DaleH wrote:I am a shooter but not currently a hunter and I cant see why fishing is accepted as a past time (with plenty of TV coverage and advertising) when in all reality, hunting is far more humane, selective and controlled than fishing?
People uneducated bias.
I don't think people really see fish as "animals" for a few reasons.
a) They're not cuddly and people don't "like" them in the same way they do for a dog/cat.
b) A clean kill on a deer still has all the "icky" things people don't like - blood, exposed muscle, bone etc. Where as hooking a fish, no matter how traumatic to the fish is still pretty clean. You pull him up, unhook him, no mess, no fuss.
Not saying it's right - in fact it's obviously completely wrong - but that's the way I think it is.
As we know, people fight for causes which they believe are worthwhile, and too often these are due to emotional decisions, not intellectual ones.
If sure we've all had a conversation with someone who deplores the idea of a slaughterhouse; but still has their hamburger for lunch.
Is again animal testing; but doesn't check where their make-up comes from.
If someone shoots a bunny they're outrage; if someone shoots a rat they're happy.
The list goes on forever.
You're right though - If someone is against hunting, they should be against fishing for all the same reasons.
See you on the firing line.