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[FlyingDutchman]

It is an interesting thread. You appear to be the sporty type. Good for you, keep it up!
Shooting pigeons for fun just seems animal cruelty to me though. I do not like guns. Funny x-bows are mentioned though. There is a nice particing ground for x-bowes in the polder, with moving fake animals on rails. I like that.

will check in again in a few days to check out the new 'interesting' posts.

Okay, see you in a few matey. Do not be a stranger you hear!

Remember, 'choose love'.

Love you too!

[sage & onion]

desertdudeshj ,

Certainly more interesting than anything you have posted for a while.

[BMreformed]

^^^oh I don't know! He had a bit of a rant about the Metro recently. Apart from that, the most interesting thing he wrote was that he posted from 'the can'. I take it that this is an Americanism for the toilet. Rather too much information for me. I hope he doesn't get type and wipe mixed up

[Frequentflier]

Why on earth would you want to go on a deer hunt FF? Deer are beautiful animals

Absolutely agree with you.
As I said, I stopped shedding any innocent animal blood a long time back. The part of the world where I live now is famous for hunting and fishing. But people here are also very caring about the environment. Its sparsely populated, and one of the past times is hunting. Not indiscriminately, but in moderation. We have elk, and moose here, and a particular type of deer called the Mule and I think the white tail deer. These are bigger than the ones you see in your part of the world. And very wild.
I used to like seeing the effect a bullet has on a big animal. I have used telescopes, and felt the thrill of a direct hit! But then I also had the opportunity to study something called ballistics as part of my studies. Whereas in the early days, say during WW1, it was thought that the size of a bullet is what mattered, the pendulum has gradually swung the other way. It is now known that its the velocity and speed of the bullet is what counts. A modern assault rifle like the M16, or AK47 has a very small sized bullet (.22) but very high velocity. This imparts a tremendous kinetic energy as it hits human/animal tissues, and produces a gaping wound, and a shock wave that travels with it through the tissues. It just has to pass within a few inches of say bone to shatter it completely. The shock wave pulsates as it travels through the tissues, and sucks in debris from outside like clothes, shrapnel, pieces of uniform etc. This is meant to knock a combatant out of a war for good at minimum cost! All in all, a very unpleasant state of affairs. I have never wanted to subject any living being to it, in fact quite the opposite.
A bow and arrow is very very low velocity, and perhaps the most humane way to kill an animal.
Moreover, you have to get quite close to the animal in order to bag anything, or you come away with nothing

[FlyingDutchman]

and felt the thrill of a direct hit!

Why? Because of the achievement (which I can somehow understand), or the thrill that comes from the hunter instinct?

[Frequentflier]

Why? Because of the achievement (which I can somehow understand)

I guess it was the sense of achievement, the killer instinct that is in all of us (particularly males), and the satisfaction of having hunted down something that you had stalked for days, all rolled into one. But I saw it for what it was; cruel and maybe fuelled by some hormonal high. I dont want to do it anymore. Stopped years ago.

[rayznack]

I've considered giving up mammal meat. I don't have a problem eating turkey or chicken, but any animal with an intelligence approaching a dog's I could definitely give up eating.

I remember the scene from Powder where the hunter felt the deer's pain it shot as it was dying. I don't have a problem with hunters (except trophy hunting) but I'd personally choose hunting turkey over deer any day, personally.

[Frequentflier]

I've almost given up red meat. Apart from the cruelty considerations, it contains lots of toxins and is not good for your body systems.
Frog meat is ok. Yummy
Btw, many years ago, there was a Korean restaurant in Dubai very popular with Koreans (naturally) where it was discovered after a couple of years that they were serving dog meat! It was closed down by the authorities. I believe its in business again, but under new management.

[BMreformed]

I've considered giving up mammal meat. I don't have a problem eating turkey or chicken, but any animal with an intelligence approaching a dog's I could definitely give up eating.

I remember the scene from Powder where the hunter felt the deer's pain it shot as it was dying. I don't have a problem with hunters (except trophy hunting) but I'd personally choose hunting turkey over deer any day, personally.

That's interesting Ray. I wish you'd post in general more often!

--- Oct 14, 2012 ---

Frog meat is ok. Yummy

The first Mr BM was partial to a frogs leg. Minging. Between them and Octupus, he always reeked of garlic. I should have posted this in 'what makes your stomach churn'.

They say bratwurst is made from horse meat. Don't know if it is but they are bloody good with a bit of curry sauce.

[FlyingDutchman]

I've almost given up red meat.

Red meat and white fish are 'feel good' foods. Some ingedients in there that make us feel better. As a matter of fact, it has been researched and mental disorders are more likely with those not eating 'feel good' foods. Of course, you can always get those ingredients in pills nowadays, so you can substitute. I know it works of me, a nice BBQ-ed steak with a red wine tends to make my day.

[Frequentflier]

In support of what you are saying FD, I was reading somewhere that human brain developement only happened when our ancestors (ape like) discovered millions of years ago when they split open the bones of their prey, the bone marrow inside it. They took an immediate liking to this, and gobbled it up with relish. This, it is beleived, led to the phenomenol developement of the human brain. But marrow being very high in fats, led to other problems like hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).
But we all have to die SOMEday of SOMEthing!

[FlyingDutchman]

But we all have to die SOMEday of SOMEthing!

That is very true . You have to care of yourself. I also read that every man will get prostate cancer, if he lives long enough. I'd rather go shagging, with a beer in my hand, foottie on tellie while singing the national anthem. For the queen and the motherland .

I won't start with my thoughts on brain development, because I donot feel like typing much today.

[BMreformed]

I'd rather go shagging, with a beer in my hand, foottie on tellie while singing the national anthem. For the queen and the motherland

I hope you keep your team shirt on FD.