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<blockquote data-quote="catamountsierra" data-source="post: 1552970" data-attributes="member: 79865"><p>Some of my non-hunting friends have told me that the hunting that I do is fine, but that trophy hunting is wrong. When asked what they mean by trophy hunting they usually say killing an animal for only the antlers or hide and not making use of as much of the animal as possible; they misunderstand that it isn't just those trophies when they don't see more than that emphasized. I think we need to be able to communicate that there is much more than just a set of antlers to mount on a wall and brag about, and I think we need to remember that non-hunters, who don't understand hunting the way we do, are out there watching.</p><p></p><p>I haven't watched many hunting shows, mostly because I would prefer to be out hunting myself than watching someone else seemingly always be more successful than me, so I don't have a lot of experience to base this on. I have seen some hunting shows that I really enjoyed, and others that, even as a hunter, have left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth, so to speak. I much prefer the shows where you get to see more of the camaraderie that develops in a hunting camp, the days afield where game is sighted but not necessarily taken, where there is discussion of conservation and animal biology, and some discussion of what happens to the animal after it is down. I really dislike the shows where they have just put together a long series of kill shots; these, based on discussions with non-hunters, seem to be the prevailing stereotype of hunters. If that seems to be the stereotype, I can see why people wouldn't appreciate "trophy hunting". The big question for me is not whether or not trophy hunting is good or bad, but how do we educate non-hunters and change that stereotype? I think one way to start is to try to show as much as we can of the whole experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catamountsierra, post: 1552970, member: 79865"] Some of my non-hunting friends have told me that the hunting that I do is fine, but that trophy hunting is wrong. When asked what they mean by trophy hunting they usually say killing an animal for only the antlers or hide and not making use of as much of the animal as possible; they misunderstand that it isn't just those trophies when they don't see more than that emphasized. I think we need to be able to communicate that there is much more than just a set of antlers to mount on a wall and brag about, and I think we need to remember that non-hunters, who don’t understand hunting the way we do, are out there watching. I haven’t watched many hunting shows, mostly because I would prefer to be out hunting myself than watching someone else seemingly always be more successful than me, so I don’t have a lot of experience to base this on. I have seen some hunting shows that I really enjoyed, and others that, even as a hunter, have left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth, so to speak. I much prefer the shows where you get to see more of the camaraderie that develops in a hunting camp, the days afield where game is sighted but not necessarily taken, where there is discussion of conservation and animal biology, and some discussion of what happens to the animal after it is down. I really dislike the shows where they have just put together a long series of kill shots; these, based on discussions with non-hunters, seem to be the prevailing stereotype of hunters. If that seems to be the stereotype, I can see why people wouldn’t appreciate “trophy hunting”. The big question for me is not whether or not trophy hunting is good or bad, but how do we educate non-hunters and change that stereotype? I think one way to start is to try to show as much as we can of the whole experience. [/QUOTE]
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