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<blockquote data-quote="JB1230" data-source="post: 4128159" data-attributes="member: 7608"><p>I posted this a few weeks ago..I think we have similar views and agree. </p><p></p><p>"Congrats on the deer! This is just a quick "IMO".... As most know, the number of hunters has declined over the last several years nationwide and the reasons are numerous. Fewer hunters means fewer dollars to support hunting and fewer people to promote the cause that everyone here dearly loves. Driving home through traffic with a deer strapped like that for all to see doesn't help the cause. While we don't all agree with those opposed to hunting or more so those who are indifferent (which means their kids are as well), imo if we have the time to go hunting, shoot a deer and drag it out then we have 5 minutes to cover it up. I'm sure there were many in traffic who saw that deer strapped like that and said "OMG how awful!". Those are the same people we complain about (me included) about being anti-hunters. They may not be anti-hunters to begin with but there opinion starts to get swayed when they see things like that. A soccer mom with 4 young kids in the car seeing that will garner the response from the kids, "ewww" and mom will tell kids to look away, now probably have 4 kids who didn't hunt and probably won't going forward.. you can see how that snowballs. We need all on board to support hunting, getting hunting numbers back up and most importantly to not turn those who are indifferent to hunting (that's ok!) into anti-hunters. We are only a drop in the bucket on TNDeer but you can see how we can impact a lot of people by our actions. This is certainly no knock on the guys who killed the deer because I've done it myself and got home and thought "what was I thinking". I plan on shooting one or two this weekend and will have them inside my suburban on a tarp. Years ago I strapped one over the spare tire on my SUV because I had no room in back and happily drove through Germantown. Later that evening wife and I went to a party and while in a conversation with another couple and she started to tell the story about something awful she had seen that day with a dead deer on a car (mine) in traffic (small world?). She said she and her kids were completely disgusted and she even called the G'town PO. I didn't mention to the couple it was me but my wife said later "could you at least cover them up on the way home from hunting?" During conversation with couple I asked other lady what she thought and she said while none of her family hunted and they didn't mind hunting but seeing things like that made her rethink how she felt and said her 4 year old daughter started to tear up when they saw the deer. I did not feel good about it and have never carried a deer in view since. </p><p></p><p>I'm certainly no saint myself but I don't want to look up in 10 years and have to worry about the future of hunting or wildlife which is all impacted if we continue on the decline of new hunters. Yes, things are way to ***** PC these days but that's the world we live in. Congrats again on the deer and let's cover them up..It's people like us (tndeer) who can do the little things to promote and protect our passion of hunting. Knock'em down this weekend. Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JB1230, post: 4128159, member: 7608"] I posted this a few weeks ago..I think we have similar views and agree. "Congrats on the deer! This is just a quick "IMO".... As most know, the number of hunters has declined over the last several years nationwide and the reasons are numerous. Fewer hunters means fewer dollars to support hunting and fewer people to promote the cause that everyone here dearly loves. Driving home through traffic with a deer strapped like that for all to see doesn't help the cause. While we don't all agree with those opposed to hunting or more so those who are indifferent (which means their kids are as well), imo if we have the time to go hunting, shoot a deer and drag it out then we have 5 minutes to cover it up. I'm sure there were many in traffic who saw that deer strapped like that and said "OMG how awful!". Those are the same people we complain about (me included) about being anti-hunters. They may not be anti-hunters to begin with but there opinion starts to get swayed when they see things like that. A soccer mom with 4 young kids in the car seeing that will garner the response from the kids, "ewww" and mom will tell kids to look away, now probably have 4 kids who didn't hunt and probably won't going forward.. you can see how that snowballs. We need all on board to support hunting, getting hunting numbers back up and most importantly to not turn those who are indifferent to hunting (that's ok!) into anti-hunters. We are only a drop in the bucket on TNDeer but you can see how we can impact a lot of people by our actions. This is certainly no knock on the guys who killed the deer because I've done it myself and got home and thought "what was I thinking". I plan on shooting one or two this weekend and will have them inside my suburban on a tarp. Years ago I strapped one over the spare tire on my SUV because I had no room in back and happily drove through Germantown. Later that evening wife and I went to a party and while in a conversation with another couple and she started to tell the story about something awful she had seen that day with a dead deer on a car (mine) in traffic (small world?). She said she and her kids were completely disgusted and she even called the G'town PO. I didn't mention to the couple it was me but my wife said later "could you at least cover them up on the way home from hunting?" During conversation with couple I asked other lady what she thought and she said while none of her family hunted and they didn't mind hunting but seeing things like that made her rethink how she felt and said her 4 year old daughter started to tear up when they saw the deer. I did not feel good about it and have never carried a deer in view since. I'm certainly no saint myself but I don't want to look up in 10 years and have to worry about the future of hunting or wildlife which is all impacted if we continue on the decline of new hunters. Yes, things are way to ***** PC these days but that's the world we live in. Congrats again on the deer and let's cover them up..It's people like us (tndeer) who can do the little things to promote and protect our passion of hunting. Knock'em down this weekend. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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