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Originally posted by shakari:
As I see it, it isn't about changing their minds......... I appreciate we'll probably never do that but I don't think we should give them a gift wrapped cricket bat to beat us over the head with...... and that's exactly what most of the You Tube videos are!

Exactly!!!

Ivan - once again great topic - and I think that what you have said is so true - we need ( as the hunting industry ) to make sure we dont give the anti hunters a tool to use to attack our industry. SCI / DSC and any other club /org , should continue with their rules on how we can portray hunting at public gatherings.
The non hunter will quickly turn against hunting if they are subjected to animal suffering - wounded or mulitple shots etc . We know this is part of hunting and nobody is covering up but for the joe soap who has no beef with hunting this could turn them and as its the public that presurize politicians to ban hunting or restrict it.
Great thread .
Graeme

If we were more careful about what we did we would not have to be so worried about what was shown.

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Originally posted by Milo Shanghai:
If we were more careful about what we did we would not have to be so worried about what was shown.

That depends on how and where the video is presented.

You could go on safari and conduct yourself according to the highest moral standards, follow both the letter and the intent of the law, act the perfect gentleman and display the most sincere respect for the game, the environment and the ethos of the hunt...but if the wrong person gets hold of that video and edits it to his taste, you could end up looking like a depraved child-molesting psychopath.

John

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Originally posted by jwm:

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Originally posted by Milo Shanghai:
If we were more careful about what we did we would not have to be so worried about what was shown.

That depends on how and where the video is presented.

You could go on safari and conduct yourself according to the highest moral standards, follow both the letter and the intent of the law, act the perfect gentleman and display the most sincere respect for the game, the environment and the ethos of the hunt...but if the wrong person gets hold of that video and edits it to his taste, you could end up looking like a depraved child-molesting psychopath.

John

I do agree with you, John. If someone is willing to edit footage to the extent that the true course of events is no longer represented then there's nothing we can do to prevent negativity.

However, in far too many cases no editing is required.