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Originally posted by DLS:
Poor Marcus, he just doesn't get it. Follow this link to read the latest thread on his CW Facebook page, where he and I disagree on whether his comments were anti-hunting.

https://www.facebook.com/campi...ts/10150737878095380

Says it's unavailable. A cut and paste is probably better if you want to share the information. Many of us avoid Facebook.

I'm curious, do you know if Mr. Lemonis is aware of this?


HARARE — Zimbabwe's parks authority on Monday said US property magnate Donald Trump's sons were licensed to hunt game on a trip two years ago, after photos of their trophies sparked online outrage.

Trump's sons Donald Junior and Eric made a hunting expedition in Zimbabwe in 2010. Their pictures went viral on social media this month, showing them posing next to carcasses of a leopard, an elephant, a crocodile and an array of other animals.

The images drew condemnation on Facebook and Twitter, where their hunting trip was slammed as unethical. Donald Trump Jr has insisted on Twitter that he did nothing wrong.

"They were accompanied by a professional hunter, and we have done a background check on him and his licence is still valid," Caroline Washaya-Moyo, spokeswoman for the parks authority said in a statement.

"Also with the Trump brothers was a ranger from the parks department who was monitoring the hunt. The animals they hunted are available for hunting in Zimbabwe."

Although leopards are endangered, she said they can be hunted under strict conditions set by the Convention for the Trade in Endangered Species. Zimbabwe's parks have a quota of 500 leopards that can be hunted each year, she added.

The statement came after Johnny Rodriguez, chairman of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, said his organisation was investigating whether the Trump brothers' hunt was legal.

The trip was organised by Pretoria-based Hunting Legends International, which specialises in big game hunts for the wealthy. The company has also insisted that the big game hunt near Victoria Falls was done by the book.


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As important is it may be to collectively react in negative fashion toward persons/organizations such as Marcus Lemon and Camping World, it is paramount to react positively toward persons/organizations that we deem to be doing it right.

Upon reading of the Trump boy’s backlash I recalled last year’s controversy involving Bob Parsons of GoDaddy.com. As I have never been nor intend to become a Camping World customer, voting with my wallet will have zero impact on them. Conversely, I am a customer of GoDaddy.com and have been so for five years. I recently called them and extended my current services (website, domain names, email hosting, etc.) through 2015 and added some additional services. Although this may not represent a huge commitment in terms of dollars, it sends the positive message I wanted to deliver. Additionally, I sent a short note to Mr. Parsons voicing my continued support and personally thanking him for the contributions he makes to hunting.

Frostbit, as you wish, here is the link:
https://www.facebook.com/campi...ts/10150737878095380

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Originally posted by DLS:
Frostbit, as you wish, here is the link:
https://www.facebook.com/campi...ts/10150737878095380

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Here is a copy and paste of the Facebook posts:

When is Marcus Lemonis going to publicly issue a legitimate, sincere retraction for his ill-advised comments that were anti-hunting? He took the bait offered by anti-hunting groups like PETA, and poked his finger in the eye of all law abiding, ethical hunters in the process. I guess he never stopped to think that nearly all hunters are also campers. Marcus, it's time to REALLY apologize and retract your comments...or step down.
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Camping World My comments were not anti hunting. You can find my press conference online at POMA's website.
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Dan Sozzi Jr. Mr. Lemonis, not only were your comments anti-hunting, they were based on a very incomplete understanding of African hunting done by foreign sport hunters. As you now are aware, the Trumps did NOT hunt any endangered species, as Zimbabwe h...
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Dan Johnson Why not post a link or your full statement here Mr. Lemonis? I had to Google POMA and then search their site just to find the information you referred. Appears one must be a member for full access. Are you afraid your anti-hunter customers will be upset? Or are you trying to ride both sides of the fence? Which is it?

Myself and a lot of other CA hunters hit Camping World’s Facebook page on the day his “apology” went out. During the day, all of our post were up, then towards the end of the day, they were all gone. Marcus Lemonis was personally on Facebook commenting on post and denying that any were deleted (then those post were deleted). For +6 days, almost every pro-hunting post was taken down, and every anti-hunting post remained up. If you pointed out that some were deleted, you were blocked.

If you have a Facebook account, please stop by the Camping World page. Everyone that has anything to do with Camping World is reading it, and its working! You know you’re doing something right when the CEO of a large company has to come on Facebook and delete your post!

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pa...045646298691?sk=wall

Has the site been shut down ?? or am i at the wrong FB site.

You can find the thread by clicking on that link, I just did and it worked fine.

I've also started another post/thread on Camping World's facebook page, taking the story about Zimbabwe investigating the Trump's hunt and determining that it was all legal and above board. See that thread here: https://www.facebook.com/#!/campingworld