deer season is approaching quickly (depending where you live). today was opening day of bow in western ny. so anyways... if you are a hunter and have a nice trophy or get one this year post them here! any animals that you were thrilled to humanely take down i would enjoy seeing
Just early spring here.. won't be off for a hunt until usually late March over this side of the world... may have to dig out some photos tonight.
Best of luck to anyone getting out and about - and look out for any muppets / numptys who may mistake you for a 4 legged critter somehow... :2guns:
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I personally do not hunt but unfortunately, hunting is a big thing here. Almost everything is hunted at some time throughout the year. Bear, hogs, deer, quail, ect
yup. if you eat meat, its been hunted and well, killed.
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Whoa, Coda.......
Just......wow. I wasn't expecting that from you at all.
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Quote from: codajastal on October 01, 2013, 10:24:15 PM
Quote from: weedahoe on October 01, 2013, 09:45:50 PM
I personally do not hunt but unfortunately, hunting is a big thing here. Almost everything is hunted at some time throughout the year. Bear, hogs, deer, quail, ect
Thats all good and well but we dont need to see the fricken photos on a motorcycle forum?
Go post your gory pics on an appropriate hunting forum where you can all jack off together? :dunno_black:
Lighten up Francis. I like hunting (and have and still do), and though a photo of a freshly killed Elk or deer may shock those that don't hunt, it does happen, and humans have done it for the better part of 50,000 years (Cro-Magnon) and probably way more.
There is some benefit through wildlife management using hunters. And don't think it's just spray and pray out there. Most of us work hard to get a clean shot that drops the animal quickly and keeps the meat in tact. We also don't let the animal writhe in pain, we put them down quickly.
Coda, your overreaction is a bit of a surprise to me.
Hey, Cods - :nono: - ease up on a tradition, custom and lifestyle you guys don't have down there, do or understand.
Hunting is an integral part of American history and life.
Our hunting laws and regulations insure healthy, sustainable herds of deer and other animals. When hunting is not allowed, there are no predators, so there is overpopulation. Herds suffer starvation during the winter.
In a couple communities that do not allow hunting deer, they are overrun with deer in everyone's yard causing destruction and unhealthy suffering and injury to the deer, people, property and pets.
The fact that we have annual hunting seasons and there are animals to hunt shows our rules, regulations and limits on hunting have worked for hundreds of years to insure healthy populations.
People do not hunt for "fun" to just go and kill and leave them there to rot (like poachers in Africa that kill rhinos just for the horn). People hunt and eat what they shoot. They share the food. Many hunters donate meat to food banks and shelters.
Without hunters to shoot and eat animals, they would go to waste dying on mountains and rotting in the wild from over population and starvation.
(And if you don't line hunting or having it in a main forum, then lighten up and maybe John can put it in the tard farm where anything goes. I'm looking forward to hunting next year after I become a better marksman. I only went hunting once as a chile and bagged a pheasant. Tasty! I still have the wings as a memento to the one time I went hunting with my father.)
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The world is not perfect. Unfortunately, these days with the media and hype, people expect it to be perfect. That's why everything has warning labels - stupid people that can't take responsibility for their actions.
I see two scenarios:
1. "Oh, that poor animal got shot! We must do something like ban guns and hunting"
2. "Oh my, my child was just chased by a wild (deer, fox, wolf, bear, or ?). We must do something. Why don't we hunt them so they are not a threat to my children"
Both sides happen. Sometimes an animal isn't killed right away. Sometimes the wrong thing can be shot. On the other side, what are the consequences of uncontrolled wildlife running through our neighborhoods?
Just as motorcycle riding has certain, accepted risks and dangers, so does hunting and the lack of hunting.
We just have to work together to manage the risks and consequences.
Hunting has risks. NO HUNTING also has risks of population explosions of wildlife and the resulting risks to human life and the overpopulation consequences of animals dying in the wild from lack of food, getting hit by cars (oh, we must prohibit cars then?), running into us when we are riding our bikes (there are videos of that) and ?
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Quote from: codajastal on October 01, 2013, 11:12:18 PM
Dont need to see DEAD ANIMALS on a MOTORCYCLE FORUM.
That I can agree with.
Quote from: codajastal on October 01, 2013, 11:12:18 PM
Dont need to see DEAD ANIMALS on a MOTORCYCLE FORUM.
Must not be tempted... I can barely stop myself from posting road kill... This is as bad as having a naked supermodel begging for sex just after you had to have your pee pee removed.
Quote from: john on October 02, 2013, 12:15:10 AM
Quote from: codajastal on October 01, 2013, 11:12:18 PM
Dont need to see DEAD ANIMALS on a MOTORCYCLE FORUM.
Must not be tempted... I can barely stop myself from posting road kill... This is as bad as having a naked supermodel begging for sex just after you had to have your pee pee removed.
I wouldn't know lol
Don't worry guys we hunt down here but mainly more for feral animal control than for trophy or food. But we do eat what we kill. I would love to stalk out a deer one day and try it. Even freshly killed kangaroo.
Quote from: slipperymongoose on October 04, 2013, 01:44:27 PM
Don't worry guys we hunt down here but mainly more for feral animal control than for trophy or food. But we do eat what we kill. I would love to stalk out a deer one day and try it. Even freshly killed kangaroo.
Don't you guys have a rabbit problem?
We do bit we have a fence for that
Around here I have seen gents butchering fresh road kill on the side of the road. Not a hunter here but occasional target shooting. Two of my 3 brothers are dedicated deer and hog hunters.
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Mech
We have a rabbit problem here. They will completely decimate my garden veggies if I don't take care of them. They carry ticks (Lyme's disease is big here). Squirrels are even worse. They cause all kinds of property damage. They chew anything plastic connected to your house. They dig up potted plants and even knock over and bust the pots. I hunt deer and was raised eating deer meat. I can't remember never having deer meat in the freezer my entire life.
Bummer for deer hunters in here PA this year with deer chronic wasting disease found in my county. They say it's ok to eat but I'm a little worried about it. Prime example of why seasonal harvesting is a must.
http://www.bowhunting.com/publisher/hunting-news/2013/9/23/pennsylvania-adjusts-cwd-rules-for-hunting-seasons
here in TN, were allowed to take roadkill. I had a deer hit my crown vic 9 retirec op car) it cartwheeled over the top, across windshield and into adjoining field. since I was in the county and not city proper, I took my 357 and put it down. 3 out of 4 legs destroyed. it would not live. had deer steak, tenderloins and burgers for a while. notified TWRA and county LEOs ( some of whom I worked with previously and got the OK to dispatch it.
Like a fence will stop a rabbit? You aussies. Lead poisoning works much better.
Did I mention I shot a rabbit with a red-rider spring loaded BB gun and killed it once? Damdest thing I ever saw. And I was looking for a non-leathal way to discourage rabbits from eating the garden.
Hey it worked and they even made a movie about it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2450896/Hunters-apologise-killing-rare-albino-moose-Canada.html
'Sorry we shot your sacred moose': Hunters apologise after killing rare albino bull revered by Canadian tribes
The 'spirit moose' was shot during a hunting trip to Cape Breton Highlands
Hunters who killed it claim they did not realise it was sacred to Mi'kmaq
They are returning it to the First Nation tribe to be disposed of respectfully
By STUART WOLEDGE
SEE THE FUCKEN SCUMBAG BELOW
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PUBLISHED: 12:09 GMT, 9 October 2013 | UPDATED: 01:06 GMT, 10 October 2013
Three hunters are trying to make amends for causing an outcry after they killed a rare albino moose considered sacred by the indigenous Mi'kmaq people.
The hunters, who have not been named, shot the animal in the Cape Breton Highlands of Nova Scotia in Canada during a recent trip to the area.
They claim they did not realise that their trophy would spark outrage among the Mi'kmaq, who believe albino creatures to be 'spirit' animals.
Backlash: The indigenous Mi'kmaq communities in Nova Scotia, Canada, are incensed that hunters shot this moose recently. The hunters originally posted this photo on Facebook. Since the backlash, it has been taken down
Slaughter: The hunters have apologized and are trying to make amends for killing the rare albino moose considered sacred by the indigenous Mi'kmaq people
Their calamitous error was spotted by Jim Hnatiuks, when the trio brought the carcass of the dead creature into his hunting and taxidermy store in Lantz for it to be mounted.
He said: 'The hunters are saying "we wouldn't have shot the moose if we had known it meant that much."
'They thought they had a successful moose hunt. It was odd that they shot a white moose, but to find out "wow", there's a lot more behind it.'
Mr Hnatiuks insisted the hunters were unaware of the implications of killing the rare Spirit Moose.
Blunder: Their calamitous error was spotted by Jim Hnatiuks, when the trio brought the carcass of the dead creature into his hunting and taxidermy store in Lantz for it to be mounted
They are returning the hide so the Mi'kmaq can perform a sacred ceremony.
Chief Bob Gloade, of the Millbrook First Nation, said: 'We've received full cooperation from the hunters and from Mr Hnatiuks as well and, during the ceremonies next week, they're actually willing to participate.
First Nation communities voiced their anger after photos of the hunters posing with the moose appeared on social media.
Mr Hnatiuks is now acting on behalf of the hunters to ensure the moose is disposed of in a manner considered respectful by the Mi'kmaq.
Sacred: Albino creatures are considered to be spirits by the indigenous Mi'kmaq people
'It shows a willingness to cooperate and an ability to show respect to not only the Mi'kmaq people but also to the culture and history.'
While it is not illegal to shoot a white moose during the hunting season the Mi'kmaq believe it breaks an unwritten rule surrounding a cultural belief held by them for generations.
Mr Gloade said the only protection open for the sacred animals is tradition, but he is hoping for legislation to protect spirit animals from being hunted.
He added: 'To recognise the importance and significance to the Mi'kmaq people is the next step moving forward and it's a way of building better relationships between the aboriginal and non-aboriginal community.'
Mmmm, I have Kangaroos and Wallabies 'round here. The families come right up to the house to graze at night and early mornings, and they look you right in the eye.
Just bloody beautiful creatures.
Some nobrain (I'm being polite!) has shot a leg off one of them. It makes do with what it's got.
They didn't kill it to eat it either. The scumbags killed it for a trophy piece to hang on their wall. Makes me so fricken angry
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Quote from: codajastal on October 15, 2013, 04:42:13 AM
They didn't kill it to eat it either. The scumbags killed it for a trophy piece to hang on their wall. Makes me so fricken angry
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I consider myself a hunter. but I agree. hunting for that purpose only is just wrong. if you kill it, eat it. or give to someone that does. now for pest animals, that I can understand. ive eaten squirrel stew, and deer as well. = yummy. leanest meat youll ever eat. and if prepared properly, not much of a difference over beef.
Deer is lean ... Roo is leaner though... :thumb:
I could overnight a coon on ice if you want to be adventurous. Have to wait until one comes back for my Koi or comes in the cat flap.
Can you install a raccoon only sensing guillotine in that cat flap addy? :icon_twisted:
Quote from: Janx101 on October 16, 2013, 12:33:20 AM
Deer is lean ... Roo is leaner though... :thumb:
Deer burgers are a pain in the a$$. MUST mix some ground beef or an egg. otherwise they will fall apart.