For what its worth- my response to Bobby Cole of BioLogic.
It's good to have friends, but with friendship also comes the responsibility to tell your friend when he is messing up, doesn't it?
I read, albeit with some incredulity, your response regarding your thoughts on the WHA.
Wait and see for WHAT?
Once this show materializes the "jig" is up! Our sworn enemies have all the film they need to prove that all of us involved in hunting are nothing but a bunch of "users"- and the last straw is that we are willing to USE helpless animals, endangering their lives in a game, no matter how slim the percentages are, to gain fame and wealth. That's what the public will see, Bobby.
This is NOT hunting. Its a bastardization of hunting. But when our friends in the media get hold of it it will become the FACE of hunting to the 80% of our population we are going to need to depend on when the ballots get counted on a national referendum on whether you get to continue doing what your livelihood is dependent on.
What more could PETA/HSUS be hoping for? They will make huge inroads with that film and their $96,000,000 a year budget. Jeepers creepers, Bobby, they won't even HAVE to spend their money- their willing accomplices in the media are going to give them all the free airtime they need running us into the ground with this crap!
Just like when the ATA told all the state game and fish folks that crossbows would bring more participants into hunting, and all it ended up doing was offer the chance for lazy gun hunters to participate in archery season without expending any effort to practice- this thing is not going to be recruiting new hunters- it will be recruiting big white hunter wannabe's from the city, and gamers, who will come and dart deer behind fences -but they aren't hunters, Bobby. Never will be.
If you want to do something to help recruit new hunters, worry about "access"- to hunting grounds. That is the single largest problem with recruitment and retention of hunters. But then, you and Chuck already know that, as does everyone involved in the hunting community. But that doesn't sell much seed, and siding with Chuck and Farbman "might" sell a little more, so you're just going to ride that pony for a while and see where it leads?
For what? So David Farbman can make millions personally, and sell lots of land around the country to create a series of venues for this to be run like Nascar and BASS? Can't you understand the long term ramifications of this far outweigh the short term profits you may experience?
Wait? I don't think so. Why don't you play your fiddle while Rome burns? Me, I'm going to try my best to stop this thing and preserve YOUR future right to hunt. You sell some seed to Farbman.
Oh, and by the way, the 9000 acres where I've been planting your stuff over in South Carolina? No more. Now where are those Antler King and Tecomate Seed catalogs?
Sincerely,
Ray Hammond
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