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Post by Death From Above on Dec 22, 2006 11:04:56 GMT -5
Great Post . Does it really matter if We can Take a Deer , Kill a Deer, Harvest a deer, Drill a deer,and yes My mom to thinks we Catch Deer, which is true i have held a few yearlings just born into the wild. But BuckMaster is right we dont want to affend the non hunter , But Damn the double lung, stick that arrow in his EYE and out thru the back of his head. Don't mess up the meat. Thats what i tell my MOM when she asked if i caught one!!!!
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Post by BIG FOX on Dec 22, 2006 11:21:37 GMT -5
good stuff..
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Post by 92notch on Dec 22, 2006 11:38:39 GMT -5
I will say things like "I had a successful and safe hunt", or "I was able to restock my freezer" ... to the non-hunters at work. One of my good friends at work is an avid anti-hunter, I just tell her "I had a good trip"  ... she just says "those poor deer" ... and I say "they're yummy". I simply do not believe I harvested the deer, and will never say I harvested a deer. Harvested is not the word to describe it IMO, I feel "harvested" has inaccurate implications in the context. |
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Post by Sparky on Dec 28, 2006 14:50:07 GMT -5
A single person can be intelligent, however, people are idiots. This gets proven time and time again. I use whichever term leaves my lips, if someone gets offended that is their problem. "People" are getting too sensitive about everything and someone needs to tell it like it is. I am asked if I "caught" anything all the time, I don't get offended by their ignorance they are trying to make conversation and act interested in something that they know I am interested in. If you don't like the term kill, then don't ask the question.
As far as the DNR is concerned it is their job to "clean it up" a little, b/c if they don't they will receive letters from every member of PETA complaining. They might need to be PC, but I don't.
Happy hunting(which may or may not involve killing).
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Post by captwahoo on Dec 28, 2006 17:34:32 GMT -5
I grew up in Michigan, and I remember how everybody would strap the deer to the top of thier vehicles. They were proud of thier "kill, harvest,catch". I use to love to see some of those monsters displayed. I took my youngest to hunter safety class this summer. In Virginia, you have to take the class to get your license for the first time. In the "Ethic's of hunting" portion of the class, they showed the do's and don't's of hunting. One of the don't's was a picture of a truck with the tailgate down, and a monster in the back. That man was proud. That is a hunting no-no. I guess it would be "Unethical" to pull into a 7-11 with this in the back of my truck!  |
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Post by BIG FOX on Dec 29, 2006 5:45:54 GMT -5
that sure is a nice truck |
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Post by Sparky on Dec 29, 2006 9:55:51 GMT -5
Now, that is one good lookin' truck. Wish I had one.
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Post by Hardcorehunter on Dec 31, 2006 17:39:29 GMT -5
Awesome picture. I once pulled into a friends work place, which was next to a bank, with a 8 point on one of those deer carriers that go in the tow hitch. I was so proud of the deer, then a woman walked by and said I should cover it up. I looked at her as if she were crazy. I now cover deer, unless its a monster, just so non hunters don't get another reason to put the sport down. But my buddy snapped a picture of some truck in front of him with the tailgate. There was a nice buck in the back and sent it to me. WE (fellow hunters) enjoyed seeing the fruits of that guys hunt.
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Post by reed on Jan 4, 2007 22:20:35 GMT -5
Just another example of the PC police trying to take over. Say what ever you think is appropriate for the conversation.
It is weird how hunters are very aware of how they portray the sport now. Just 15 or 20 years ago this conversation wouldn't be taking place because noone would care how it was said.
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Post by osprey on Jan 7, 2007 9:37:07 GMT -5
As a writer this one has caught my attention before, and I've pretty much come down to it like this - if I or you or an individual gets a deer he killed it, but for the DNR stats harvest isn't that far off the truth. They're looking at statewide numbers, trying to figure out how many deer there are, how many they can take, how many they need to keep numbers static (or increasing or decreasing), so for them it really is closer to a harvest. But really, as long as people know what your'e talking about go ahead and use harvest, kill, bagged, tagged, shot, arrowed, collected or anything else that you want. One of the great thing about our English language is that so many words can describe the same thing, all with different nuances and feelings.
As for the tailgate thing, does anybody remember about 2-3 years ago when there was a bill in the MD Legislature that would have required you to cover dead deer? Either wrapped in a tarp on a hitch-hauler or in a closed in bed of a pickup? It failed, thankfully, but that's when DNR started putting that thing in the hunting guide about covering deer being part of ethical behavior. I said it then and will say it again now - BS!! Hunting is a legal, ethical acitivity and I'm not going feel like I have to hide it and be ashamed of it. Last I checked the Constitution says stuff about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, don't think if ever garaunteed the right not to be offended.
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Post by branson on Jan 12, 2007 14:37:37 GMT -5
I know it's a bit late, but I use both terms. It depends on the audience. But I will say that "harvest" most certainly counts. Think of it in terms of fisheries. Commercial fishers harvest XX pounds of fish in a season, blah blah.
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Post by Southern Slayer on Jan 18, 2007 10:41:26 GMT -5
I prefer the term slaughter.
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Post by knuckledeep on Jan 20, 2007 18:31:29 GMT -5
is it really worth getting upset at the dnr because they are trying too appease all the softies this world has created. i agree with powdernut, you are killing it either way,plant or animal.everyone knows what is happening when you go hunting,somethings gonna die!!!just like when i was a kid and used to go on blackberry hunts.truth is there is a huge difference between a senseless murder and killing something to feed you and your family,so the reference that idiot used was irreverent to this conversation. so go do what you do, kill or harvest,just do it safely.
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... she just says "those poor deer" ... and I say "they're yummy". I simply do not believe I harvested the deer, and will never say I harvested a deer. Harvested is not the word to describe it IMO, I feel "harvested" has inaccurate implications in the context.
