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ban nock's avatar

While the impetus for wearing camo might come from the fashion and artists mentioned, of which I am of course unfamiliar, it's nice to see. Coincidently Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan are the states with the highest number of hunting licenses sold in the US.

If wearing a hat makes hunting and guns more acceptable to the general public, I'm all for it. I'd also ask people to remember that hunting is meat, and for many families, meat is a good thing in times and places of high unemployment. A deer yields 30 or 40 lbs, and elk 200, and a moose 300. Bears give up lots of good fat, prized for cooking especially pastries, and mountain lion is the other white meat.

Where and what is River Page hunting this year?

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Steve's avatar

"Where and what is River Page hunting this year?"

Tofuelope?

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Leonard Greco's avatar

Curious , unlikely nod of familiarity from here, from a gay, vegan, urban dwelling artist. Yes to the hunting endorsement as well., while I abstain from meat, I recognize many do not. Hunting , and hunters, I have come to see is frequently the most ethical and conscientious way of meeting that need. My most recent LL Bean catalog was the hunting issue, chockablock with camouflage and blaze orange. Madame Vice President's step-princess may think she's cornered the camo market , but she hasn't

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Ruth Henriquez's avatar

You're right about hunting being the most ethical source of meat. I've seen people sitting in front of plates of factory-farmed ham knocking hunters for their cruelty.

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Ruth Vanita's avatar

Yes, we need to know whether River has true American credentials, which involve killing animals. And everyone who kills animals eats them. No one hunts for "sport" or to claim a "trophy." Let's not mention that most of the one billion land animals eaten a day are tortured and slaughtered in factories.

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ban nock's avatar

It is a felony to not harvest the meat from all the big game animals I mentioned. By definition there is no trophy hunting in the United States. Yes, every big game animal is eaten.

We evolved as hunters, others of us became cows.

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Steve's avatar

How can you tell if someone is a vegan? Don't worry they'll tell you.

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