I feel incredible anger when I look at these pictures, and deep sadness. I know its weak and immature to have images control my emotions. In reality its what these pictures represent that make me want to scream in outrage!!!
Its never been a secret how I feel about hunting. My kids know, Builder Bob understands, as well as most people that have known me for a while.
On occasion,I have found myself sparring, good naturedly- with my neighbor who spends thousands of dollars each year for the "privilege" to hunt down the next trophy animal for the walls of his home or office. But no matter how (good natured) I appear on the outside, I seethe inside. Its not even remotely necessary for him to put this meat in his freezer to feed his family. Which of course is the most common response to why hunters say they hunt.
So I ask, what ARE hunters' 'needs?' What is the hunters' mentality? Said hunter justifies his ?behavior in that he's doing his part in culling out the weakest beasts. BUT, thats not what I see on his walls or standing in the corners of his home. Its definitely NOT the scrawny ones! No way!! He, like these nit-wits in these photos, go for the trophy winner. You'll never convince me that this HUGE bear was the weakest or in the least bit sickly and that he 'needed' to be culled from the woods. There is no doubt in my humble mind that hunters are looking for the biggest, grandest, and prime example of each species. And no critter is left safe from their gunsites. Goats, pigs (boars) antelope and even birds dont go ?unnoticed. You name it and my neighbor has a stuffed one on display. I bet his taxidermist LOVES him!!
I have no idea what to do with this pent up ire that bubbles up to the surface at times like these. So far I've behaved like an adult and kept my opinions to myself and my family. But there is a part of me (a large part) that wants to yell and shout, "You're such a #*>#~"@ jerk!!" I know it wont help to resolve a thing, but it would feel great to vent a little.
In my dreams I'd have that big ole bear win this battle in the forest and he'd have a hunters head mounted on the cave wall. ( OH Im a bad, bad girl)
Why oh why was it necessary to take this fella down? Was he a man eater? (maybe the only real justification for his murder) Or, and more likely, was he just out in the woods minding his own business- working hard to survive and to go unnoticed!!Bothering NOBODY!!!
It breaks my heart that this guy no longer wanders the earth. I think the world is a much more interesting place knowing that such amazing creatures still roam the same space as we humans.
Now his magnificent frame will be collecting dust in some corner of a testosterone bound mans' dank den.
I wish I could at least knock that stupid grin off that dumb jerks face!!
Oh my heck Im upset!!
3 comments:
Wow...at first I didn't think I was looking at YOUR blog. That bear is GIGANTIC, just look at those claws!! I think there are some hunters out there that go way over the edge. They do try to get the Biggest and Best one...just to take pictures and show it to all their friends. It makes me sick and sad too.
Gross, sad pictures! I hate killing. I really dislike what these hunters are doing and the hunters that stalk humans are even worse! Sometimes the things that are happening in Darfur and to the girls/women of China, etc. make me so sad I can hardly stand it. I'm just so grateful for the hope of the gospel that holds the horrors and atrocities of this world at bay. Honestly, sometimes I just don't understand how Heavenly Father can stand the things His children do...
WHO are these people and why did you get an email with these pictures?
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