Comments on Scent Free Lip Gloss: "Cowards?" A Bowhunters Response

Emily, this is the second post I read pertaining t...

2012-01-29T15:00:57.384-08:00

Emily, this is the second post I read pertaining to this today. This is part of the reason I want to go hunting(never been yet). I feel like if I eat meat, I should know what it takes to bring that food to my table and it's a lesson I think my daughter needs to learn as well. Very good post.

Great post Emily! Very well put! Thanks for this! ...

2012-01-24T13:09:46.060-08:00

Great post Emily! Very well put! Thanks for this!

Doug

Great Post Emily!!!!!

2012-01-23T05:26:01.923-08:00

Great Post Emily!!!!!

Emily - You are exactly right. As hunters, people...

2012-01-22T18:45:04.210-08:00

Emily - You are exactly right. As hunters, people will see us as "murder's," but honestly I am proud to say I saw the meat in my freezer the second that it died, and I know what caused it's humane death. I think as a hunter we generally treat our meat with far more respect than those who buy their meat from the store, but we have to see our actions. They do not see the actions besides purchasing that brought the meat to their table.

Very nice Emily! We had a discussion similar to t...

2012-01-22T16:39:57.659-08:00

Very nice Emily! We had a discussion similar to this at our North Carolina Bowhunters meeting this evening as we have a program we are doing in a community that is ow involving lawyers. It was no big deal when the police dept was getting paid to shoot deer with rifles and silencers, but when the NCBA offered the free service, we are hit as being unsafe and unethical. Long story, but again, nice write up.

Emily, you are absolutely right regarding prejudic...

2012-01-22T12:43:44.313-08:00

Emily, you are absolutely right regarding prejudices. Anyone who has ever been to a stockyard where beef is being sold (and then to the slaughter houses)can see the stress on those animals. I do my best to not watch those because it honestly just turns my stomach at the indignity of how inhumanely such animals for human consumption are treated. Granted there are "natural grass fed" free range cows that aren't pumped full of antibiotics and hormones, but those are certainly not the norm. Also we both know that the color of ground round, we see in the market is color enhanced for the customer(non hunter)and very different than what we cut, grind and wrap ourselves with wild game. It becomes a case of selective vision I believe.

Thanks, Terry! Yes, I am with you on the being br...

2012-01-22T10:48:57.175-08:00

Thanks, Terry! Yes, I am with you on the being brought to tears thing. I have shed a tear for an animal or two that I've taken.. thanking them for the meal they will provide my family.

Another thing that bothers me about the comment she left was the fact that she thought it was okay to buy meat at the supermarket because it wasn't hurting animals in their natural habitat. While I have issues with that on several levels, isn't it in a way prejudice towards stock yard animals? How is the elk better than a stock yard cow? Plus hasn't my elk had a better life overall? It's an interesting world we live in. Hmm....

Very well expressed Emily. A big disconnect in dee...

2012-01-22T10:39:01.473-08:00

Very well expressed Emily. A big disconnect in deed for those who do not chase or have the guts to track where their source of animal protein derived from. I am proud to share the ethics of fair chase and being athlete fit to pursue our wild quarry as you so eloquently stated. Hunters/huntresses have big hearts and are routinely brought to tears when the success of a hard earned harvest reveals itself. Tears on many levels and for many reasons, one of which is the sacrifice of that animal in order to continue feeding and fueling the circle of life. There is much more that can and will be written to individuals who inspired a well written and thoughtful response on your part. Good job Emily!