On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 07:35:36 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Gould 0738 wrote:

I don't exactly "shoot" deer, as in using a rifle - I don't own a rifle. But
I
have a big compound bow with 65 lbs of pull to it, and merely launch an arrow
at a deer. It's more sporty that way - you have to get REAL CLOSE to a deer

too.

Yes, that does sound a little more sporting
than blasting a 75-pound Bambi from 200 yards away using a high-powered rifle
and scope. :-)


Where's the "sport" part? Does Bambi shoot back?

C'mon Harry. "Bambi" is a cartoon characterization of a deer fawn.
That is where the similarities end. Your response is emotionally, not
reality based. Ever eat "veal"?

According to my handy-dandy Websters:

"sport n. :1a a source of diversion. b. sexual play. c(1) physical
activity engaged in for pleasure (2) a particular activity (as hunting
or an athletic game) so engaged in."

If you have an emotional aversion to hunting, so be it. Don't make it
sound like moral superiority, OK? A big part of the folly in this
country comes from moral high-handedness. Don't join it, please.

further:

"sport fish n. a fish important for the sport it affords anglers."

Let's not rehash what the meaning of the word "is" is.

Regards,
noah