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And I get that sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do but drowning an animal is ridiculous. That's literally what Vick went to jail for. You really don't see how putting that story out there could backfire?

And I get that sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do but drowning an animal is ridiculous. That's literally what Vick went to jail for. You really don't see how putting that story out there could backfire?

Because shooting is ok but drowning is not? Big difference in a dam deer and a domesticated dog.

I typed it so I'll tell the story. Small buck being run by dogs hit back in the guts with buckshot late on a Thursday afternoon. Guys went back in Friday morning and put the dogs back on it and they jumped him again around 11:00 Friday morning. Second stander got a long shot and bloodied the buck again. There was a lot of water since it was river swamp so the deer got a good ways out in front of the dogs again and crossed the river. Dogs did not follow but there was blood at the waters edge. Rather than just go hunt another deer, Hunters went back home and got a Jon boat. Two hunters in front with guns, one driving the boat without a gun. Pull up on the opposite shore 2 hrs later and the two guys get out on the blood trail, other guy waits in the boat at rivers edge. Two guys are deep into swamp on the trail when the guy in the boat sees the deer stumble down the bank 75 yds upstream trying to cross the river again. He has nothing in the boat but a paddle and some rope. He pulls up beside the deer and loops the rope around his 8 pt rack and turns the boat downstream while yelling for his buddies to come help. Buck drowns as the current and boat pulls him back downstream. I got to camp that night and was told the story.

Now, great white, I never make a bad shot, hunter abbhudson, you tell me what you'd have done. Do you finish off the wounded deer with what you have at your disposal or do you allow the chase to go on while he continues to suffer? Stuff happens when you hunt deer. Bullets hit twigs, deer takes a step as you pull the trigger, arrows deflect off of unseen limbs, deer jump the string, duck or whatever. If you haven't ever hit a deer badly and had to follow one up and do what you can at the time to put one out of its misery, you haven't hunted much and dang sure haven't killed or been around many deer being hunted and killed. I'll be anxiously awaiting your response as to exactly what you would've done if you were the guy in the boat. I know I would've done the exact same thing as the boat driver without even thinking about it and no regrets.

Cougar hunting in several states, bear hunting, dog hunting deer in a lot of places, the grizzly hunt in Wyoming didn't even make it off the starting line, trapping has been severly restricted in a lot of states, and they took away a few days of turkey season for the upcoming season...I'm sure I can find some more if you'd like

Regan signed a moritorium on it in 72 that lasted until 86

You're trying to say there's no difference between killing by shooting and killing by drowning?

Ab......... if you want to be some sort of hunting activist or whatever, maybe you should go find you another forum where you and others like you can bite your fingernails to the quick and gnash your teeth worrying about the snowflakes with pink hair and spandex outfits that are coming for your guns and to take away your hunting rights.

When logic and intelligence can't get you anywhere in an argument personal attacks always work!.

Y'all boys keep on keeping on. I'm out.

Mountain Lion hunting was banned in 1990 by the passing of Proposition 117 by a 52-48% margin by the citizens of California. It basically made Cougars a protected species in the state of California. Proposition 117 prohibited the taking of mountain lions "unless for protection of life, livestock or other property."

The incident you are referring to with Daniel W Richards who was head of the California Fish and Game. He killed a Mountain Lion in Idaho. Democrat congressman Jared Huffman (who is not anti hunting) introduced a resolution to remove Richards from the state's Fish and Game Commission. Hufffman said, "He's thumbing his nose at California law. He's mocking it. Frankly, I think he should face the music and step down. He's done something that's a disgrace to his position and to responsible hunters in California."


It was all about a dumbass liberal Democrat Congressman getting himself some votes and not a coordinated effort by anti hunting groups to get Mountain Lion hunting shut down.

As far as in Alabama goes, look at the no hunting zone around guntersville

I'm about 800 miles into a 1400 mile trip to go hunt out of state...so I worry about a slightly bigger picture than just Alabama. A loss anywhere in the country is a loss to all of us. The it happened over there but would never fly here attitude is how anti hunters will slowly chip away at all of us.