[aigel]

I am not a trophy hunter and don't care for it. That said, if it is legal, I am not going to judge someone who engages in it. These stories are always causing a big outrage that put all hunters in a bad light, so I don't engage in condemning these people, even if they are obnoxious. It is divide and conquer by the "animal rights" people. It is a bit like me saying that I don't think you need an AR with a 30 round magazine, just because I hunt and only use a bolt rifle. Gun control people LOVE to put that divide into gun owners. Anti hunters LOVE to put that same divide into hunters.

If you eat meat, drink milk, eat eggs, own a pet, like to hunt or fish, you have to be very careful jumping on the bandwagon of such stories. Also watch out for petitions on your ballot that sound "reasonable", it is a slippery slope ... first it is the trophy hunters in africa, then the ones in the US, then the ones hunting the cute animals like bears, then ducks with dogs (poor dog needs to swim in cold water!) ... you get the drift.

G