PnR New Years Resolution

[Belsnickel]

(01-02-2020, 03:59 PM)hollodero Wrote: That's probably true. I sure have no issue with hunting, let alone you hunting, but in general I'm quite glad we don't allow Americans to shoot up our forest fauna.

This gets into the weeds of wildlife management policies a lot, but what I am referring to is just the way we manage our resources is different than in Europe. We consider wildlife to be the property of the people as a collective whole and it is managed in trust by out game and fish agencies. This is the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. In Europe, for the most part, wildlife belongs to the property owner and the ideas behind its conservation is much different. Hunting is an important part of conservation efforts and maintaining healthy populations of wild animals on our continent.

You might be able to tell that this is a topic I am quite fond of. I'm big on public lands and waters here in the States.

(01-02-2020, 03:59 PM)hollodero Wrote: Quite unrelated - may I ask what you do with the animals you hunt?

I eat them.

I mean, in all seriousness I use as much of an animal as possible and I've never (intentionally) killed an animal I didn't intend to eat. I usually donate the hide depending on if anyone is looking for them (several museums in my area use them and a couple of local tribes will also collect them) as well as antlers I don't care about. Bones usually end up getting trashed after they get used for stock or what not. If I have more than I can use there is a program where we can donate game meat to help feed the less fortunate.

But I'll eat any type of meat. Not just deer, bear and turkey, but a lot of the animals people think of as nuisance species and just kill them to get rid of them can also be good eating.