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Originally Posted by widebody911
I'll bet there are a lot more than you think; I'd go as far as to say the responsible ones are the corner cases.
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You must be refering to hunters. I was addressing the human population as a whole.
I'm not sure how much exposure you have to hunters, or how much time you have spent in a hunting camp. I know the irresponsible, beer guzzling, "here - hold my beer..." redneck is very much the stereotype among those with no experience hunting or with hunters. They are certainly the most visible to non-hunters. They do a great deal to tarnish the image of the sport. I'm not sure what we can do about that.
I've spent a great deal of time with hunters and in hunting camps. In my experience, these losers are certainly not the norm. I've seen them, and I've seen their aftermath. There is no more despised group of people than these when discussing the matter among serious, ethical hunters. There is no more despised group of people among the game enforcement agents in the field. Together, we do our best to contain or eliminate this group. I don't think it's ever going to happen, but we are doing our best. No one likes the image they portray. We all realize it taints all of us, especially among non-hunters.
Funny, too, in that the most strident non-hunters, the folks who go as far as being anti-hunting are, for the most part, quite liberal. And proud of it. These folks pride themselves on their open minds, their acceptance of others, their ability to look past stereotypes, their reluctance to pass judgement over an entire group based on the behavior of a few, and on and on. At no time does all of that fly out the window more quickly than when these self righteous liberal anti-hunters are discussing hunters. The blind hatred, the sheer mindless emotion with which they approach this one topic is in sharp contrast with the lifestyle and attitude they in which they take so much pride. Odd. Hypocritical, really.