Elf Killer
A few years ago I called home to tell my wife I had shot an elk and was coming home. Later, she overheard my daughter telling her cousin, "My daddy caught an elf, and he's bringing it home."
No, Dear. Daddy killed Bambi.
Today, a Spectrum reader editorializes:
It may be easy to kill a wild animal -- but how can anyone ever forget the defenseless creature whose life was ended when he pulled the trigger?
I disagree entirely with the premise. To me, it seems quite improbable that a deer or any other ungulate would be able to get a hoof through the guard to pull the trigger. But if one did off itself in the manner she describes, it indeed would be unforgettable.
Now, as for hunters forgetting the memory of a kill, that would be bad. Therefore, I suggest getting the head stuffed.
No, Dear. Daddy killed Bambi.
Today, a Spectrum reader editorializes:
It may be easy to kill a wild animal -- but how can anyone ever forget the defenseless creature whose life was ended when he pulled the trigger?
I disagree entirely with the premise. To me, it seems quite improbable that a deer or any other ungulate would be able to get a hoof through the guard to pull the trigger. But if one did off itself in the manner she describes, it indeed would be unforgettable.
Now, as for hunters forgetting the memory of a kill, that would be bad. Therefore, I suggest getting the head stuffed.
posted by steve u. at 1/02/2005
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1 Comments:
Steve,
you make a couple of good points, hunting generates some great memories and taxidermy adds jobs and income to the rural Utah. Hunting also provides some great food for the table, we love to eat Elk, Salmon, etc.
Everyone who eats meat is a hunter, some just subcontract out the killing.
Wildlife was nearly extinct in Utah, and now Bison, Bighorns, mule deer, elk, antelope, mountain goats, wild turkey, moose, and waterfowl thrive for everyone to see, largely due to hunters money and conservation efforts!
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