The Coffee Roaster's Club (No De-Caff Allowed) and Random Discussion for TPBM (28)

short5 wrote in post #8435995
Don't get me wrong, I see the ugliness in killing just for pleasure. I just see things from different perspectives and thought I would throw that in for us all to go "WTH is Zane saying now?"

I like your perspective on things, it tends to be rational and well thought out (sorry for outing you).

And, for the record, I have never said 'WTH is Zane saying now'. I tend to read what you say with interest, and sometimes take a different look at the subject you are commenting on.

poppie guy wrote in post #8436074
Everyone I know that hunts or fishes would like to get the biggest. It's just part of hunting, unless you are really hungry and don't have the money for food. I've been there, and under those circumstances, the first thing you get your sights on, you take and are thankful for....... The thing I have a hard time with is the guys who walk around with their thumbs hanging from their belt loops with a chaw of tobacco in their lip and a sneer on their face while telling everyone how cool they are because the just shot the really big one.

No one does but them.

Permagrin wrote in post #8436105
Look, I didn't mean to start an issue. People obviously feel differently about hunting/fishing or the big game industry wouldn't be so popular. I just figured that since I'd mentioned before, quite strongly, that hunting sharks (or other animals) for trophies bothered me so much I'd just be afforded the general courtesy that, say some others would be afforded if they mentioned they abhorred dog fighting (and rightly so).

There's no need to choose sides or cause more offenses, I relinquish. Post what you want. Say what you want.

I don't think anyone is offended, taking sides, nor is there an issue. I was just putting my thoughts on the topic and pointing out why I did not agree with the concept that all trophy hunters are bad human beings.
I see stuff from different perspectives, and enjoy looking at stuff different ways. Not everything is cut and dry. I was just trying to make people think. It was not directed at anybody in specific.

what exactly are you relinquishing? I thought we were just having a conversation, and actually had an opinion.

eddarr wrote in post #8435747
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*snort*

Skrim17 wrote in post #8435792
pretty sure I posted this before, my bro is on the left (not kneeling). world record great white caught off Montauk with ROD and REEL\

holy huge fish!

short5 wrote in post #8435995
I don't trophy hunt, and have no desire to, but will throw food for thought in. If a piece of property or wild area is managed for game and hunting, the game population is managed to keep a healthy population of animals. To do this, without natural predators, a certain number of animals need to be killed each year. If a person, who essentially is acting as a predator, kills an animal and removes it from the ecosystem, whether they hang it on a wall, or eat it makes no difference other than emotional feeling. The animal is dead either way, it's removal was planned and figured into it's ecological effect. How we as people feel about it comes down to emotion. Does consuming the animal make it right? We don't need to eat it, food is plentiful in our society. Wouldn't leaving it to the wild be ecologically better? It would feed scavengers and bugs. If a person pays all the associated monies that go with hunting, funds that help the economy, and in this country go largely to conservation. If they follow the rules to ensure safety and humane practices, and the final outcome , like hunting is in this country, results in overall benefit to the species, the eating of the animal is a mute point. That said, if your not going to eat the game, donate it to the hungry. We have a good program that does that in Maryland.
Don't get me wrong, I see the ugliness in killing just for pleasure. I just see things from different perspectives and thought I would throw that in for us all to go "WTH is Zane saying now?"

I agree with you.

I also agree with permie.

I'd prefer people kill critters to eat them or serve a purpose. But, hunting just for a fancy trophy and to swagger around.....stupid.

We got rain. And ear splitting thunder. Holy cow.

misspix wrote in post #8436209
We got rain. And ear splitting thunder. Holy cow.

How fun! We haven't had a good thunder storm yet this summer.

I, for one, am going to go hunt some chocolate for the mere pleasure of stalking my prey

And for what it is worth, I think the fondue pot is overkill

misspix wrote in post #8436209
We got rain. And ear splitting thunder. Holy cow.

We did too Not heavy rain as that is north, but good sound and light with a shower.

poppie guy wrote in post #8436220
How fun! We haven't had a good thunder storm yet this summer.

I will say that thunder storms over here are a completely different beast, Sid. Intense. I can feel it in my bones, and in my blood. Makes me want to to run barefoot with Mother Nature just to see if I could keep up.

I had a power flicker in the middle of an install, no fun. combine that with the heat and the percocett I popped an hour or so ago and it makes for one interesting evening!

misspix wrote in post #8436239
I will say that thunder storms over here are a completely different beast, Sid. Intense. I can feel it in my bones, and in my blood. Makes me want to to run barefoot with Mother Nature just to see if I could keep up.

Get Zane to take moving pictures of that and post them on youtube.

Skrim17 wrote in post #8436242
I had a power flicker in the middle of an install, no fun. combine that with the heat and the percocett I popped an hour or so ago and it makes for one interesting evening!

I never get to play *pouts*

poppie guy wrote in post #8436252
Get Zane to take moving pictures of that and post them on youtube.

hmmm. Got some skeered kids in the other room.....back in just a bit

poppie guy wrote in post #8436220
How fun! We haven't had a good thunder storm yet this summer.

You guys miss out in that regard. I think I have mentioned before, our weather pattern is conducive to storms every afternoon in summer. Warm moist air moves east and is pushed up as it comes over the mountains to our west. The air rises and cools then meets our saturated warm wet air and dumps. It is not uncommon to have thunderstorms bubble up every afternoon.

Skrim17 wrote in post #8436242
I had a power flicker in the middle of an install, no fun. combine that with the heat and the percocett I popped an hour or so ago and it makes for one interesting evening!

MMM percy

poppie guy wrote in post #8436252
Get Zane to take moving pictures of that and post them on youtube.

WHAT SID SAID