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From: tw8023@pyuxii.UUCP (T Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: killing wild animals
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Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 09:37:12 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 15 09:37:12 1985
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The only problem with hunting with a camera is that the film is hard to cook
and I can never figure out what seasonings to use.  Seriously, camera hunting is
a wonderful pastime and can be very rewarding.  However, for certain beasties,
such as deer, elk, ducks, and geese, there are also rewards on the dinner plate.
I have not hunted in years, but when I did, it was with visions of a venison
steak or a well turned goose.  Not all hunters are blood thirsty.  Many,
especially in the west, use hunting to supplement the family larder.  And, with
the cutting of many forests and the subsequent scrub growth (a deer or elks
fast food resturant) the deer and elk population has exploded.  Culling the herds can bring them down to more manageable size.  Yes, I have heard all of the
arguments about cutting herd sizes, but most of them are from naive non-hunters
whose vision of reality is clouded by the image of Bambi.

Camera hunting underwater sounds very interesting, except for those dumb
Flounder and Lobsters (yummm).  Most of the rest of the fish population
would be fun to pursue with camera in hand.  But, for sheer gastronomical
enjoyment, I'll take a properly prepared venison or elk steak or a finely
basted duck or goose.
T. C. Wheeler