Cecil the lion

• Uncle Ted

  Hunters always do more for conservation than non hunters. Just because I hunt (a lot) doesn't mean I don't respect nature.
• OSH

  

  Uncle Ted;1863355 wrote:Hunters always do more for conservation than non hunters. Just because I hunt (a lot) doesn't mean I don't respect nature.

  This is exactly right. Costs for hunting typically go back to the Department of Natural Resources (in the US).
  
  Hunting also helps control animal population. The DNR's do a good job of ensuring bag limits are at levels that do help control animal population (more than just sheer numbers, also looks at male/female populations). Law abiding hunters know the importance of conservation.
• Uncle Ted

  Hunters are also the first ones to recognize there may be a potential issue with certain animals. Take deer for ex, hunters were the first to recognize and report Cwd and tuberculosis in deer.
• Bill Hicks

  Wish we could trade Cecil for my deadbeat stepson
• O-Trap

  

  Bill Hicks;1863500 wrote:Wish we could trade Cecil for my deadbeat stepson

  We don't know this reference. It's kinda weird to air this on the forum without backstory (or did I just miss a rant about your stepson elsewhere on here?).
• Bill Hicks

  Do you East Youngstown? No reference needed
• O-Trap

  

  I don't East Youngstown. Is that a sentence, even?
  
  Mind filling in those of us who don't East Youngstown?