Pinheads for the ethical treatment of animals

Ever since Barrack Obama was elected President the firearms market has been in complete disarray. the prices on guns and ammo have skyrocketed, finding ammo in the popular calibers is nigh impossible. Everyone is hoarding everything they can get their hands on. This is in reaction to things that were discussed during his campaign, the 1994 AWB is back on the table, ammunition bans have been mentioned, new gun laws requiring registration of guns, limiting the number of guns you can purchase, all in the name of crime prevention and safety. One of the subjects mentioned is banning most hunting rifle ammo as armor piercing. How many crimes are committed by guys with hunting rifles? This is just another way for the touchy feely crowd to finally ban hunting in this country. The pinheads for the ethical treatment of animals (PETA), the humane society of the United States, and many other animal rights groups have wanted hunting outlawed for decades. Why do they want this? Hunters are one of the key elements to keeping the balance in nature on the level. Without hunting animal populations would grow to sizes that ecosystems cannot sustain which would cause havoc to all creatures. Washington State banned the use of hunting dogs for cougar, and bear hunting years ago now the populations of both groups are quickly becoming unmanageable, it makes no sense whatsoever to ban hunting and expect there to be no repercussions in nature. But the animal rights groups don't really care about that as long as their agenda gets pushed forward and crammed down the throats of every person. I grew up in an area where hunting is still a big part of life and I went hunting for many years. The lessons i learned from those experience has helped shape me into the man I am today. I learned that responsibility, self reliance, and that hard work could pay off big dividends. And the memories I have of those trips into the woods will be with me always. Pro hunting and outdoors groups like Ducks Unlimited, and Trout Unlimited have done more for conservation of natural habitat than all of the animal rights groups combined. Hunters are always painted as either bloodthirsty savages or simple minded fools that live only to kill any thing they can. What the animal rights groups don't want you to see is we are a diverse group that actually cares more about the animals we hunt than they do. Do we kill animals? Yes, but we don't kill only for killings sake. We harvest animals for food and to keep the populations under control. Most states have a 1 animal bag limit for large game and in most areas of my state it is male only. You can get special tags that allow for the taking of a female but generally you are only allowed to kill on adult male animal per season. This insures that there will be new babies born the next year thereby sustaining the species yet keeping the population within manageable limits. You do hear stories of animals being killed for the trophy with the rest of the carcass left to rot; the individuals that do this are not hunters they are scumbags with no business being out in the woods. Unfortunately these are the stories that make headlines. The things that should be reported are when hunters’ rights groups spend millions to restore fish and wildlife habitat to its natural state. When was the last time PETA spent money on anything but ads? PETA euthanized 95% of the adoptable pets they took in, for a group that wants ethical treatment for animals they have a odd way of showing it. Many of the people I have met while out duck hunting have a dog that they treat like one of their own children, and yet since they enjoy killing their food they obviously can’t love animals. If PETA actually gave a damn about animals they would spend more money protecting them than killing them. My personal opinion of PETA is that they are a borderline terrorist organization that has absolutely no regard for anyone but themselves and their bullshit agenda. Hunting is a rich and wonderful tradition in this country and should remain so but what the hell do I know I am just an angry Hillbilly