Th fish, HAPPY? Ha! Ha! Ha! (...or 'L' 'L' 'L') ...Bill!
--- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > >  bill..you catch the fish... you release the hook and throw them back...they > swim away happy...merle > > >  > Here is south Louisiana it sometimes happens that hunters will set fire to > one side of a marsh and other hunters would stand outside of the marsh, > usually across a bit of open water, and then shoot the animals that run > towards them from the fire.  A similar technique was used by hunters in > Ohio years ago. One group of hunters would walk though a wooded area > flushing out the animals while another group would stand along a roadway and > wait for the animals to run out of the woods. Brutal. My father took me a > hunting for rabbits and pheasant few times when I was a child, I was allowed > a sling shot. I liked the big boom of the 12 gauge shotgun (I shot skeet) > but I could never see the enjoyment in killing anything. I used to bury the > fish that I caught when he took me fishing. Funny thing is that every fish > that I ever buried must have been eaten by other animals, because it never > failed that, the next day the small grave would be empty. >  Bill > > > > > Find what makes your heart singâ¦and do it! > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, September 10, 2012 6:07:15 PM > Subject: Re: [Zen] suffering > >  > KG, > > I do feed them some corn and table scraps but I live on 16 acres and there > are plenty of other things for them to eat too. There are many deer around > this area and most are fairly tame... > > Of course the hunters bait them by dumping corn under their tree stands and > shooting them when they come to feed.... > > To me that's a huge betrayal of trust, to feed an animal so you can then kill > it... > > Edgar > > > > > > > On Sep 10, 2012, at 3:41 PM, Kristopher Grey wrote: > >  > > > > > > Edgar, > > > >Do you feed them, or (perhaps unintentionally) present feeding opportunities > >with grass/garden, and thereby acclimate them to human presence? Just a > >thought, an interrelated aspect, not a judgment. > > > >KG > > > > > > > > > >On 9/10/2012 6:48 AM, Edgar Owen wrote: > > > > > >>Merle, > >> > >> > >>I have the same problem with people killing animals. Today is the first day > >>of deer hunting season here in NJ. Since I've lived here I've had continual > >>problems with hunters in all sorts of ways and have continually fought to > >>deter and prevent them, in particular from killing the wonderful deer > >>family that hangs out in my front yard and comes right up to me when I come > >>out the door. > >> > >> > >>It's a continual test of my Zen! And a continual lesson that Zen can indeed > >>be active in the world... > >> > >> > >>Edgar > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>On Sep 10, 2012, at 3:49 AM, Merle Lester wrote: > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> i dunno about you folk out there but i am no good at suffering... > >>>firstly my own and secondly witnessing others...human, animal or > >>>vegetable... > >>>suffering is no way to live > >>> > >>>Merle > >>>www.wix.com/merlewiitpom/1 > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
