My official apology.

[buckbustn]

OK so my last thread (the one about using a suppressor to shoot a drug dealer neighbor's emaciated. And violent dogs) seemed to stir up quite a hornets nest. I would like to clear a few things up here. One, I do not want any of you to think that I am some kind of remorseless dog killer. However much I feel these dogs need to be put down, I would not take it into my own hands to do so. Granted, I have shot many pets in my life including cats, dogs, horses, and cattle, however every animal shot was to ease its suffering only, not for fun or malice. That thread's sole purpose was simply a bit of witty banter that I thought was made quite obviously as such. I in no way condone the killing of healthy pets. I am an avid deer hunter as well as just about any other animal that is a legal game species, but I am also a conservationist when it comes to hunting. I eat what I kill and I never kill in excess. That's why I never really got into duck hunting with my friends. To me that is a sport of who can kill the most birds, not who can put a nice fresh bird on the table. As far as deer hunting goes, sure I like having my nice "trophies on the wall but any "trophy deer I have ever shot has been a mature buck that is beyond his breeding prime. I am a huge advocate of herd management, ie taking a cull buck over a young sexually active healthy buck. The ranch I hunt we even have rules. 1 you have to earn a buck by killing a mature does first. 2 no buck can be harvested that is less than a 3½ year old. 3 along with age nothing under an 8pt may be harvested unless it shows signs of bad genetics.
Sorry for the long rant but I have grown quite fond of this forum and the folks here, so I did not want any of you to get the wrong impression of me because of a harmless thread that got out of hand.
So once again I apologize.
Matt S.