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happyonthehill802 t1_j6d9pvj wrote

Reply to comment by maddkid53 in Someone shot a bald eagle on Lake Rescue in Ludlow. by cookmybook

My experience as a hunter has been the opposite. My circle strives for safety, ethical/clean kills, and we never shoot outside of season. Its important not to lump everyone with a rifle in the same category. Some of us just want to put food on the table.

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[deleted] t1_j6dgq63 wrote

They literally described people just like this, and admitted that ethical hunters don’t get press. They also said explicitly that they already are trying not to lump people together…

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maddkid53 t1_j6dmrrm wrote

Yeah, some of the hunters I know are also the most active and knowledgeable conservationists/naturalists. But I've also watched hunters shoot migrating shorebirds during goose season, been threatened by them while bird watching, and heard plenty of similar stories from others. Someone killed a Razorbill last winter, a species that we don't even normally get in VT and was a rare treat for the birding community :(

My ex's father was a hunter, and that was the best venison I've ever had. I'd never fault a hunter for filling their fridge, as long as they aren't filling it with eagle :P

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