OK guys, After sitting on the sidelines for quite a few years dating way back to "Shadetree""Posse Country" and now "P.M.", I never felt real compelled to even register. I just sat back and enjoyed the banter of people who enjoyed the sport of fox and coyote hunting no matter how they did it! Even the recent bickering about hound hunting seemed to die down. Now that it is "stirred up" again I would like to weigh in on this matter. On 3/19/02, a Mr. Rhodes made some comments on hound hunting in this forum. On 2/15/02, a Chuck Rhodes stated in MN Outdoor News that quote "maybe the DNR needs to review this matter and impose restrictions or better yet make it illegal"(hound hunting). I can only presume they are one in the same person. The reason these comments caught my eye were because some years ago I felt pretty much the same way. The difference being, I didn`t flame these hound guys in public forums and the main one being I kept an open mind and tried to learn more about this so-called sport!! After asking questions and actually taking the time to actually watch how this hound hunting works----------YEP, you guessed it- I am now one of those "despicable hound guys" and loving it! Mr. Rhodes, before you flame people step back and look at how the public can view your hunting!! Do you call??(you know-the deceiving of innocent animals by imititating their natural food source and then blasting with a gun)Ethical? Sporting? I think so, been doing it here myself 15+ yrs. Do you spot and stalk fox??(you know- the shooting w/ a hi-powered rifle of these innocent creatures while they soak up the suns warmth while sleeping by their home?)Ethical?? Sporting?? I think so, been doing it 20+ yrs myself.Do you deer hunt??(you know-walking thru a deers natural habitat trying to scare the animals to a stander w/a hi-powered weapon who then blasts them)Ethical?? Sporting?? I think so,done it myself 25 years.Does anyone see what I am getting at? Anyone can twist things around to suit their own agenda!!! Randy, feel free to delete this if it is too out of line,if it is I apologize! It just Irks the heck out of me that some close-minded people try to justify what they do and TRAMPLE what others do.
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