Everybody's opinion about their own ethics is a valid opinion but I think we need to continue to "police our ranks" and point out the "slob hunter" who selfishly takes more than the bag limit allows, who kills for the sake of killing and wastes the game he kills, who refuses to close gates behind himself, who shoots too close to a dwelling or roadway, who stinks-up or destroys another hunter's blind or tree stand, who vandalizes, who litters....
They are out there and most of us have seen the evidence or even witnessed their boorish behavior. We 'ethical hunters' need to change this kind of conduct wherever we see it and we need to make it known that these people are not necessarily "hunters" but rather are criminals".
The kind of weapon a hunter uses, either by design, bore size, age, or quality... in my mind, so long as said weapon is legal, is not a matter of ethics.
|
Threaded Mode