I received the following comment from a Facebook friend today:
“Hey Jim. Just finished your book. When reading the chapter about the mind of the hunter, I recalled something I witnessed back in 2006 when I worked for my state’s Dept. of Natural Resources. It was bowhunting season for deer, and a bunch of camo-clad yahoos were gathered in the parking lot early in the morning in the park where I worked. One of them said to the others, ‘I need to kill something. Me and my old lady had a fight.’
“So this ignorant A-Hole went out in search of a deer to kill because he was angry at his wife. Just proves exactly why these psychos hunt, and it sure doesn’t have anything to do with conservation, or loving the animals they kill, or any other lame excuse they come up with. They are sick and twisted people, and need to be called out on their BS at every turn.”
This goes a long way to explain why most hunters like to kill innocent animals. It’s typical serial killer motivation: a transference of victimhood; a self-esteem thing. Simply put, killing makes them feel better.

…so very very sad..my heart bleeds! ..thank you for getting the truth re: (serial killing) hunting out there, Jim
You’re welcome
What would we do without your blog, Jim!!
I don’t know, but I’m glad to hear you appreciate it;)
There is an estimate among many members of the American Psychiatry Association that likely, at least 20% of the population either borders on or is in full state of psychopathy. To me, those numbers would account for the many low brow sociopathic players in our government, namely certain individuals in the BLM and DOI, congress, the congressional horse posse’, Idaho, Montana sport hunters, sport hunters and trappers in general, idiots like the ‘feel better’ guy, and animal and child abusers.
It’s even encouraged – I’m sure we’ve all read about the society-condoned ‘let them get it out of their system’ approach. Only it never gets out of their system. Blech!
“machismo” ain’t it great?!