To the Anti-Trophy Hunters

[GFB]

He is a lunatic GfB, please don't quote his ravings, I for one don't care to see them.

That was the last time.

[Red Oak]

Thank you my friend.

[mayhem]

He is a lunatic GfB, please don't quote his ravings, I for one don't care to see them.

That was the last time.

If I had displayed the slightest ambiguity or uncertainty ... if I had sent assailable misinformation; you'd have gone down my throat, flag boy.

But I make sense and you leave the field (so to speak).

[mayhem]

2. Does it really bring in money to help the animals and local communities?

A study on the economic benefit behind lion hunting in Africa concluded, “The suggestion that trophy hunting plays a significant role in African economic development is misguided…Revenues constitute only a fraction of a percent of GDP and almost none of that ever reaches rural communities.”

Dr. Naomi Rose agrees as stated on the HSUS blog, “Regarding the statement that trophy hunters do a lot for conservation, it’s true that some portion of some hunters’ fees goes to conservation in some countries, but it’s rarely the major source of conservation funding. Usually middlemen—commercial outfitters—take the lion’s share of sport hunting proceeds and local communities and conservation and management agencies get the dregs.”

[jellowrestling]

Some people are so narcissistic that they think every post is about them. Now I remember why I have put Waterhead on ignoration twice.

[mayhem]

Some people are so narcissistic that they think every post is about them. Now I remember why I have put Waterhead on ignoration twice.

Oooopppsss.

Jeez, won't once do it?

It's purty hard to tell for sure unless yer specific.

But y'all take yer toys and trundle home.

I'll miss the give and take.

[mayhem]

I really am fond of this one:

3. Trophy hunting is elitist! (Now we're getting somewhere!)

Since trophy hunting for “big game” usually takes place in more remote locations in which people need to fly into, or charter transportation, it’s not really an activity that’s open to anyone. Not that having it open to more people would make it any better, but trophy hunting tends to be richer people going out for the thrill of the chase – under the guise of conservation. For example, the Trump brothers came under fire after photographs of them with animals they had killed in Africa surfaced. Mother Nature News reported that there are many other ways the brothers could have helped the people of Zimbabwe, rather than hunting and killing animals.

True conservation activities should involve the local community in a way that is sustainable, and trophy hunting does not accomplish this ideal.

[mayhem]

Where is that good Doctor Palmer?

Gerbil-Dancing and Flag Boy (bullies, I'm thinking) who are manly men should be
out there demanding that 'Doctor' Palmer should do a victory lap or some such...

He doesn't seem to be available for eye contact.

[GFB]

Some people are so narcissistic that they think every post is about them. Now I remember why I have put Waterhead on ignoration twice.

I was trying not to put him on ignore..but he's there now.

I don't have time to read or try to decipher the posts of people that speak in riddles or jump all over the place.

If he would just speak plainly and clearly..I would take him off.

[mayhem]

Two more to go


4. Trophy hunting can be linked to poaching
If trophy hunting were to ever hope to be known as “conservation,” there would have to be extremely close monitoring by scientific and state bodies regarding the health and legality of the hunt.

While a certain amount of regulation does take place, it is not enough to prevent the possibility of trophy hunts being used as cover for poaching. According to a report “The Myth of Trophy Hunting” by Save African Animals, “Opening up even a limited legal trade creates a smokescreen for poachers which is almost impossible to police. Prior to 1986, when the whaling moratorium was introduced, legal quotas were widely used as cover for poaching, driving some species near to extinction. The same is happening with trophy hunting of endangered species.”

The hunting of animals for trophies, especially large game animals, can lead to a slippery slope in which the animals are the victims. The report also includes more information on the many issues behind trophy hunting.

[BillB]

Mayhem,
If you are opposed to trophy hunting, then don't trophy hunt.
Problem solved.

[John in Plano]

Mayhem,
If you are opposed to trophy hunting, then don't trophy hunt.
Problem solved.

better yet stand guard over a pride of lions

unarmed

[ralph]

there you go Bill , those who oppose shouldn't do it !!