Trophy Hunting and Sportsmanship

[RC]

Okay a real sportsman...""""""""Or is a sportsman the guy who picks up beer bottles on the sides of forest roads outside from doing it in hunting season"""""" even picks up the ones not worth a nickle..! :shocked2: okay...i'll go bother someone else...hey halftail? you busy? :winking: RC

 

[BRUN]

So ....whats your point?Are those your beer bottles Im collecting? :yakyak: :blah:

 

[RC]

NO NO NO! i need my nickles! besides, i don't drink during huntin season...honest! course 3 1/2 miles walkin into camp be a fer piece to carry beer..but yer right, that aggravates me to death,,,litter! gees they can get a deer out'a the woods but a candy bar wrapper,a samwich bag,or those dang juice box cartons..gees! used to be shotgun shell boxes.....by the hundreds...are that stuff heavier when it's empty? an don't even get me started on the roadside "golden arches" bags.. :cursing: :cursing: :cursing: :cursing: I cry with the indian! no respect,it's awful!.... okay gotta go clean out the truck...it's almost full.... :shocked2: RC

 

[Claude Mathis]

We've had discussions about ethics before and like morals, they seem to be rather subjective. Ethics seem to be something that each of us determines on our own. After all, there are animal rights groups that feel that hunting itself is unethical.
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Are you waiting for someone to say a sportsman is someone who also picks up their trash when leaving the feild,or picks up someone elses trash,or some one who picks up someone elses discarded fishing line that was left by the lake or stream?Or is a sportsman the guy who picks up beer bottles on the sides of forest roads outside from doing it in hunting season because he cant stand to look at the trash he see's?
Is this what your wanting to read?I think this on top of what I wrote before is what a sportsman is to me.I figured it all went hand in hand.
Anymore questions?If not go bug someone else :grin: :surrender:

Actually, I didn't ask you a question (notice the lack of a question mark in my statement), I merely offered an idea that has been expressed in previous discussions. It wasn't meant to "bug you" or challenge your position, but merely to add to the dialog.

 

[BRUN]

The bugging part was meant as a joke. :v :grin:

 

[Claude Mathis]

The bugging part was meant as a joke. :v :grin:

Understood. Sometimes I take things a little too literally. Sorry. :v

 

[John Wasmuth]

My concept of a sportsman in this context was that a "sportsman" hunted game that was legal, in a legal and respectful manner. Respectful not only for the game but other hunters and property owners as well.

I think past generations defined "sportsman" as someone who played by the rules and who was someone to be admired and respected for their integrity. I think the definition has become somewhat clouded today.

When I hear the word "sportsman", I think of "sportsman-like conduct", "sporting-chance", etc. These are all terms used in competition and I don't equate hunting with being a "sport". That is, it's not a competition where you compare your score with, or compete against others.

But, that's just me; someone who's never been into team sports. I also don't like the term "sportsman" because the term doesn't seem to mean what it used to. Today, you can be a woman-beater, use steroids, take drugs, have several drunk-driving arrests, fight with the police, etc. and still be a popular "sports figure".

Having said that, I don't care what other people call themselves. We all know who and what we are regardless of the labels. We label ourselves with our actions.

Well said my friend, well said.