Re: What's Wrong With Deer Hunting?

On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 23:36:15 +0100, Ray wrote:

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> "Doug Haxton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> David Raleigh Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> > I have long thought that deer hunting should only be permitted with
>> > a spear and bird hunting with an arrow, bolas, or net.  The "sport" part
>> > of "blood sport" is a joke.
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>> Suppose I want to shoot a deer with a gun instead of a bow.  Why
>> should I prevented from doing so?
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>> If you reply, "it's not sporting", I'll agree.  It's not.
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>> So what?

So you're just as liable to shoot another hunter or a kid.

> There is another alternate.
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> Leave them alone.

Not really.  They spread Lyme disease and they can be a serious garden
pest.  I don't want to introduce lynxes or wolves into a densely populated
suburb.

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