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Edgar Mkhitaryan
11 October 2020 - 13:15 PM
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I think that hunting, especially in Africa, is a much broader issue that cannot be discussed without the direct participation of people who live in Africa. And even within Africa,…
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Jayden Hawkins
6 December 2018 - 21:20 PM
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H Muns
7 January 2017 - 15:20 PM
Reviewing the results of this debate.... wow. All I can say is wow. The animals are running the zoo. Literally.
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peyton keppler
8 December 2016 - 18:25 PM
i am a hunter myself and hunting the weak on my property has brought the big bucks back and now my hunting ground is full of 10 point or more…
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24 June 2016 - 04:30 AM
On 2016-06-24 00:30:29, Louis White wrote:Both sides presented valid arguments. However, the argument for the motion presented an objective, global perspective while the argument against focused on trophy hunting, specifically…
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20 June 2016 - 21:37 PM
On 2016-06-20 17:37:45, Jayson Thomas wrote:I have never hunted in my life and don't think I will be a hunter. However, I support the hunter side. This is like freedom…
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14 June 2016 - 18:38 PM
On 2016-06-14 14:38:57, Simon Williamson wrote:Its a shame the need to control elephant populations was not brought up. The Animal Rights experiment to ban culling in such places as the…
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24 May 2016 - 07:34 AM
On 2016-05-24 03:34:57, Nancy wrote:I'm only talking about the great USA because we have great controls here and have no control outside of our borders. Hunters are necessary. Without them…
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23 May 2016 - 22:29 PM
On 2016-05-23 18:29:15, PoppaTBone wrote:I have hunted for over 50 years and over that time period, I have at times struggled with my choice. To take a life is no…
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22 May 2016 - 03:20 AM
I often wonder why some people dismiss emotion as unimportant in debates like this. Those same people would most likely assume humans are superior to other species because humans are…
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21 May 2016 - 16:25 PM
On 2016-05-21 12:25:58, Michele Jankelow wrote:I found this debate to be highly informative inasmuch as the "for" arguments have clearly no understanding or knowledge of the corruption and manipulation of…
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12 May 2016 - 21:55 PM
On 2016-05-12 17:55:46, Andrew wrote:Morally, I believe hunting for sport is wrong. However, sport hunting has, overall, done more to benefit ecosystems than it has hurt them. Given our current…
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11 May 2016 - 21:28 PM
If anyone saw David Attenborough on his 90 year birthday show just aired in UK, you will have seen someone revered around the world who truly is for the wild…
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11 May 2016 - 03:44 AM
On 2016-05-10 23:44:29, Patricia T wrote:Disappointing. Hunting, especially in Africa, is a much broader issue that cannot be discussed without the direct participation of people who actually live in Africa.…
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10 May 2016 - 22:21 PM
On 2016-05-10 18:21:34, john wrote:What I found interesting in this debate is that those favoring hunting as a conservation tool provided solid data and case studies to support their argument…
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10 May 2016 - 07:00 AM
On 2016-05-10 03:00:21, Patrick Snorezing wrote:No. Killing wildlife does not contribute to conservation. There are far better ways of dealing with overpopulation of any species in the world.
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8 May 2016 - 09:47 AM
On 2016-05-08 05:47:53, Daniel wrote:The large undecided pre-debate vote seems contrived to me as this is such a polarizing topic, especially for someone who would go out of their way…
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7 May 2016 - 22:28 PM
I find the outcome of this debate very confusing. First, the motion being debated, as I understand it, was simply that hunters help to conserve wildlife. The motion was not…
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7 May 2016 - 17:54 PM
On 2016-05-07 13:54:09, Jeanne wrote:Anthony Licata's statement that there are 37 million hunters in the U.S. just didn't sound right to me, so I checked: According to the USFWS, there…
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7 May 2016 - 13:52 PM
to Don, many of these 'scientific facts' come from orgs or people who have an interest in hunting, USFWS, IUCN, WWF;;; many scientists are being paid or funded by hunting…
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7 May 2016 - 08:20 AM
On 2016-05-07 04:20:23, Steven Childs wrote:I'll have to agree with Don. The pro hunting side provided facts to support their position. Wayne Pacelle and the gentleman from Defenders of Wildlife…
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7 May 2016 - 07:02 AM
"Don", about them sharing overarching facts, pointed to broad based scientific consensus, and stuck primarily to addressing the motion..They "showed" no proof. What proof that is very visible is, the…
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7 May 2016 - 06:49 AM
On 2016-05-07 02:49:31, Kelly Carson wrote:Dale: why does the world owe you a living? We all lose our incomes for one reason or another. Plants shut down, companies down-size, products…
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7 May 2016 - 04:17 AM
These lies are the basis of their qualification as “charity organizations” which justify their 501 (c) “Non-profit” status. Preferentially reduced taxation and receiving of “donations” is one major mechanism for…
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7 May 2016 - 04:04 AM
I could not believe how often praise was directed at USFWS for having such capable "scientists". The head of USFWS is a hunter as are all his cronies throughout the…
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7 May 2016 - 00:39 AM
On 2016-05-06 20:39:04, nimrod30 wrote:If it were not for the skin of hunted animals, Europeans would not have survived the Dark Ages. I do not support hunting for sport, however,…
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6 May 2016 - 19:47 PM
On 2016-05-06 15:47:30, Don wrote:As someone who listened to this debate purely out of curiosity and without being predisposed to a side, I must say that from a debate perspective,…
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6 May 2016 - 17:45 PM
On 2016-05-06 13:45:14, Peter Ross wrote:Hallelujah! No brainer! Of course killing wildlife doesn't conserve it. DUH!
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6 May 2016 - 13:13 PM
On 2016-05-06 09:13:21, Dale wrote:Okay People I am a hunter and own a safari company in Africa . I will stop hunting these creatures however can you all , seeing…
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6 May 2016 - 04:27 AM
Right on the money...You don't have to kill the animal to contribute to conservation, just give them the money. Keep conservation beautiful without the blood shed. If you can't see…
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6 May 2016 - 00:25 AM
On 2016-05-05 20:25:41, dotstaraj wrote:To those posting links to humanewatch.org, can you please stop sharing content from a "Center for Consumer Freedom" website, an entity funded by the tobacco, alcohol,…
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5 May 2016 - 20:09 PM
On 2016-05-05 16:09:27, Karen Franzi wrote:Reform state wildlife 'management' agencies and commissions to be managed by real conservationists who understand the value of ALL species to the community of life.…
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5 May 2016 - 19:59 PM
On 2016-05-05 15:59:21, A. Balogh wrote:In response to Peter Garvin, here's THE ANSWER; Instead of hunters voluntarily paying many thousands of dollars to murder the animals, let them pay to…
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5 May 2016 - 19:32 PM
On 2016-05-05 15:32:08, Jeff wrote:It's pretty obvious to me after reading many of the supporting articles that those "experts" against hunting rarely, if ever, use any real data from conservation…
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5 May 2016 - 18:56 PM
On 2016-05-05 14:56:55, william huard wrote:Let's be clear here-Pacelle and Roberts clearly had a more compelling argument. Pacelle summarized nicely when he made everyone aware of how the pro- hunting…
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5 May 2016 - 18:53 PM
I am very pleased at the outcome of this debate. Really should have been a landslide win. The fact that this is a debate at all is ridiculous and only…
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5 May 2016 - 17:28 PM
On 2016-05-05 13:28:26, Maria Clara wrote:Stop this cruelty!!
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5 May 2016 - 16:25 PM
On 2016-05-05 12:25:47, Peter Garvin wrote:A debate like this definitely brings a lot of "experts" out in the open! Sadly most are seriously misinformed or driven purely by emotions which…
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5 May 2016 - 14:57 PM
On 2016-05-05 10:57:00, BRIAN GAISFORD wrote:This debate came about because of Cecil. A 100% illegal kill for fun. 13 other lion were killed in the same area all illegal kills…
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5 May 2016 - 14:10 PM
On 2016-05-05 10:10:04, Gillian wrote:Hunters choose the best animal to kill, not the weak, the sick or the old like predators do. They massacre beyond a sustainable number, killing an…
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5 May 2016 - 11:44 AM
On 2016-05-05 07:44:58, Nigel M wrote:In reply to John C below, you conveniently forget to mention that the species you refer to were brought to the verge of extinction by…
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5 May 2016 - 08:31 AM
On 2016-05-05 04:31:52, Alex Brown wrote:Non-hunters foot most of the conservation bill in form of preserving the habitats. The puny license fees and Pittman-Robertson tax could barely pay for anything.…
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5 May 2016 - 08:25 AM
On 2016-05-05 04:25:15, Laura wrote:Leave the wildlife alone. What have the sentient beings done to humans? Nothing! All they want is food and freedom just like humans.
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5 May 2016 - 07:38 AM
On 2016-05-05 03:38:38, Brent wrote:The ignorance of the non hunters is shocking, as evidenced in your comments. Habitat loss (you living in a city) is the number one killer of…
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5 May 2016 - 07:14 AM
On 2016-05-05 03:14:22, dotstaraj wrote:In some many ways, a hunter's claim that he hunts for conservation sounds like a rapist saying he rapes for procreation. Both are equally ridiculous rationalizations…
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5 May 2016 - 06:28 AM
The fact of the matter is, most of the earth's dry-land surface is and should be needed for man to live on. And animals which aren't below us in the…
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5 May 2016 - 06:03 AM
On 2016-05-05 02:03:13, Mark Wader wrote:One side's argument is all about themselves, their sport, their history, their enjoyment of killing. The other is all about, well, NOT themselves at all.…
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5 May 2016 - 05:25 AM
On 2016-05-05 01:25:07, sally palmer wrote:It is utterly impossible to be killing elephants in such large quantities and be conserving them at the same time. I guess the only way…
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5 May 2016 - 05:11 AM
On 2016-05-05 01:11:06, Pete wrote:Hunting is hardly worthy of being considered a sport and hunters are not worthy of being called sportsmen.
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5 May 2016 - 05:08 AM
On 2016-05-05 01:08:03, Maria wrote:No learn the REAL truth: http://www.whoattackshsus.org
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5 May 2016 - 05:07 AM
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On 2016-05-05 01:07:34, Donna Sutton wrote:I am not even going to watch this video.... Hunting is WRONG!!... I am not for it at all.. And nobody isn't going to try…
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5 May 2016 - 04:37 AM
On 2016-05-05 00:37:05, Kaiser Sose wrote:This was my first time watching this show and I found this debate puzzling. The pro hunters shared science, facts, and figures while the opposition…
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5 May 2016 - 04:16 AM
On 2016-05-05 00:16:34, Denine wrote:What I'd like to know, what does it matter who or what or which group, etc supports or contributes to wildlife conservation? It is the job…
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5 May 2016 - 04:14 AM
On 2016-05-05 00:14:08, Dennis wrote:Learn more about HSUS http://www.humanewatch.org/hsus-and-co-defendants-pay-15-75-million-in-racketeering-lawsuit/
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5 May 2016 - 04:10 AM
On 2016-05-05 00:10:27, John C wrote:There are numbers and number of species that have been brought back from the edge of no return by the hunters. Addax, Scimitar horned oryx…
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5 May 2016 - 04:00 AM
On 2016-05-05 00:00:59, Holly Moloney-Shaw wrote:Conservation is a joke. To say hunters "preserve" species is laughable. Hunters decimate animal populations as is evidenced by the pathetic few remaining elephants, rhinos,…
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5 May 2016 - 03:47 AM
On 2016-05-04 23:47:01, Anja Claus wrote:More discussion on the hunting debate. Does hunting make us human? http://www.humansandnature.org/does-hunting-make-us-human
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5 May 2016 - 03:35 AM
On 2016-05-04 23:35:09, Lydia wrote:we have had to cut short and cancel vacations because 1) the hunting/shooting in nearby woodlands wouldn't let us rest 2) hiking was risky with hunting…
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5 May 2016 - 03:27 AM
On 2016-05-04 23:27:42, ds wrote:Hunters MUST be stopped - it is NOT conservation.
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5 May 2016 - 02:57 AM
On 2016-05-04 22:57:06, Dennis wrote:Great explanation of Hunter vs. Poacher Catherine. Poachers are crimnals that steal from communities and destroy wildlife. Hunters pay millions to protect wildlife. Big difference.
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5 May 2016 - 02:50 AM
A person who has never taken another creature's life in person does not know who s/he is or what s/he is capable of. Those who go to grocery stores and…
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5 May 2016 - 02:49 AM
On 2016-05-04 22:49:17, mari smet wrote:First, I am AGAINST for all the reasons stated above; what's more, Second, I believe hunters LIKE to hunt because it "feels good", no more,…
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5 May 2016 - 02:40 AM
On 2016-05-04 22:40:28, Adam Ward wrote:would you rather the state or federal government spend your money to cull, or in the anti's words "murder" animals whose populations we've disrupted, or…
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5 May 2016 - 02:19 AM
On 2016-05-04 22:19:00, Chris wrote:To lump "hunters" into one category is a gross misunderstanding of what hunting is. It is not debatable that there are cultures, right now, across the…
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4 May 2016 - 23:48 PM
On 2016-05-04 19:48:02, Shelley Powers wrote:This debate is so black and white. There's a world of difference between hunting for white-tailed deer in Missouri, compared to hunting black rhino in…
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4 May 2016 - 23:46 PM
On 2016-05-04 19:46:45, Denise Long wrote:Trophy hunting is not a sport, it is an abuse of power and to claim that it funds conservation is a disingenuous attempt to justify…
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4 May 2016 - 22:59 PM
On 2016-05-04 18:59:16, Annoula Wylderich wrote:So, killing species helps protect them? Something very off with that line of thinking.
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4 May 2016 - 22:34 PM
On 2016-05-04 18:34:57, Brigitte Gaschnitz wrote:Sorry, in what world we are living? Hunting was necessary thousands years ago to protect us or to survive. Hunting in our Century is killing…
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4 May 2016 - 21:45 PM
""Tuesday, 03 May 2016 14:42 posted by Helen Data clearly shows that hunters pay VERY LITTLE into conservation (from link below) and that the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation…
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4 May 2016 - 20:19 PM
On 2016-05-04 16:19:22, Jay wrote:Hunting promotes conservation. This debate has long been a settled one. The scimitar oryx for example exists because of hunters. Elephants would have been long extinct…
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4 May 2016 - 19:20 PM
On 2016-05-04 15:20:59, manuela wolter wrote:To call hunting a sport is ridiculous, One has a gun,the other has nothing..!
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4 May 2016 - 18:34 PM
On 2016-05-04 14:34:52, Mel Culligan wrote:Hunting is wrong! Animals are not ours to kill! When all the beautiful creatures are dead, what next?
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4 May 2016 - 13:54 PM
On 2016-05-04 09:54:29, Gerhard Damm wrote:Throughout Europe landowners – communal, state or private – work hand in hand with hunters to preserve or restore habitats; to protect or create living…
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4 May 2016 - 07:24 AM
On 2016-05-04 03:24:21, Tess Husbands wrote:Only wild, native species, scientifically, biodiversity and bio means life, are the rivets holding spaceship Earth, altogether. Unlike native predator biodiversity, human hunters pop out…
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4 May 2016 - 05:47 AM
On 2016-05-04 01:47:47, Jean Clelland-Morin wrote:We are Mindlessly Proliferating our Human species, Invading the Natural Habitat of others and Destroying all in our path.
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4 May 2016 - 03:15 AM
On 2016-05-03 23:15:14, Kaiser Sose wrote:99% of these comments are obsolutely preposterous. I had to stop reading when one person claimed there is no need for hunting because it is…
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4 May 2016 - 00:10 AM
Hunters conserving wildlife? is that like men beating their partners helps women love to stay in the kitchen? Is that like beating the dog helps it behave or poisoning the…
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3 May 2016 - 23:27 PM
On 2016-05-03 19:27:18, K Boyd wrote:Hunting is not a sport. Hunting is killing for the pleasure of killing. Using conservation as an excuse for hunting is laughable. One day, in…
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3 May 2016 - 22:42 PM
On 2016-05-03 18:42:37, Helen Tam-Semmens wrote:Data clearly shows that hunters pay VERY LITTLE into conservation (from link below) and that the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is woefully outdated.…
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3 May 2016 - 22:05 PM
On 2016-05-03 18:05:19, Carolyn Kiss wrote:I am confused about the word " HUNTER" "HUNTING" . What is the true defintion? I have read many reports by Hunters..and the most say…
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3 May 2016 - 18:28 PM
On 2016-05-03 14:28:38, JA Malone wrote:Trophy hunters would like us to believe hunting both conserves wildlife and supports local communities. That we even debate the claim lends credibility where there…
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3 May 2016 - 18:12 PM
On 2016-05-03 14:12:36, Kathleen wrote:"When one touches a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world." ~~~ John Muir
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3 May 2016 - 15:25 PM
On 2016-05-03 11:25:25, Marilyn Williams wrote:This is not a sport, one is a defenseless animal or bird, the other tries to show what a "big man" he is by killing…
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3 May 2016 - 15:24 PM
On 2016-05-03 11:24:38, Marilyn Williams wrote:This is not a sport, one is a defenseless animal or bird, the other tries to show what a "big man" he is by killing…
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3 May 2016 - 08:23 AM
On 2016-05-03 04:23:40, deb taylor wrote:Deer, elk hunters, if you don't speak out against the atrocity of trophy hunting, you are just as bad. You will continue to be included…
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3 May 2016 - 06:52 AM
On 2016-05-03 02:52:15, Sam Shapiro wrote:First there is a need to separate U.S. domestic hunting from world wide trophy hunting, they are to radically different to be lumped together. Most…
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3 May 2016 - 06:01 AM
On 2016-05-03 02:01:33, Patrice wrote:Hunters are not saving the wildlife ! All wildlife maintains it self if the hunters would leave the wolves and bears alone and the couger ,…
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3 May 2016 - 04:00 AM
O.K. Trevor...What you are replying is that we need to kill animals every time our population explodes???? That's arrogant. People need to control their own population like China, they do…
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2 May 2016 - 22:24 PM
First, let's consider that in the early1900's, due to market hunting (hunting for profit) and subsistence hunting without regulations, many wildlife populations were at all-time lows and some were driven…
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2 May 2016 - 21:52 PM
I have noticed that the issue of sustainability has been presented many times as an argument against hunting in these comments. The concern I have with this is that it…
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2 May 2016 - 05:07 AM
On 2016-05-02 01:07:42, J. L. Wilson wrote:The killing needs to stop. The conservation/management agencies were created to limit or stop the needless extermination of our animals. Hunters were killing whole…
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1 May 2016 - 20:46 PM
On 2016-05-01 16:46:04, Trevor Filmer wrote:firstly we need to understand that we are not talking about the already existing Game Reserves - we are talking about the huge buffer areas…
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1 May 2016 - 13:45 PM
On 2016-05-01 09:45:07, Adam wrote:I can't think of a civilized reason to exploit a sentient being.
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1 May 2016 - 05:26 AM
On 2016-05-01 01:26:47, Patricia Volk wrote:To call hunting a sport is ridiculous, One has a gun,the other has no weapon.
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1 May 2016 - 01:27 AM
On 2016-04-30 21:27:11, Maureen McGil wrote:" So they try to compensate for this sense of inferiority by shooting something much stronger and braver than they are." John Cleese on Hunters
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30 April 2016 - 15:54 PM
On 2016-04-30 11:54:31, Sailesh Rao wrote:When half the wildlife in the world was destroyed in the 40 year span between 1970 and 2010 and when that destruction is increasing at…
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30 April 2016 - 06:51 AM
Andrew B do you mean this? European Parliament takes a stand against trophy... PUBLISHED 11:26 FEBRUARY 26, 2016huntinghttps://www.neweurope.eu/article/european-parliament-takes-a-stand-against-trophy-hunting/
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30 April 2016 - 05:27 AM
You know..I read these posts from what I'm guessing are hunters who know it all. At least they think they do..Everything about this is money money money. It's getting old.…
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29 April 2016 - 23:05 PM
I have come back to read these comments over and over. Quite honestly many are absurd. I can't even imagine where some of these people get these "facts". They are…
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29 April 2016 - 19:56 PM
If we are talking about the US only, I agree with the motion. Worldwide however, wild game has been sorely abused by the "Big Game Hunters" whose sole purpose is…
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29 April 2016 - 11:39 AM
On 2016-04-29 07:39:12, Soren lindstrom wrote:Change the word "hunting" to "game management" Manage the wild life resources sensibly, and scientifically. In Africa the wildlife must sustain itself ecomocally, and local…
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29 April 2016 - 11:23 AM
On 2016-04-29 07:23:28, Tamara wrote:The world is full of murderers - hunters are just another type who have been permitted to murder legally; or in the peaceful, secluded habitats where…
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29 April 2016 - 10:16 AM
Everyone - Ask yourselves the ultimate question - if animal extinction becomes fact, (as our species is spiralling out of contro) - what will then be hunted? At least UNESCO…
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29 April 2016 - 09:36 AM
On 2016-04-29 05:36:46, Julie wrote:It's our inability to recognize that our present course cannot be sustained, and to continue behaving in a way that will lead to our demise, that…
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28 April 2016 - 23:55 PM
On 2016-04-28 19:55:13, Keli wrote:I think this debate should include the likes of someone from the NRA, Sportsman Alliance, 10- LOCAL Humane Society branches, Feld, Inc in regards to the…
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28 April 2016 - 22:04 PM
On 2016-04-28 18:04:08, Lori Robins wrote:At $40 a permit to kill a mountain lion in New Mexico, and $50,000 to kill Cecil, the money is a small drop in the…
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28 April 2016 - 20:22 PM
On 2016-04-28 16:22:44, K.L. Edwin wrote:"Yes I get my information from repeatable (reputable?) Websites (PETA and HSUS?) And I once saw an interview on television with a local (presumably some…
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28 April 2016 - 18:48 PM
Most of the hunting in North America is about protecting rancher and other animal exploiters who profit off of the suffering and killing of both domestic and wild animals. The…
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28 April 2016 - 09:37 AM
On 2016-04-28 05:37:34, Andrew Baldry wrote:EU representatives state - 'The majority of the Members of the European Parliament believe that a ban of trophy hunting is not a desirable way…
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27 April 2016 - 23:13 PM
On 2016-04-27 19:13:38, Dalton wrote:Just last week, April the 18th to be exact, the European Union voted 80% in favour of suppressing a proposal to ban hunting. This suggests to…
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26 April 2016 - 21:26 PM
Jason Y, Don't need to discuss the facts because, I already know the about therm. Al your'e going to talk about is how it goes back into conservation and trickles…
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25 April 2016 - 23:47 PM
Hello Sandy, I’m not sure what “debate with myself” you’re referring to but I’m glad we can agree that habitat loss and poaching are that main two problems facing animal…
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25 April 2016 - 06:22 AM
God made everything that lives on the earth — including the animals. In the beginning, the Bible says, “God said, ‘Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds:…
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23 April 2016 - 07:30 AM
On 2016-04-23 03:30:39, Paula wrote:Psychosexual Inadequacy & Wife-Beating (from There's Nothing Sporting About Hunting and Fishing) "OUT OF CONTROL Edward Abbey dealt swiftly with the psychological aspects of hunting when…
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23 April 2016 - 07:29 AM
hunter2222 No, not everything was created by God. God created tje heavens and the earth and within that he created....the sea, land, light, darkness, animals, humans and the Sabbath day,…
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23 April 2016 - 06:47 AM
On 2016-04-23 02:47:16, Anna Vitale wrote:Hunting is not a "sport" and those who think killing a defenseless and innocent animal is "sportsman-like" or "macho" need to examine their movtives for…
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23 April 2016 - 06:28 AM
Jason Y....Not to mess the debate you seem to be having with yourself, but I can't agree with you more on one and only one thing you are preaching. Habitat…
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22 April 2016 - 19:58 PM
Hello again Christa, 1) “There are several inaccuracies in the IUCN report for example the worth of tourism to Tanzanians GDP versus the worth of trophy hunting.” Response: I think…
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22 April 2016 - 16:39 PM
On 2016-04-22 12:39:56, Debbie wrote:CONservation is a fraud!!! Please watch this video - https://youtu.be /y3zWau6zivY
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22 April 2016 - 08:55 AM
Could you people please stop trying to convince people that you do this for conservation....Studies have proven that this is not true.. Local people would benefit from this if it…
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22 April 2016 - 06:33 AM
On 2016-04-22 02:33:54, David Whitworth wrote:The only reason hunters " need to cull" animal populations is because our society is developing their natural habitat for house and businesses. We need…
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21 April 2016 - 18:20 PM
On 2016-04-21 14:20:49, Al Maki wrote:I hold a PhD in Wildlife Biology and am a life-long hunter. I have had the good fortune to have hunted on all continents and…
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21 April 2016 - 05:57 AM
Kathy simonik Could you please reference your peer reviewed study findings? I would be interested how you went about your "studies"
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21 April 2016 - 05:47 AM
hey anti's, all this nature takes care of itself. we should not interfere with nature. yeah you. you have a pet cat? maybe a pet dog? maybe a purebred? the…
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21 April 2016 - 05:27 AM
Lorainne Really? grow up. The animal activists vegans are so ignorant it amazing. Farmers want the animals killed and they don't care if its sport. they don't care if you…
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21 April 2016 - 04:55 AM
Theresa, could you be specific as to which population has been decimated by hunting, regulated hunting, NOT POACHING? they have been reduced by habitat desctruction. Many are at record levels…
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21 April 2016 - 03:16 AM
Sandy, isn't everything gods creation? the cotton that clothes you? the water you drink? the veggies you eat? the wood used to build your house? Yes, they are all god's…
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21 April 2016 - 02:07 AM
Hunters always go for the best animals which is usually the alpha animal. By killing that animal the strong genes are lost. The genes that's needed for survival. The result…
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21 April 2016 - 01:15 AM
On 2016-04-20 21:15:56, Denise Burns wrote:Unless hunting is for that family's necessity for food, then there is nothing right about hunting an animal or bird. Humans think they have a…
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21 April 2016 - 01:10 AM
Hi Jason, There are several inaccuracies in the IUCN report for example the worth of tourism to Tanzanians GDP versus the worth of trophy hunting. I am sure you can…
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20 April 2016 - 23:53 PM
On 2016-04-20 19:53:42, MarEugenia Pereira wrote:Do not Hunt Wild animals STOP THE HUNT!! Animals are being extinct YOU DON'T NEED TO HUNT FOR FOOD OT CLOTH STOP THE ABUSE!!!
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20 April 2016 - 23:13 PM
On 2016-04-20 19:13:09, dirthawker wrote:my impression is that non hunters are a bit hypocritical. they use mined products, oil, wood, leather, plastics etc. translate that to anything they use was…
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20 April 2016 - 08:35 AM
On 2016-04-20 04:35:29, Shad Trapper wrote:People who eat only veggies kill more sentient mammals and destroy the environment by letting someone else bulldoze millions of acres of natural habitat that…
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20 April 2016 - 05:35 AM
It annoys me that HSUS (a PETA front group which has no connection with any local humane society) is being given a forum here. Their true goal is to shut…
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20 April 2016 - 00:27 AM
On 2016-04-19 20:27:55, TB wrote:You're all a bunch of bleeding heart hypocrites. Most of you eat meat and think that hunting is something different. You're probably all the same people…
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19 April 2016 - 23:24 PM
While assertions have been made that those opposed to public hunting as lethal management are unfamiliar with wildlife and wildlands, I have not found this to be true in years…
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19 April 2016 - 17:43 PM
On 2016-04-19 13:43:56, Marco wrote:There are a Great MANY people in this world who are never considered in public debate and "public opinion" Because they live closer to nature. Have…
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19 April 2016 - 15:00 PM
On 2016-04-19 11:00:02, delamar landell maya wrote:I do not approve of killing wildlife.
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19 April 2016 - 12:35 PM
On 2016-04-19 08:35:13, Pierre Hundermark wrote:90 percent of people against hunting have never been in the outdoor environment. Or to Africa and actually seen what happens on the ground. I…
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19 April 2016 - 04:17 AM
Animals are Gods creatures too. I don't know how someone can look these beautiful animals and pull a trigger, ending their lives with no remorse. Seems to me they have…
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19 April 2016 - 00:35 AM
On 2016-04-18 20:35:21, Leisa H wrote:In 2006 they killed off the wolf population in Yellowstone because it was getting too big in numbers NOW they are killing down the Bison…
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19 April 2016 - 00:14 AM
On 2016-04-18 20:14:36, Roman wrote:We are still not conscious enough, at a collective level, to recognize that we, human beings, animals and all creatures are equal. We are equal in…
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18 April 2016 - 13:27 PM
Surely we'd all agree that to get from birth to death in as least painful a way possible, either emotionally or physically has to be an (unvoiced) expectation of living?…
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18 April 2016 - 12:44 PM
On 2016-04-18 08:44:19, Teresa Urduja wrote:Trophy hunting is not conservation because its a setback, and there are better ways to save these animals than by shooting them. Their numbers have…
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18 April 2016 - 01:21 AM
On 2016-04-17 21:21:09, SCOTT OJ wrote:When hunters whine about WILDLIFE eating the very animals that THEY want to Kill, I do not see how that is Conservation. And considering the…
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17 April 2016 - 16:23 PM
On 2016-04-17 12:23:21, Tina Gonnermann wrote:Mother nature has a remarkable way of tending to the environment and the animals that live on earth. There is no need for man to…
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16 April 2016 - 23:32 PM
On 2016-04-16 19:32:06, rob wrote:When you visit places like New Zealand, where the introduction of various alien mammals like domestic cats, ferrets and deer has wreaked havoc on the native…
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16 April 2016 - 21:20 PM
On 2016-04-16 17:20:26, Arlene Steinberg wrote:Top 10 Retorts to Hunter Fallacies Hunters’ arguments and rationalizations for their sport are so repetitive and predictable that, to save valuable time and precious…
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16 April 2016 - 11:53 AM
On 2016-04-16 07:53:17, Lorraine wrote:Get real people, hunting is not about conservation, it is wrong, wrong, wrong. Leave the wildlife wild and free where they belong. Hunting or should I…
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16 April 2016 - 09:18 AM
On 2016-04-16 05:18:48, suzanne wrote:Taking a life cannot be considered conservation in my opinion. The animals in Africa thrived before the big white hunter and his/her guns arrived, local people…
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16 April 2016 - 07:22 AM
On 2016-04-16 03:22:49, Glory wrote:The problem is MONEY. Hunting produces money and not the animal's protection. My concern is there are more criminals than animal lovers...
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16 April 2016 - 03:25 AM
On 2016-04-15 23:25:37, Cyndae wrote:My family grew up hunting deer and fowl. We also fished. Everything that was caught or shot was done for food. Without the right to hunt…
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16 April 2016 - 02:28 AM
Hunters destroy natures order by killing all predators.It it not humans right to kill /destroy lots of animals . The strongest genes are often removed,and used as a trophy on…
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15 April 2016 - 23:53 PM
Hello Christa, I’m not exactly sure what you’re asking…but if you’re asking when we will eliminate greed and corruption in the countries you mentioned, I can’t. However, and I’m sure…
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15 April 2016 - 23:09 PM
On 2016-04-15 19:09:16, MariaCNJ wrote:We have heard it before but the "Sport" of hunting is not a sport if only one side is aware of the "game". For a few…
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15 April 2016 - 22:35 PM
On 2016-04-15 18:35:33, caren wrote:Hunting of any kind is murder Lions Tigers Leopards Rhino Elephants is totally pointless they should be protected for the future generations otherwise we will have…
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15 April 2016 - 19:42 PM
On 2016-04-15 15:42:49, freevue wrote:I am staggered that a majority favor the motion that hunters conserve wildlife. when they are killing it ! The first comments are nearly all against…
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15 April 2016 - 18:54 PM
On 2016-04-15 14:54:05, Chris Rose wrote:Hunting in my opinion is poaching under another name. Results are the same, one dead animal. therefore I think that hunters should get the same…
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15 April 2016 - 16:41 PM
On 2016-04-15 12:41:58, Martin Parker wrote:I am well aware of all the arguments for and against, but I abhor hunting and all who take part in it. Of course populations…
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15 April 2016 - 16:37 PM
Animal welfare means nothing to hunters, it is always a game to them. Of course the "game" is entirely weighted on the side of the hunter/ killers. There are far…
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15 April 2016 - 16:36 PM
On 2016-04-15 12:36:56, Andrew Dicomites wrote:Hmmm. So the pictures of persons I have seen with high powered rifles and military combat clothing, coupled with huge smiles, while standing proudly over…
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15 April 2016 - 16:10 PM
to Jason This is from the IUCN report and please tell me when this is going to happen in countries such as Zimbabwe, Nambia, South Africa and Tanzania where corruption…
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15 April 2016 - 16:06 PM
On 2016-04-15 12:06:40, Alexia wrote:If you like conservation so much maybe you should do the same with people. Sure earth is overpopulated by humans and so many animals have extincted…
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15 April 2016 - 15:41 PM
On 2016-04-15 11:41:08, Tracy Meredith wrote:I have to say that this poll is FIXED. Thousands upon thousands of people are against hunting of any sort, specifically trophy hunting. It's dreadful…
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