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Yeah hunting is not in the same moral landscape as some of the Texas wild hog "hunts". A lot of people are drawn to it because it involves shooting semi automa

Yeah hunting is not in the same moral landscape as some of the Texas wild hog "hunts". A lot of people are drawn to it because it involves shooting semi automatics at fleeing pigs from a helicopter, without even gathering the meat. Killing an animal for meat/hide/oil or as part of a cull is in a different universe from gleefully shooting at them as a form of entertainment.

salawat 4y ago
Username checks out. >Yeah hunting is not in the same moral landscape as some of the Texas wild hog "hunts". A hunt is a hunt. >A lot of people are drawn to it because it involves shooting semi automatics at fleeing pigs from a helicopter, without even gathering the meat. I don't know anyone loaded enough to dedicate a vehicle that can require up to 10 hours maintenance per flight hour to hog hunting on the regular, but I suppose with all the Cali money heading Texas' way that might be a thing. Fewer still who can even pull off a shot reliably/safely from that platform. That semi-automatics are used isn't even controversial. When you're dealing with a pest that isn't guaranteed to go down in one shot, you don't hanstring yourself with unnecessary handicaps. I also assure you, the maintenance and loading just for the firearm for the expedition is no small investment of time or resources. Most land owners I know have a rifle and a truck, and even then, it's ususlly a dedicated field truck, because you do not want to get stuck out in bumf Texas. We still have areas you can effectively get lost in. Stop romanticizing hunting (which is exactly what you're doing when kavetching about how people hunt). It's a fact of life, and an important part of ecological stewardship. If you don't handle hogs on your property when they become a problem, they just stick around and become someone else's. If you'd like to share the address of your property, I'm fairly sure it would be no trouble at all to wrangle up a few specimens and ship em out to you so you can get hands on experience. Might want to warn your local gov and neighbors though. It can rapudly get out of hand...
wyager 4y ago
> Yeah hunting is not in the same moral landscape as some of the Texas wild hog "hunts". You're right, but in the wrong direction. TX hog hunts are strictly necessary for the protection of agriculture. > A lot of people are drawn to it because it involves shooting semi automatics at fleeing pigs from a helicopter A) almost no one does it this way - too expensive. B) this does sound incredibly fun. > without even gathering the meat. This is not true. In many cases the meat is inedible (e.g. if they've eaten some kinds of fertilizer the fat turns blueish), but when it is edible, local farmhands will typically cook it. I've been to several mexican style barbecues with this meat. > gleefully shooting at them as a form of entertainment It's because they're incredibly destructive to agriculture (plants and animals). Where are you getting this from?

salawat 4y ago

Username checks out. >Yeah hunting is not in the same moral landscape as some of the Texas wild hog "hunts". A hunt is a hunt. >A lot of people are drawn to it because it involves shooting semi automatics at fleeing pigs from a helicopter, without even gathering the meat. I don't know anyone loaded enough to dedicate a vehicle that can require up to 10 hours maintenance per flight hour to hog hunting on the regular, but I suppose with all the Cali money heading Texas' way that might be a thing. Fewer still who can even pull off a shot reliably/safely from that platform. That semi-automatics are used isn't even controversial. When you're dealing with a pest that isn't guaranteed to go down in one shot, you don't hanstring yourself with unnecessary handicaps. I also assure you, the maintenance and loading just for the firearm for the expedition is no small investment of time or resources. Most land owners I know have a rifle and a truck, and even then, it's ususlly a dedicated field truck, because you do not want to get stuck out in bumf Texas. We still have areas you can effectively get lost in. Stop romanticizing hunting (which is exactly what you're doing when kavetching about how people hunt). It's a fact of life, and an important part of ecological stewardship. If you don't handle hogs on your property when they become a problem, they just stick around and become someone else's. If you'd like to share the address of your property, I'm fairly sure it would be no trouble at all to wrangle up a few specimens and ship em out to you so you can get hands on experience. Might want to warn your local gov and neighbors though. It can rapudly get out of hand...

wyager 4y ago

> Yeah hunting is not in the same moral landscape as some of the Texas wild hog "hunts". You're right, but in the wrong direction. TX hog hunts are strictly necessary for the protection of agriculture. > A lot of people are drawn to it because it involves shooting semi automatics at fleeing pigs from a helicopter A) almost no one does it this way - too expensive. B) this does sound incredibly fun. > without even gathering the meat. This is not true. In many cases the meat is inedible (e.g. if they've eaten some kinds of fertilizer the fat turns blueish), but when it is edible, local farmhands will typically cook it. I've been to several mexican style barbecues with this meat. > gleefully shooting at them as a form of entertainment It's because they're incredibly destructive to agriculture (plants and animals). Where are you getting this from?