Hunters will say it is a way of thinning herds responsibly and that SM

Posted By: Lulu on 2005-09-28
In Reply to: Hunting?!?!?!?! - Sally

the animals would starve or die in other ways.

I don't know. I could never kill a deer or any other animal.

If one is a hunter, I would truly hope they are responsible and follow the rules and not go beyond. By that, I mean NOT hunting at night when the animals come out to eat and such.

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Hunting?!?!?!?! - Sally
- Hmm, my earlier post, which was quite polite, is gone now. - what's for dinner?
- Only a neanderthal finds it sporting - to shoot defenseless animals
- Hunters will say it is a way of thinning herds responsibly and that SM - Lulu
- You need to post elsewhere about hunting!! - For some of us, hunting
  - Mrs. Nugent? nm - x
- Sally on hunting - Nanna23
  - Our deer population is enormous, too. - ditto this
- While I don't like hunting, - SM
- (why am I doing this? It's a trap) You need to SM - Happy
  - There is a natural order in the animal world - Not a fanatic
    - the natural order in the would does not - include mankind?huh??
      - Is man at the top of the food chain? Thought it was the lion. - Man could survive as a vegetarian
- some jerk wanted to kill my pigeons - noname
- I agree with you! - Pro PETA
  - Over-generalizing a bit, perhaps? SM - Endiqua
  - I am a hunter and I am not a man. - We eat the meat in which we harvest.
- Ummm - sm
  - Leave the animals alone - abc
    - And, the meat in the grocery store comes - from WHERE????
    - LEAVE THE ANIMALS ALONE - luvanimals
    - And where exactly do you think that the meat in the grocery store comes from?? ANIMALS! - DUH!
- Hunter - sm
  - Hunting!!!! - dh
  - Thank you Sally!! At least one person - out there (besides myself) understands
    - Hunting Understanding II - dh

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This is just way to insane. Hunters beware. sm

Our "esteemed" governor has just passed on something new for deer hunters. I am not a hunter and neither are any people on my side of the family or my husband's side. However, Maine is just plum full of avid deer hunters. The deer hunting season runs from the end of October through the weekend after Thanksgiving for firearms (bow and arrow hunting starts a month earlier).

Over a decade ago, because of the supposed "dwindling deer population" Maine adopted a "bucks only" law where hunters could only shoot male deer with an antler length of 4 inches or more, but were not allowed to shoot females.

Now wait, this gets better. . . .

A few years back, the grand old State of Maine began to hold a "lottery," so to speak, to issue "Any Deer Permits" for hunters so that they can shoot female deer or not have to determine antler length for whatever deer they happen to get within shooting range of. This "Any Deer Permit" system is only the "luck" of the draw.

Now here is the new and wonderful thing that our governor just passed, and I am NOT kidding:

Any deer hunter that reaches the age of 100 (yes 100) can shoot at any deer without possessing an "Any Deer Permit."

100 years old in the woods with a firearm? Now THAT is a comforting thought.

Sexual predators vs witch hunters. watch children risk becoming predators....

I recently had an awakening about the witch hunt currently going on for one "convicted sexual predator." Predator first offense: 18 y.o. dating 15 y.o. Dad of 15 y.o. angry and had 18 y.o. arrested. My grandmother was 16 when she married my grandfather who was 19. I guess he should have been arrested too.

Second offense: 21 y.o. made copy of nude on internet. Copy found by off-duty policeman who reported find. Predator arrested, mother's computer confiscated, 100 y.o. public defender appointed. Predator had to prove person posing for picture was over 18. How could anyone do that if they do not even know name of person appearing in picture. Predator convicted and on probation. Cannot be anywhere with any children. No Christmas get togethers with family, no church, must leave restaurant or other public place if children come in, MUST be registered and can be locked up if too close to daycare, school bus stop, etc. and must go ???somewhere if children present in Dr. waiting room etc. Neighbors informed of sexual predator in midst and regularly egg car and persecute in other ways. I wish they would round up every photographer and reader who ever looked at girl's breast in magazine and could not prove girl of age. (National Geographic for instance.) I find sexual predators abhorrent but think we have gone too far. Am I the only one who sees the backlash from fear?