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<blockquote data-quote="TheSollyLama" data-source="post: 177613" data-attributes="member: 9611"><p>geez, do you guys want articles or not? I wrote one based on the home page request to do just that. </p><p>First, I invited specific criticism. Thus far I've recieved very little of that. Like grammatical errors or obviously faulty logic. </p><p>Mostly it just sounds like no one really cares to address the issue. I wasn't writing it to avoid 'electronic fist fights' because those are already happening. My goal was to arm the defender of long range hunting with logical counterpoints to the ravings of those that can't or won't, shoot as far. </p><p>Just 'knowing' you're right doesn't pass skeptical or logical muster.</p><p>Most important is to equate long range shooting with other, accepted, methods of take. Few rifle hunters look down on archery and accept it as a valid form of hunting- despite that it almost always requires tracking an animal that died much more slowly than a good rifle shot is intended to do. The idea of following a blood trail is exactly the sort of thing that replulses non-hunters. It just SOUNDS blood thirsty and cruel.</p><p>And yet archery is a well accepted, even respected, method of take among hunters, even by those that do not bow hunt. That's all we need to achieve. Once long range hunting is just another common method of take, the people just looking to drive any wedge they can between hunters will have to look elsewhere for something to complain about. </p><p>My biggest concern isn't with those that oppose this, or anything other form of take. It's when people quit caring to even defend something they say they are passionate about. </p><p>In any topic that you apply critical thinking to, there are going to be people that just cling to their badly constructed arguments. It's not those people that you debate with. Their own ignorance precludes them from contributing and often they do more to hurt their cause than help it. My goal is to at least help avoid those people in our ranks by arming them with counterpoints instead of responding with; "oh yeah?!"</p><p>But for every closed minded hunter convinced he and only he can possibly shoot a deer at anything beyond 10 paces, there is another that may be on the fence, or at least looking for information about it. Perhaps they'd like to get into longer range shooting but have seen so much blather by those opposed to it. </p><p>The answer isn't to ignore it. Circle the wagons, plug our ears and just say we can't hear their criticism. Opponants to it sure aren't. They are very vocal, no matter how wrong they may be. I feel it's the least I can do to try to be an advocate for what I like doing. </p><p>Writing an article may or may not accomplish anything, but silence accomplishes nothing every time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheSollyLama, post: 177613, member: 9611"] geez, do you guys want articles or not? I wrote one based on the home page request to do just that. First, I invited specific criticism. Thus far I've recieved very little of that. Like grammatical errors or obviously faulty logic. Mostly it just sounds like no one really cares to address the issue. I wasn't writing it to avoid 'electronic fist fights' because those are already happening. My goal was to arm the defender of long range hunting with logical counterpoints to the ravings of those that can't or won't, shoot as far. Just 'knowing' you're right doesn't pass skeptical or logical muster. Most important is to equate long range shooting with other, accepted, methods of take. Few rifle hunters look down on archery and accept it as a valid form of hunting- despite that it almost always requires tracking an animal that died much more slowly than a good rifle shot is intended to do. The idea of following a blood trail is exactly the sort of thing that replulses non-hunters. It just SOUNDS blood thirsty and cruel. And yet archery is a well accepted, even respected, method of take among hunters, even by those that do not bow hunt. That's all we need to achieve. Once long range hunting is just another common method of take, the people just looking to drive any wedge they can between hunters will have to look elsewhere for something to complain about. My biggest concern isn't with those that oppose this, or anything other form of take. It's when people quit caring to even defend something they say they are passionate about. In any topic that you apply critical thinking to, there are going to be people that just cling to their badly constructed arguments. It's not those people that you debate with. Their own ignorance precludes them from contributing and often they do more to hurt their cause than help it. My goal is to at least help avoid those people in our ranks by arming them with counterpoints instead of responding with; "oh yeah?!" But for every closed minded hunter convinced he and only he can possibly shoot a deer at anything beyond 10 paces, there is another that may be on the fence, or at least looking for information about it. Perhaps they'd like to get into longer range shooting but have seen so much blather by those opposed to it. The answer isn't to ignore it. Circle the wagons, plug our ears and just say we can't hear their criticism. Opponants to it sure aren't. They are very vocal, no matter how wrong they may be. I feel it's the least I can do to try to be an advocate for what I like doing. Writing an article may or may not accomplish anything, but silence accomplishes nothing every time. [/QUOTE]
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