Some Common Sense From A Non-Hunter
Wow. It’s not often I come across sensible comments regarding hunting from a non-hunter. The views expressed by Rachel Lucas in this blog post were as reasoned and thoughtful as they come. Bravo - and not just because I agree!
Some excerpts:
Well all rightee then. According to Walter, all those millions of humans over the last 150,000 years who killed animals with any weapon other than a bow and arrow weren’t “true hunters”. I bet it sure felt like hunting to them, using spears and clubs.
Also according to Walter, it is not “hunting” if you hide from the animals or use bait to lure them. Because clearly, the pure-hearted people of the past didn’t do those things. They stood right out in the open and asked the wildebeest to come forward for slaughter.
And then guns had to come along and ruin everything! NOW people start hiding from the animals they want to kill. NOW human beings grasp the concept of bait, which they apparently somehow managed to avoid figuring out for all these millenia.
Riiiight. If you say so Walter.
Even the comments were pretty decent. Well done to all who took part, over there.
That was an awesome post. It is refreshing to see such writing from someone who isn’t a hunter. Thanks for pointing it out.
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:34 am