[LivesToHunt]

Ballistic tips are fine for javelina, deer, and other thin-skinned animals. I agree with Good Ol Boy that ballstic tips are a poor choice for hogs. The guide I hunted with said the same thing that a ballstic tip would just piss them off.

I agree with the previous post of a few ruining it for all the rest, although the terms "sportsmen" or "hunter" is too good for them. Anyone can go out in the field with a gun and go hunting, but it takes so much more to be a hunter. I believe hunters hold themselves to a higher standard like the Safari Club International Code of Ethics to which all their members are to adhere to.

SCI Code of Ethics:
Recognizing my responsibilities to wildlife, habitat and future generations, I pledge:

To conduct myself in the field so as to make a positive contribution to wildlife and ecosystems;

To improve my skills as a woodsman and marksman to ensure humane harvesting of wildlife;

To comply with all game laws, in the spirit of Fair Chase, and to influence my companions accordingly;

To accept my responsibility to provide all possible assistance to game law enforcement officers;

To waste no opportunities to teach young people the full meaning of this code of ethics;

To reflect in word and behavior only credit upon the fraternity of sportsmen, and

To demonstrate abiding respect for game, habitat and property where I am privileged to hunt.

Hunting on a ranch or farm is a priviledge given by the generousity of the owner. I don't think any hunter can disagree with anything that is in the Code of Ethics. These people who shoot livestock and ruin crops can never be considered hunters, but a person in the field with a weapon looking for an animal to kill.