Originally posted by veegan
[B]As for hunters.. not many people today hunt for their food. And I dont have any respect or tolerance for hunters. Native Americans however, I can respect. They treated the animals they killed with respect and they used every last bit of it. They didnt over kill, they didnt kill for "fun", they respect the earth.
So, you are basically saying hunters now a days don't give respect to animals and they don't use every last bit of the animal? Poachers and unethical hunters don't, but ethnical hunters do. Each year hunting organizations (Ducks Unlimited, Whitetails Unlimited, etc) spend millions of dollars funding for wildlife conservation, wildlife medical treatment, etc. If it weren't for hunters, the wild turkey would be extinct- it was hunters who donated money to the National Wild Turkey Federation to fund for their comeback, which is now 4.2 million strong.

My father and I have 100% respect for all the animals we hunt. We also use just about everything from the animal. We also donate money each year to fund for wildlife conservation. Once and a while we donate our game to the local food pantry to help feed the poor.

Don't mean to make you mad/start an argument, and sorry if I read your post wrong. I just wanted to state my facts/opinions as a hunter. Thanks.