Hello All!
I would like to call you attention to a website - Minnesota Fishing with My Fishing Pals. I am actually a member on that site and I am just dropping you a brief message to tell you what is going on there.
Administrators of this site have kept the forum as free as possible when it comes to member posting. They even created a Controversial Forum where people can air concerns related to fishing or hunting. The site is non-profit and moderators have been trying to garner additional users by letting folks speak their piece.
Recently, some have joined that are of the PETA persuasion. I find this very odd since most of the other users are either fishermen or hunters. But the fact that they are their is actually quite fascinating... kind of like putting the two groups in a room and letting them have at it.
The reason I am posting you is that it would appear the PETA users may have the upper hand. Granted, they are outnumbered, but it seems that hunters either don't care or have a hard time articulating why they hunt.
Maybe this snip can sum it up much better then I...
"The problem is, as I see it, is that our want, drive and enjoyment of hunting is very hard to put into words and it is this lack of eloquence that makes the debate of why we hunt seem a one-sided debate. This is a major factor as to why the anti-hunting crowd's fight against our rights can be seemingly so successful. They ask why, but most of us can't express why. We, as hunters, really cannot explain fully as to why we hunt and if we have to explain it to you, you wouldn't understand. The problem is that hunters recently seem to shun the issue altogether, and do not debate it at all. Hunters have been brow-beaten by a few outspoken anti-hunting groups and they now try to avoid the issue. In recent years wildlife professionals have skirted the hunting/anti-hunting issue by focusing on concepts such as conservation biology and biodiversity."
"The problem is, as I see it, is that our want, drive and enjoyment of hunting is very hard to put into words and it is this lack of eloquence that makes the debate of why we hunt seem a one-sided debate. This is a major factor as to why the anti-hunting crowd's fight against our rights can be seemingly so successful. They ask why, but most of us can't express why. We, as hunters, really cannot explain fully as to why we hunt and if we have to explain it to you, you wouldn't understand. The problem is that hunters recently seem to shun the issue altogether, and do not debate it at all. Hunters have been brow-beaten by a few outspoken anti-hunting groups and they now try to avoid the issue. In recent years wildlife professionals have skirted the hunting/anti-hunting issue by focusing on concepts such as conservation biology and biodiversity."
Anyway, I just thought I would bring this to your attention. It actually is quite fascinating that the technology of the World Wide Web has made it possible for two totally diverse groups to espouse their opinions.
Thanks for you time,
WebDude
Thanks for you time,
WebDude
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