FAIRCHASEBEN
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I'm rehearsing for a conversation I fear I'll have with my sons someday ;
Dad , why can't we go hunting anymore ?
Well son , back in the year 2004 there was a very greedy man who we'll call Lucifer .
Lucifer owned a large commercial hunting business named S-U-O . Now Lucifer didn't care about the animals like everyone else , he only saw profit in them and he had many rich clients willing to pay thousands of dollars to kill them . The rich clients only cared about getting their name in a record book or picture in a magazine and Lucifer was the man who could make it happen .
The problem was Lucifer wanted more and more money so he needed more and more tags , he then sued all of the states with the best animals , which he could get maximum profits from . Blinded by greed , he could not see that this would destroy the hunting heritage which had been passed down through generations of ethical hunters who wouldn't think of killing animals for profit , greed or vanity .
S-U-O became the biggest commercial hunting business in the country , with many aircraft , ATV's and electronic communication devices which their loyal subjects ( sub-guides ) used unethically and illegally to kill animals more efficiently . S-U-O and its clients weren't interested in fair-chase hunting or physical effort , it was all about self-grandeur and profit .
As a result of the S-U-O lawsuits the price of big game tags increased tenfold . The average man with a couple of kids couldn't afford to apply anymore . And since S-U-O had an application service for its wealthy clients , the odds of drawing a tag were minuscule anyway .
That son , is why we can't go hunting anymore . The day that hunting became commercialized is the day that our hunting heritage and traditions ended .
[ 09-30-2004, 03:22: Message edited by: FAIRCHASEBEN ]
Dad , why can't we go hunting anymore ?
Well son , back in the year 2004 there was a very greedy man who we'll call Lucifer .
Lucifer owned a large commercial hunting business named S-U-O . Now Lucifer didn't care about the animals like everyone else , he only saw profit in them and he had many rich clients willing to pay thousands of dollars to kill them . The rich clients only cared about getting their name in a record book or picture in a magazine and Lucifer was the man who could make it happen .
The problem was Lucifer wanted more and more money so he needed more and more tags , he then sued all of the states with the best animals , which he could get maximum profits from . Blinded by greed , he could not see that this would destroy the hunting heritage which had been passed down through generations of ethical hunters who wouldn't think of killing animals for profit , greed or vanity .
S-U-O became the biggest commercial hunting business in the country , with many aircraft , ATV's and electronic communication devices which their loyal subjects ( sub-guides ) used unethically and illegally to kill animals more efficiently . S-U-O and its clients weren't interested in fair-chase hunting or physical effort , it was all about self-grandeur and profit .
As a result of the S-U-O lawsuits the price of big game tags increased tenfold . The average man with a couple of kids couldn't afford to apply anymore . And since S-U-O had an application service for its wealthy clients , the odds of drawing a tag were minuscule anyway .
That son , is why we can't go hunting anymore . The day that hunting became commercialized is the day that our hunting heritage and traditions ended .
[ 09-30-2004, 03:22: Message edited by: FAIRCHASEBEN ]
