parts.
As for shopping at Publix, I hope you don't think the beef, pork, chicken, etc. that is sold there comes from a comfortable ranch in an ideal climate where the animals are tended to with the kindest of care until they die gracefully of natural causes. Whether you choose to recognize it or not, that $12 filet that looks so delicious in the case at the supermarket was penned, fed and herded to slaughter. Ever witnessed a cow being slaughtered? My guess would be..NO. Just as I'd confidently say that you've probably never seen a deer harvested with modern-day archery equipment. Why else would you think I would use a "metal tipped stick" to do so? Such is not the case, no more so than a surgeon uses a "hunk of stainless steel" to perform surgery. From a pain point of view, I've seen deer get shot with an arrow through the heart and both lungs and they just flinched as if if startled by a low-flying bird or something. They were obviously unaware that they were bleeding to death where they stood. The arrows used today are highly-developed weapons and, when in capable hands, can humanely dispatch a wide range of animals with far greater respect and compassion than the market killers show for the animals that are on sale at your local Publix. We won't even get into the whole "free-roaming" principle that offers wildlife a far greater advantage than commercially-raised market animals. Try to get within 60 feet of an animal that can hear 6 times better than you and can smell 50 times better. This is the same principle that allows the deer to infiltrate urban neighborhoods and browse on the shrubbery and other plants in the landscaped lawns. They do this because the population has outgrown the local habitat and they are starving to death. The need to survive in the midst of the ongoing urban sprawl forces them to cross busy streets and highways. The number of deer/auto collisions has tripled in the past 2 years. There are hundreds of people with a far greater education and understanding than yourself that are aware of the detriments of a deer herd that remains unchecked. There is a natural method of selection known as "the food chain" that ensures that the strongest of each species will survive. Man is at the top of that food chain. Although a bear, lion or some other large predator could easily kill a human, we posess the ability to reason, adapt and overcome. Hence the coming of the Industrial Age. We no longer use "sticks and strings" to do what our ancestors did. We have designed weapons that give us advantages far outweighing the natural predatory instincts of any animal in the world. We are the dominant predator in the world. Bar none. The population of the nation's herd has to be managed and hunters are the most efficient management tool in existence. And the monies generated from the sale of hunting licenses, tags and permits allow the government to continue to operate such programs as State parks, wildlife refuges, veterinary programs and even education courses for asinine misinformed people such as yourself to better appreciate the benefits of the hunting lifestyle with hopes that you can someday see that hunting goes far beyond skulking through the woods with a taste for blood and an itchy trigger finger. How's that for positive production? How much money does PETA or the SPCA give to the government for such programs? I really can't say because I don't keep up with the negativity that they seem to feed on. I prefer to direct my efforts towards preventing a "harmless" 200-pound animal with 6-10 bony daggers on his head from jumping into the front seat of your car when you pick your kids up from soccer practice. Or crashing into the local lingerie shop. Hell, I might even be able to keep one from running through the aisles of the local Publix.
I could go on for days about this but I think I'm going to watch a hunting show. Tune in later and I may even have a few pictures from an actual hunt. Now, go hug a tree and kiss a skunk or whatever you non-hunters do to feel better. Then go do something worthwhile like shutting down a puppy farm somewhere. Or falling on a metal-tipped stick.