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Bravo, Jimmy...
Rodney...
NREMT-Paramedic
Life is too short, enjoy it, go
fishing...
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Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 8:01
AM
Subject: [VFB] Re:
Environmentalist/Conservation - My 2 ¢ Worth
God put the plants and animals on this earth for our
responsible use. When "man" has to suffer in order to placate the whims of
environmentalists, therein lies the problem. However, wanton distruction
of same is unforgivable. It is also unforgivable for man to suffer
because of the actions of environmental zealots. What does it say about
man if he starves to death, but has beautiful forests overrun with deer, bear,
turkey, etc., etc. that he can't eat because of the
environmentalists?
My 2 ¢ Worth
JIMMY
D
Mike Morris wrote:
I think you start to hit the problem here. I tjink that a good part of
the reason sportsmen and "environmentalists" fail to cooperate as much
as they should is that many environmentalists are really what I call
preservation purists, they see any encroachment by man as worse than
sin, an abomination. True conservationists want to preserve what we
have so that future generations can enjoy it. How do you enjoy, or for
that matter really appreciate, the planet you have "saved" if you cannot
actually use it? I guy I went to college with epitomized this mentality
perfectly. He would lecture me endlessly on the destruction of our
wilderness areas and the desecration of nature etc. we all know one of
these. But when asked what he wanted to do about it his response was "I
want to go into these wild areas build a cabin and live there so I can
protest it. He could not really understand that his building a cabin
would negate his original goal. Do as I say not as I do.
Humans are part of the solution to environmental problems as well as
much of the cause.
Mike M
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Behalf Of Kevin W. Machon
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 11:24 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [VFB] Environmentalist/Conservation - FR&R
On the environmentalist topic, has anyone found Ted Williams article in
the
newest FR&R, "Bringing Back The Giants", about great lakes "coaster"
brookies mildly disturbing?
I'm fine with fishing magazines calling for removing dams and new
legislation and even picinkg out any political party for doing whatever
they're doing. But this article seems to cross some line. A couple
passages (and I'll try to not otally remove them from context):
"Although Wisconsin and Michigan still allow the mass slaughter of
potential
coasters in most of their tributaries," and "In 1989, despite an ugly
confrontation with the fillet-and-release crowd-". C'mon! Slaughter?
Fillet-and-release? What does that even mean? Keep some and release
some?
I know folks on the list here keep sone fish they catch for the freezer
(gasp!) - bass, trout, panfish, whatever - and I have some in my freezer
-
bass, trout, panfish and whatever - although I release 95% of what I
catch
as I'm sure most of you all do, too. I don't need to feel guilty about
eating what I catch, and I don't think anyoe who legally catches and
keeps
fish. This article seems like over the top browbeating.
Has anyone else senn this and have any reaction? Or am I totally
overreacting?
Sorry - had to vent.
Kev
Proud Member, Fillet-and-Release Club (whatever that means)
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Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.), TOWA, TF&G Contributor, GRTU Past VP. Past Pres. McGregor Rotary. Freelance Outdoor writer, humorist, half-assed Texan and collector of classic bamboo fly rods and classic golf clubs
Author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting Club", ©
JIMMY D's Fly Fishing Website:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html
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Jimmy D. Moore - © [2004]
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