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Can't argue with that. Was shown a diffrent one by the Hungarians.
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never shot driven hay bales..........
Is that a Hungarian roll in the hay?
Taken from our Afrikana page on FB:
STATEMENT FROM REBECCA FRANCIS: I feel it is my obligation on behalf of myself as well as my fellow hunters to respond to the mass criticism I have received ov...er this issue.
I don’t claim to be a game biologist and do not intend to argue specifics about the undeniable necessity of game management to promote the conservation and preservation of animals. There is no question that hunters contribute the most to the welfare of wildlife. I believe in the right to hunt. I believe that hunters promote wildlife more than any other source. However, whether hunting is right or wrong is no longer the issue at hand. Ricky Gervais has used his power and influence to specifically target women in the hunting industry and has sparked thousands of people to call for my death, the death of my family and many other women who hunt.
This has evolved into an issue about the morality of threatening human lives over disagreeing with someone else’s beliefs. It shocks me that people who claim to be so loving and caring for animals can turn around and threaten to murder and rape my children. Where is the logic in that? In a country that was created on freedom of beliefs, it is hard to comprehend that people are so intolerant of each other that they promote vile, disgusting, and explicit ways to invoke death upon others.
I am proud to call myself a hunter. I am proud to be a woman in the hunting industry. I am proud to be a mother. I will never apologize for these things. Hunting is a way of life I have known since birth, and I have experienced first hand all of the good that comes from it. Hunters will continue to unite to educate those who do not have a clear understanding of role of hunting in wildlife management. Hunting has been crucial to the balance of nature since the beginning of time, and it is even more crucial today.
I repeat I will never apologize for being a woman who hunts as I know that my passion for hunting and conservation is making a direct difference on the ground for wildlife. - Rebecca Francis
never shot driven hay bales..........
Cant say that I have either,but maybe there is a reason it's a female hunter over the bale
i aint even going there..........
After reading this post I want to say things that I rarely express on AH because I always want the discussion to be about the members and their opinions and thoughts and not about what I think, but this subject and particularly this post really hits a cord with me!
Firstly, I want to say how powerful this response is, Rebecca is not apologetic and that is great… why should she be? She stands her ground in the face of a lot of negativity, threats and harassment and that is to be admired!
Secondly, I want to ask all of you out there, HUNTERS & OUTFITTERS (or anyone in the hunting industry), why the heck are you still participating/using Facebook???? Seriously, Facebook has a very anti hunting behind-the-scenes agenda. I will not go into details but I have experienced more than my fair share of harassment from people and groups from Facebook, with no help from them to remove stolen content and blatant lies and false information. FB not only allows straight forward Copyright infringement (people stealing pictures from any website and posting them) it but condones and encourages it according to their actions… or lack thereof. As a business you have to go through legal channels to have owned material removed! I don't understand why any hunter or outfitter would use this website to share about a hunting lifestyle or "promote" their company; the negatives far outweigh the positives.
I, like Rebecca, have been threatened personally (weekly for years); for my family outfit in Namibia, for AH (I don't care for myself), but my wife and my daughter have gotten death threats (very personal targeted death threats)… how many things are wrong with that?
We have a great community here where hunters can be themselves, where we can share our common experience, which is more that I can say about many places on the internet, why as hunters should we support social media that does not represent us, what we love, our lifestyles and beliefs?
I have Facebook to keep track of my old friends from high school and whatever acquaintances I make. I can say that your description of attention whoring is quite accurate for some people whose identities will remain classified. I'm actually pretty quiet on my page.You are absolutely right 16 gauge. The whole Facebook think makes no since to people like us. Young people in particular, (not just teenagers) can't get off the crap. They want their so-called "friends" to know every movie they see and every french fry they eat. I will never understand it. If I want my friends to see a pic of a taken animal and myself, or my grand kids for that matter, I will send it to them either by email or a hard copy by regular mail!
Y................. Frankly this site appears to be the biggest and best on hunting Africa so outfitters will find more clients here than Facebook. If I were an outfitter I would advertize here and phuck Facebook.
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Come on. Im sure you would like to at least visit.
"...the topper is that they reveal that deep down, they, too, are murderous animals. Every word they type shows blood dripping from their fangs..."
"...who suck both at being humans and at realizing they are also animals, with all of the selfish, predatory instincts such status implies..."
2 very well put statements from above.
Isn't killing hunters, or stating desire to do so, a lot like a hunter killing another predator, such as say... a Lion, leopard, bear, cougar or cheetah for example?
I would say it is worse. Human life does not equate to animal life.
You are spot on about Facebook but don't forget Google, almost as bad. Unfortunately they are so big that boycotting them won't affect them, but it is the right thing to do. I never have signed up because I refuse to give ammo to the enemy. Frankly this site appears to be the biggest and best on hunting Africa so outfitters will find more clients here than Facebook. If I were an outfitter I would advertize here and phuck Facebook.
my $0.02