Hunting: From the hunters view

[kielder]

Found this, thought I would share it on here with you!

Most folk have a false impression of us shooters,

They think that we are cruel,

and only kill for bloodlust,

this isn't the case at-all.



We aren't inhuman murderers,

who kill for pleasure and fun,

our sport is like any other,

your cricket bat is our gun.

We appreciate our sport so much,

like most good sportsmen do,

believe me when I say,

us shooters are no different to you.



A keeper conceals himself down in a wood,

to search for a shot or two,

gazing out onto the fields,

seeing grass covered in dew.

To venture out in our camo clothes,

to fields and gully's where no-body goes,

can excite the heart of the shooting man,

a shooting opportunity will be taken when it can.



We respect our quarry and what we shoot,

whether it be a duck, rabbit, pheasant or coot,

we look after the country side as best we can,

that is the duty of every shooting man.



And the government thinks it'll ban shooting one day,

well it's got another thing coming cos we'll have our say,

we won't go down without a fight,

we'll protect our sport come day or night!

Author unknown

[Oy]

Nice poem - but utter tosh

Replace the gun with a camera and all the pluses are still there apart from having to murder things.

[Ukwildlifeo]

Im afriad I have to agree With OY on this one

[kielder]

I haven't ever hunted , but I have never seen it from a hunters view, and thought I would let others see this, in case they hadn't either.

[Meta menardi]

Originally Posted by kielder

And the government thinks it'll ban shooting one day,

well it's got another thing coming cos we'll have our say,

Author unknown

I remember going to a meeting of farmers in the dairy industry when milk quotas were being imposed, to discuss strategies for dealing with the situation. The meeting agreed that they would not let quotas be imposed. That sorted that problem out.

[Gaina]

Kielder, have you ever read 'O, for a Falconers Voice'? It's a really interesting book.

[kielder]

I haven't, what is it about Gaina?

[Gaina]

Originally Posted by kielder

I haven't, what is it about Gaina?

It's by Roger Upton and it's full of accounts from the 'Old Hawking Club'. I've read it twice and you can't help but get engrossed in the way the chase is described in the diary entries. Definitely worth a browse if you can find it

[salukiwhippet]

Originally Posted by Oy

Nice poem - but utter tosh

Replace the gun with a camera and all the pluses are still there apart from having to murder things.

Can't eat photographs

James

[RobinP]

They don't just get chucked in a hedge to rot though, do they?

I'm not against hunting per se, but some justification of it is very dubious, particularly wildfowling where not a lot of what is shot is eaten (so I am led to believe).