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Originally posted by fabsroman
Hunting is not all about killing. That is what so many people miss about the sport. I have spent many a day in the field with my dad where we didn't fire a shot. Heck, that was how our last hunt was spent. We set up the decoys and everything and didn't get to shoot at a single thing. It was still a great day.
The other holes in the story are insane (e.g., duck hunters going through uncut corn to kill ducks). Also, I don't know many hunters that would not be more than happy to help a kid out in the field, especially in a hunt club.
Okay, I could write a book about how stupid that letter she wrote is, but I have to get to sleep.
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You know what Fabs I think the older you get the more you P*SS me off. The comments yo made were unnecessary and heartless.
I know for a fact that it is hard to find property to hunt and if you hunt on public land it is a free for all and chances of killing a deer on public land drop a hell of a lot over the private land that you and I have the PRIVILEDGE to hunt.
So maybe they weren't duck Hunters, maybe they were qual hunting or dove hunting, the point still remains that people that hunt on public land can and are a lot of times discourteous to other people hunting around them.
I have an Uncle that used to hunt public land at Cedarville State park and after opening day of deer season the rest of his week was full of beinging interupted by other hunters walking through the woods noisely,, people Squirrel hunting and shooting squirrels within 30 -40 yards of where he was in a portable deer stand trying to deer hunt.
The thing about her joining the hunt club and the club telling her that it was a liability to have children hunting on the property was probably an excuse because they didn't a woman hunting with them, believe me I have hunted with people like that before.
As far as hunting not being about killing, you are right but if the kid has been deer hunting for 3 years and hasn't gotten a deer yet, that can certainly be a big dissappointment to a kid.
anyway, I feel sorry for the lady and her son and hope that I never find myself in the position that the only place I have to hunt is public land. I sincerely hope someone helps her out and she finds a decent place to hunt