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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Sep 17, 2018 - 11:44am PT
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I’m confused as to why anyone is opposed to hunting. Managing the population of a species that admittedly, we have screwed with, doesn’t strike me as a problem. I was a vegetarian for years, then I started eating poultry and fish. Now, the only thing I won’t eat is pig. I respect animals, and hunters do as well. I don’t hunt, never have. What’s the issue? You just don’t like rednecks? I don’t like yuppies and urbanites, but I’m not burning down a Whole Foods store.
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SilverSnurfer
Mountain climber
SLC, UT.
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Sep 17, 2018 - 12:31pm PT
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Moose is delicious, but the little critters around here in the Wasatch are barely worth the effort..even from a tree stand.
signed:
"ruined by being raised in Alaska.."
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 17, 2018 - 12:41pm PT
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For many Africans bush rat is a major protein source just like those disgusting guinea pigs in Peru. Can’t wait for PETA to pick up that torch.
SAVE THE RODENTS!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 17, 2018 - 12:49pm PT
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Was served "snow pig" once in the mountains above Chengdu. I thought the bones looked small for a pig. Turned out to be the local name for a Himalayan Marmot. Was like shoe leather without the flavor.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 17, 2018 - 01:00pm PT
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Rooskies like ‘em some ‘snow pig’ too in the Pamirs...
Dunno what he was gonna use that mangy flea-bitten fur for.
Probably a fur joock strap.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Sep 17, 2018 - 01:11pm PT
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Venison is delicious. I’d eat every time I go for animal protein. Alas, like I wrote, I don’t hunt. I’m stuck with handouts from friends every fall. With a full on vegetarian wife, it means more for me.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 17, 2018 - 03:07pm PT
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Road kill Brandon. Scour the roads and hour after sundown while the sunset kill is still fresh.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Sep 17, 2018 - 05:17pm PT
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Brilliant!
Might even be tenderized a bit,..
I wonder what the talk will be at the BD booth next SHOT show.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Sep 17, 2018 - 05:42pm PT
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Say that after you've hit a deer and had its head come through the windscreen with a severed artery spraying you with warm blood.
Hunters contribute more $ for animal conservation than all the libtard charities.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Sep 18, 2018 - 07:23am PT
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Sorry, xCon, but Toker is right. There are some seriously DB hunters out there, and I've met a few, but take any large population, and you'll find that. Heck, even climbers! But lots and lots of hunters care a lot about the outdoors and contribute serious cash and effort to maintaining herd/flock health and habitat. If it weren't such a chore, I'd get back into big game hunting, which I did as a teenager. Fresh, wild meat is the best.
BAd
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Keystone
Trad climber
Page,AZ
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Sep 18, 2018 - 08:17am PT
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If a tree stand is cheating in hunting? THEN aid, hangdogging, fixed lines and anything other than single push alpinism is cheating in climbing.
Somebody upthread commented on how all the fancy gear was cheating in hunting (camo, scent block, rangefinders, game cams etc....)... Once again, soloing naked is the only way. No sticky rubber, lightweight carabiners,thin cord, cams, bolts
Somebody upthread said hunters were weird or strange (to lazy to go back and find the quote)
Hunting = Food
Climbing = ???? A fuzzy warm feeling about making it to the top.
Which one is more strange?
There is a large group of hunters that hate the NRA and Trump and everything they stand for. They most likely are the quiet ones that don't share Russian propaganda on Facebook, don't have armband tattoos and jacked up penis trucks, so they are hard to stereotype.
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Q- Ball
Mountain climber
but to scared to climb them anymore
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Sep 18, 2018 - 08:51am PT
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I think hunting is a great way to show kids the outdoors and keep them off video games.
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Bale
Mountain climber
UT
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Sep 18, 2018 - 09:32am PT
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I have admired AM for many years, so when I heard about this, my first reaction was to defend him. However, his actions have hurt his cause. Tree huggers and hunters need to get together to save public lands. And like Toker, I hate thieves!
For those of you unfamiliar with Andrew, he has skied lines that many would hesitate to climb, and he’s always been at the forefront of conservation in the Wasatch. Damn.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Sep 18, 2018 - 09:37am PT
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Teaching your kids to kill to keep them off video games brilliant.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Sep 18, 2018 - 09:38am PT
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And here we go....
<popcorn>
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 18, 2018 - 09:51am PT
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I just killed some ants in my kitchen. I didn’t eat them. Am I a bad person?
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Bale
Mountain climber
UT
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Sep 18, 2018 - 09:59am PT
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“Not to condone criminal activity, but the Chuting Gallery author may have just written himself deeper into backcountry ski lore with this one. Somewhere a crusty local tips his glass.”
Powder magazine.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Sep 18, 2018 - 10:03am PT
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Just saw a dead bear, around 200 pounds, on the side of the highway here. Was tempted to stop and pay my respects, but traffic made it seem as if I’d be run over while paying my respect to roadkill. I mourn that bear.
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Sep 18, 2018 - 11:15am PT
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I get my meat at restaurants and grocery stores, and find pix like the above disgusting. I am a hypocrite, and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone.
Sport = chance of losing - ie, getting killed by the animal. Hunting is not a sport unless you’re out there hand-paw with the thing.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Sep 18, 2018 - 11:24am PT
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Antelope populations are robust. It's probably the best tasting wild game I've ever had. If I lived in Wyoming, I would so get me one. If you eat meat, you should witness first hand what goes into making it. I feel blessed to have been guided through that process by my father. RIP!
BTW, shooting and hunting with my dad taught me all kinds of serious, important lessons about risk, taking responsibility for your actions, looking out for the safety of others. No small experiences for a young man.
BAd
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