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gonefishin
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Posted: 07 January 2014 at 10:05 |
You would think as someone who loves good food, I would be in favor of selling wild game meat. Truth is, this boils my blood. It's already tough enough in some areas to find a hunting spot, could you imagine when you have groups of for-profit hunters out there. Too often you have people with money come down from the city, or other places, and give the farmer large amounts of money to give them exclusive hunting rights on their land. I/we can't compete with this. Duck hunting has probably turned into the biggest business so far around this area. Many of the good spots are locked down for big dollar hunts.
Then there's the B.S. in this article, about the natural predators, to deer, being non-existent in the area. What BULL! Coyotes are so plentiful they cause problems for not only the deer population, but it's almost killed the returning pheasant we had growing in the area. Yes, they also commonly roam the neighborhoods too. As you can gather, it's not uncommon to see coyotes roaming around, but even more troublesome is that you will see packs roaming as well. There's also been Cougar sightings within this area of Northern Illinois (also Indiana) as far back as 15-20 years ago. At first the DNR would totally deny these sighting at all. Over the years more and more people state that they've seen cougars this far north. My brother had a few sighting years ago, recently my wife and kids were coming back from the Starved Rock area and spotted one as well. Finally, Timber wolves...yes these two are being reported as coming back to the Northern Indiana and Illinois areas...this has been going on for maybe 5-7 years or so (that I am aware). We've even seen some tracks in our Bow Club, that look unmistakable for a timber wolf. From the tracks it looked like there were at least two, varying age. Comparing a wolf print to a coyote or even a large dog isn't really even comparable (at least as I can tell). I'll just post the link to the article for you to read. I'd love to hear feedback from anyone that has some thoughts on this...no matter if you agree with my view or oppose it...I'd love to hear from you. |
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HistoricFoodie
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Unknot your panties, Dan. It ain't gonna happen.
Notice that the article is arguing strictly from a culinary benefits point of view. And that none of these so-called authorities are named. Left out is FWS. There is no way Fish & Wildlife is going to back-down from it's no sale of animal parts position. The idea that commercial hunting is an argument in favor of sustainability is a joke. With one exception, sport hunting has never endangered a wild species. But commercial hunting and outlaw hunting has brought more than one species to the brink and beyond. If nothing else, FWS will use that to bolster its position. And, when all else fails, FWS's demonstrated position that all hunter, but particularly waterfowlers, are inherently outlaws and must be controlled will prevail. I also think the article is insulting at best when it suggests that most chefs and serious cooks are unaware that the game they have available is farm raised. What world are the authors living in? |
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TasunkaWitko
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I feel your anger Dan - as an avid hunter, it boils my blood as well.
But, I suspect that Brook is right with his assessment of the situation, for the reasons he stated. |
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gonefishin
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Thanks for the discussion, Brook and Tas. Brook, you're probably right...and your certainly more knowledgeable on the subject than I am. I've read articles on this same subject before and it didn't get me going as much as this one. I'm not sure if it's because of the source, one I'm more familiar with...or because there were so much B.S. in the article...in every paragraph! It was just over and over again of the author trying to justify their position as if it were true, UGH!
again...thanks for the thoughts
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