Merle, That's not true. The hook and even more it's removal damages and sometimes even breaks the fish's mouth. I suspect many are unable to eat or die from infections...
Edgar On Sep 10, 2012, at 7:45 PM, Merle Lester 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 sing…and do it! > > > From: Edgar Owen <[email protected]> > 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 >>>> >>> >> >> > > > > >
