Boater wrote:
D.Duck wrote:

Why do you have such disdain for folks that hunt air breathing
creatures but find fishing acceptable?


Because I can. I don't think stalking animals in the woods, and then
shooting them from 200 yards away with a high-powered rifle and scope is
"sport." I'm also disgusted these days by those who fish for sharks and
other mostly inedible pelagics for the "sport" of it.

There's absolutely nothing "manly" about shooting deer or doves or most
other harmless creatures.


This sounds very similar to the lectures you gave us about buying a
Japanese vehicle and outboard(from those who brought you Pearl Harbor)
and banning handguns, (a shotgun is a much better weapon for self
defense, and the only people who own handguns are men who are missing
half their teeth and think the definition of a virgin is a sister who
can not outrun her brother).

All of that changed as soon as you decided you wanted to buy a Japanese
truck, outboard and handgun. When one's core values change with the
wind, it really diminishes your ability to effectively lecture anyone on
any subject. Next year, you will be talking about the beauty and grace
of watching the deer walk through the forest on a foggy morning,
sighting the deer in your sights, and the feel of cold steel against
your cheek, and then slowly pulling the trigger, just so you can enjoy
the sight of blowing Bambi's brains all over the forest.