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Graeme Bruce Pollock
Truly this is a dilemma, anti hunters are not going to change their minds irrespective of what is posted . However some sitting the fence accept and acknowledge hunting as a tool of conservation but anything visually can trigger their emotions against hunting . So yes this is not good for hunting even though we all know it's what pays for conservation including bambi's forest.
Hunters would serve better if they kept their hunting photos for friends family and colleagues. Rather share photos of the outdoors fireside communities etc to share the incredible experience of hunting.
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John Hahn
Graeme Bruce Pollock
So if you are ashamed of hunting you desire to hide it from public view?

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Graeme Bruce Pollock
John Hahn
no John , as some of my colleagues have stated its difficult to defend . Many of us who held or do hold positions in Hunting Assoc that deal with legal and other Conservation issues require apathy , and political support . If support is eroded political support erodes on crucial issues . In other words image has a lot to do with modern world views of hunting .
In the same way it would be silly for Catholics to be insensitive to say Methodists or other religious beliefs , so we just need to be more aware of the bigger picture . Certainly not apologetic , but certainly aware of causing damage .
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Peter Apps
John Hahn
There is a huge gulf between sensibly publicising hunting and deliberately ot ignorantly posting images that glorify the gore and the killing.
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Michael Angelides
Peter Apps
this is exactly the problem we face, arrogantly showing the gore! There is no need. We are dealing with something else’s life that’s why we need to be sensitive and respectful, and not to the anti hunter but to the animal who’s life was taken!
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John Hahn
My comment from elsewhere - modified a little:
My first PAID hunt was with an outfitter,
He said "BE 100% OPEN AND IN FRONT with your hunting. Are you ashamed of it" Then why hide it? Its is nothing to be ashamed of. "
He had his African trophies in his car garage under his house in the front when the garage doors were open you could see them all.
He had people sometimes come to tell him he was disgusting, they always left educated and more knowledgeable. Many persons just came to ask him out of curiousity/. And also left well educated.
I learned a lot from, him. An honest couragous guy. Not some shirking, hide it all, asmahed at what they do.
Ooh someone at work might now I hunt!!! "
All my fellow employees and bosses knew I hunted. I sat on boards and committees and they all knew it.
I hardly EVER got a negative comment. Because I was 100% OPEN about it all, and positive and confident.
I am not ashamed one bit and rarely see a need to hide. it. I have been asked by non sporting clubs to speak about African and international hunting to non hunting members.
As for politics I have stood for political office. Been interviewed by the media.
The hide it in the closts sorts are the back stabbers and fudds that do us as much if not more harm.
Having seen the orginal posts by the lady I do not see how they are different from 90% of hunters photos from African hunts. Big deal,, a heart with a hole in it. .... it is meat. And we will never get Animal libbers and vegans voting for pro hunting.
Without the biased introduction of the fudd original poster, most or few hunters see anything wrong with the lady the story or the photos.

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