Breaking news ... Grizzly bear hunt demise

[IslandWanderer]

So a meat retention law, would have solved this.

There was no need to ban retention of other useful parts of the animal.

I agree with you to an extent. The problem is that some people will be trophy hunting under the guise of using the whole animal. As hunters, what role can we play in changing the law to one of meat retention?

[rocksteady]

Glad I killed a West koots griz in 94, cause dont look like i will ever get the opportunity again.

[338win mag]

I'm an idiot because we have different view on a trophy hunt?

Yes,, you are an idiot...A real hunter knows the term "trophy" does not exist and is one dreamed up by the anti's, a term which you have used a number of times now.
Hunters who dont hunt grizz, such as myself realize that hunters need to support the grizzly hunt, otherwise the changes too our hunting may go deeper into stupidity and will effect all hunting, thats why I doubt you hunt at all.
Its an infantile response by the NDP to stop grizzly hunting, period, they wont stop there.

[firebird]

I agree with you to an extent. The problem is that some people will be trophy hunting under the guise of using the whole animal. As hunters, what role can we play in changing the law to one of meat retention?

"Trophy" hunting also means you are shooting the big old ones that are going to starve to death because they've got no teeth left in their mouth, or be killed my younger bears.

Thats what the antis dont realize, what's quicker a bullet or starvation, a bullet or a fight to the death?

[IslandWanderer]

I'm a hunter. I think trophies are great, but not the sole reason for hunting.

[firebird]

'Trophy' hunters arnt killing the sow with the cubs. They are after the big guy going to kill those cubs to breed the sow again.

Take the meat and the trophy. The ndp just went from allowing the possible waist of meat to a defined waist of hide, skull, and feet.

[IslandWanderer]

'Trophy' hunters arnt killing the sow with the cubs. They are after the big guy going to kill those cubs to breed the sow again.

Take the meat and the trophy. The ndp just went from allowing the possible waist of meat to a defined waist of hide, skull, and feet.

I agree with most of what you're saying. Allowing the hide to sit and rot is awful, but needed for at least the time being.

[rocksteady]

Every animal I kill us a trophy..

Where I was at, who I was with, how it all went down..

One of my favorite trophy hunts was being with my daughter when she shot her first big game animal. A 4 point whitetail.. All of my other hunts paled compared to the memories that day..

[gutpile]

It is to me , even thu I have yet to kill a trophy animal !

[338win mag]

I'm a hunter. I think trophies are great, but not the sole reason for hunting.

There you go "trophy" hunting, wtf is with that?
I cant ever recall one of my hunting friends saying the word "trophy"