Springroll said:
Why thank you little fry...that is so kind of you
Ohhh, now I know, you're the wiccan that was on that other board! :
Anyway, back to the topic again.
Hunting?
The majority of the animals I hunt are rabbits, grouse(both spruce and ruffed), ducks(all kinds), moose when one of us get a license... same for caribou. I shoot squirrels by the dozens, and I love it. Umm, if any foxes/coyotes/cats get on our rabbit trail, they're also toast.
Methods of hunting... well, I snare rabbits/grouse mostly. For those who don't know what a snare is, basically it's a piece of wire that strangles the animal.
The rest are shot.
I dunno, I find that hunting is an amazing way of life. It develops a person bigtime. Nothing like buckfever on your first shot. Buckfever is the pump of adrenaline you get when you're about to squeeze the trigger and the gun won't stop shaking, LOL.
Seals... not so easy to kill now a days, especially with all the tree-huggers around. Also, shooting seals is more dangerous than clubbing IMO, because on the ice, there are no trees/hills to stop the bullets if they should miss the target. Given that you'll probably be aiming on a downward angle, the chance is still there, and if you're at the seals, then there's bound to be plenty more there too. Clubbing is cheaper too, the only cost is the club. Usually gets the job done in one good thunk.
If people are so mortified by our way of life, then prehaps they should look at some of the eastern cultures, and their ways of life. Or prehaps they should just mind their own business. The only people who can truely complain about the seal hunt are vegan hippies, and well I don't have much respect for them anyway because animals are here to be eaten, and I like eatin' em!