Text and photo copyright Jim Robertson
Okay, so there’s sometimes more to sport hunting than just mindless plunking away at innocent, undeserving animals. Besides the selfish, sociopathic satisfaction they get out of snuffing out their fellow sentient beings, some hunters are also motivated by the prospect of eating the flesh of their conquests.
These so-called “sportsmen” (or women) are not starving or suffering in any way (outside of being burdened with a low self esteem) at the time they commit their offenses; they just have a peckish for something perversely pleasurable to them. Case in point, here’s a description, in a hunters’ own words, of how much he enjoyed consuming the flesh of a scarce, embattled trumpeter swan: “You would think it would be goosey, but it’s more ducky, tight grained, very flavorful. The fat was delicious. I plucked it all the way to the chin and used the neck as a sausage skin.” (From the article, “Utah hunters killed 20 rare trumpeter swans by accident this year. Here’s why that matters.”)
Clearly, some of these sport-eaters fancy themselves gourmets and may even pride themselves in their abilities to turn a deceased carcass into a delectable feast, but the same could probably have been said about Jeffery Dahmer and his unfortunate victims.
Serial Killer Robert Hunter and victim
And the fictional serial killer (based on an actual doctor incarcerated in Mexico), Hannibal Lecter displayed typical hunter-bravado when bragged to FBI agent Clarice Starling: “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chiani.”
Sorry to tell self-excusatory sportsmen and other unapologetic killers, murder does not magically become sacred once your victims’ flesh passes through your digestive tract.
Exposing the Big Game 
They justify their hunting by eating their victims. You should see the coyote recipes offered up on FB for the coyote killing contest sponsored by the fire dept coming up in Hancock, NY.
Talk about sick. … I’ll post it in the article, if you send a link.
http://www.facebook.com/events/2844788005595181/
Then there’s just so many pro and con comments with the con being the most rational and the pro being the most redneck and ignorant (from the hunters and coyote haters) generally speaking. I participated of course but do realize it was a pretty hopeless endeavor.
What? I actually cannot believe that firemen are a part of this.
So offensive. The other article calling people who care about the environment who drive energy efficient cars, eat less meat, don’t have children, etc. ‘virtue signaling’ was too much. We used to be called ‘preachy’ and nobody liked that either. People want to be able to do whatever they want without anyone spoiling their party. That’s why I say people are hopeless.
so I guess you could say my point is that these NY firemen are vice signaling with that FB page and all of the promotion they are doing.
In a pile of documents I received regarding a female wolf shot by a hunter “who feared for his life,” and shot the wolf that was hunting marmots a distance away, I was inadvertently (I assume) given an unredacted copy. The killer was a captain in a fire department, and had been awarded for bravery. I expressed my disbelief to a game warden, who told me that many of the poachers that are caught are policemen and firemen, and that those groups do not believe wildlife laws apply to them. So, squelch your surprise, men are as ‘Pappy’ Boyington wrote, “Show me a hero and I’ll show you a bum.”
I really am shocked at NY. I wonder if this can now fall under the federal animal cruelty statues.
You know, I don’t know why the states allow it. To me, when I seems to write off an entire group with my comments, it’s because this bad behavior is tolerated and must be acceptable, to these states and large groups of people. Or not important enough to do anything about. Where are the sanctuary places for wildlife? Where are the ‘good people’ I am always reminded of when terrible things happen? The few good are not enough and do not balance out the many who allow this stuff.
Even better, the Hancock Fire Dept. deleted/blocked all negative posts on their site regarding the coyote hunt, late this afternoon. They are beyond disgusting as far as I’m concerned and the hunters in the area who are participating are the lowest of the low. They are giving quite hefty cash prizes for most, biggest, etc. coyotes slaughtered, so I’m not quite sure how it’s a money maker for these lowlife firemen. At least 5 states have banned this crap, but it’s not nearly enough.
What’s wrong with New York state?!