Hunters have a successful weeklong hunt in OH

[Superfly]

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Hunters killed 116,004 deer in the weeklong gun season that ended Sunday, state wildlife officials said Monday.

Wildlife officials said as many as 450,000 hunters participated in the gun season. One hunter was killed and 10 were injured.

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So I guess those claims that hunting is dangerous is a bunch of Hooey, if I can use your word, MrBenchley.

Rate of death among OH hunters: 0.22/100,000
Rate of injury among OH hunters: 2.2/100,000

[MrBenchley]

1. If somebody getting killed is your definition of "success"

I'd hate to hear what you thought a "disaster" would be...

[Superfly]

2. Spin, spin, spin....

you crack me up.

[Fescue4u]

3. How many were killed snow skiing?

or on weekend getaways

or drowned in the pool

or climbing their stairs

Gotta keep things in context.

Being alive is dangerous, and eventually it kiss us all.

[DarkPhenyx]

4. By your definition then...

...every day on the American Highway is an abject failure. All hospitals are miserable failures. Every workplace is falling apart and horribly dangerous.

[alwynsw]

8. Do you have the same opinion of automobiles?

There's no need for them, either. We all know how successful public transportation is.

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[MrBenchley]

26. Koresh forbid

we should have public transportation, fewer highway accidents and less pollution...

But then I don't know many people who spank their crank and pretend to be a noble sportsman when they drive to K-Mart, either...

[alwynsw]

31. Yeah! Public transportation!

Let's see that work in rural America. (You know, where the people who feed you live. That place with all the crops and animals.)

[MrBenchley]

33. Hey.....

Let's do everything in America the way yokels do.....Let's tramp arround with manure in our boots and say stuff like "Land o'goshen!"

By the way, don't look now, but most of our food comes from huge agricultural corporations, who depend on the illegal immigrants gun nuts routinely scream and rant about for labor.

[demsrule4life]

32. I have had two friends that were hunters killed

by drunk drivers enroute back home from a hunt. So I feel driving to and from a hunt is much more of a risk then the hunt itself.

To put a face to it the person on the right side of the photo is Bruce Averill, along with his wife Katie owners of one of the best borzoi kennels in the states. Bruce and a hunter friend of his was hit headon by a drunk driver driving home from a hunt. Bruce was trapped in the van he was driving and burned to death. Why don't you anti's drop a line to Katie and ask her what is more dangerous. I'am sick of antis acting like the only people killed in accidents are those accidents that involve firearms.

http://www.geocities.com/khanzadeborzoi/home.html

[CO Liberal]

34. And I'm Getting a Little Sick.......

...of people who put out the impression that somehow a person is more noble if they have a gun in their hands.

What happened to your friends is tragic. But it does nothing to justify a pro-gun position.

[demsrule4life]

47. The wolf is a much more noble animal

than the lamb.

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

5. Another question

How many of the injuries are nothing more than twisted ankles from walking on uneven terrain?

Would some people here call those firearm injuries since the person was holding a rifle when they twisted their ankle?

[DarkPhenyx]

7. The Fed would.

They use the same logic when talking about Drunk Driving.

[DarkPhenyx]

6. It's good to see they got a good hunt in.

Bambi is pretty good eating. It should also go a long way toward helping to prevent the spread of CWD and starvation death among the deer population.

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Hunting is no more dangerous than 100's of other recreational activities we participate in. Are you grousing about the death, or are you just anti-gun and anti-hunting?

[CO Liberal]

9. Does That Include The Shootings Along The Interstate??

[Superfly]

10. Was that a joke?

Or do you take pleasure in making light of people being killed by some whacko?

Let's try to stay on topic, eh?

[CO Liberal]

11. Someone Is Apparantly Conducting a "Hunt" Along the Interstate

[Superfly]

12. Don't lump that piece of shit among the rest of us

That's quite a stretch, CO.

[CO Liberal]

13. He or She Had a Gun

That in effect lumps him or her in with all gun owners until he or she is apprehended.

[Superfly]

14. But not all hunters use guns.

Your logic is severely lacking, CO.

[CO Liberal]

15. I'm Not Gonna Get Drawn into a Battle With You, Superfly

From your original post - emphasis mine:

Hunters killed 116,004 deer in the weeklong gun season that ended Sunday, state wildlife officials said Monday.

[Superfly]

18. Fine. But I am not going to allow you to

paint your broad stereotyping strokes without a fight. Them days are over.

[CO Liberal]

45. OK.....

Then get your pro-gun friends to knock off the slanderous posts about Sarah brady, Dianne Feinstein, Rosie O'Donnell, etc.

[Superfly]

46. You have got to be kidding me...

they are the de facto spokespeople for the movement to restrict the RKBA!

[MrBenchley]

17. Perhaps it's just a "sportsman"

with "a viable and beneficial means of controlling swelling populations"...

[Superfly]

19. Stay on topic.

...

[CO Liberal]

20. I Think We ARE On Topic

from www.dictionary.com. Emphasis mine.

* * * * *

hunt ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hnt)
v. hunt·ed, hunt·ing, hunts
v. tr.

To pursue (game) for food or sport.

To search through (an area) for prey: hunted the ridges.

To make use of (hounds, for example) in pursuing game.

To pursue intensively so as to capture or kill: hunted down the escaped convict.

To seek out; search for.

To drive out forcibly, especially by harassing; chase away: hunted the newcomers out of town.

v. intr.
To pursue game.

To make a search; seek.

n.
The act or sport of hunting: an enthusiast for the hunt.

A hunting expedition or outing, usually with horses and hounds.

Those taking part in such an expedition or outing.

A diligent search or pursuit: on a hunt for cheap gas.

* * * * *

hunt·er ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hntr)
n.

One who hunts game.

A dog bred or trained for use in hunting.

A horse, typically a strong fast jumper, that has been bred or trained for use in hunting.

One who searches for or seeks something: a treasure hunter.

Hunter green.

So it seems that whoever is shooting up the interstate could be considered a hunter, in the broad sense of the word.

[Superfly]

21. Nope, you are not.

This is a thread about hunting wild animals as sanctioned by the State governement of Ohio. This is NOT a thread about some murderer shooting humans.

[CO Liberal]

24. No - It's About People Shooting Things

[Superfly]

27. CO, I posted the original story

it's about the successful hunt that occured in OH recently. It is NOT about a crazy person killing people.

[CO Liberal]

28. Apparantly.....

....that crazy person along the interstate has been successful, too - right?

[MrBenchley]

29. The score is one each...

[MrBenchley]

22. Exactly so...

Furthermore, how do we know that this isn't some "sportsman" who doesn't think killing deer gives him enough of a kick anymore?

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[slackmaster]

36. And that is also in very poor taste

Keep it up. You and CO are on a roll.

:toast:

[alwynsw]

30. Apples and oranges, CO

People abuse opoid derivative analgesics (such as morphine) - let's ban it

People assault and kill with cars - let's ban them

People kill one another with knives - let's ban them (that's how the Chinese got chop sticks)

People fly airplanes into building and kill people - let's ban them

People drown people - let's ban liquids

People commit arson, often resulting in the death of innocents - let's ban fire

People kill people with blunt instruments - let's ban hammers, baseball bats, pipe, tire irons, etc.

People strange or beat people to death with their bare hand - let's amputate all hands (feet, too for the karate and kickboxing crowd)

Are you getting my point yet?

On topic. A great hunt. Sadly marred by one death and a few injuries. My heartfelt condolences to the survivors of the hunter that was killed and wishes for speedy recoveries to those injured.

[CO Liberal]

37. I See It as Apples & Apples

Most hunters hunt wild game.

The asshole on the Ohio interstates is hunting people.

[Superfly]

38. No, he is murdering people.

And your attempt to equate the two is despicable.

[CO Liberal]

39. I Thought You Weren't Going to Be Responding to Me Any More....

...after the editing incident of yesterday....

[Superfly]

40. Um...I never said that...

unless you don't want me to.

[MrBenchley]

41. And if you did you can always edit it

and deny you ever did...

[Superfly]

42. You really crack me up

That's all you have on me and that's all you'll ever have. One word...

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[Superfly]

44. I never did get pissy, as you put it.

It was a non-issue that you refuse to drop.

[alwynsw]

48. If that is the case

You have the worst case of optical rectitis I've ever encountered.

How low can you sink? Equating a legal activity with murder is lower than whale shit.

[slackmaster]

35. As an expert in poor taste, I have to hand it to CO on this one

That was in REALLY poor taste. Darkly humorous, but very poor taste.