Just got this email from a co-worker. Company newsletter ran a piece on my trip. Ha Ha


Jeff

I was browsing through your African Safari and in particular the photos that were on view. The first few were interesting but I'm afraid the photos of dead anteloop, giraffe, monkey and a mongoose was not only distasteful but was inappropriate for a company's news letter. The people who allowed these photos to be released should have better decision-making standards as some people can be offended by such photos.

James **unc**
(Typesetting Line Supervisor)

Yeah, well, that's his opinion. If you know of other people who liked the photos, make sure they let the powers-that-be know as much so they're not afraid to publish pictures of your NEXT safari.

George

We had some guests for dinner once, and one of them started off on the wrong foot as soon as he say all my trophies.

I was doing a BBQ, and as the food was ready to serve, I made sure he had only vegetables on his plate!

Walter said "he is going to be upset"

The look on his face as we all sat down to eat was priceless!

He kept looking right and left, and back onto his own plate.

I said to him "I did not want to insult you by serving you meat, as you seem to be so against killing animals"

He said "that is different. Cattle are bred for food"

The friend who brought him along snapped at him; "Nigel, shut up! And eat what you are given. You deserve whatever you get for having such a silly attitude"

Walter got up and got him a steak, which he ate without uttering single word.

Good one Saeed
I will do that next time a get a guest that does not respect my way of getting meat on the table.

Cheers,

André

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Originally posted by Saeed:
I was doing a BBQ, and as the food was ready to serve, I made sure he had only vegetables on his plate!


He kept looking right and left, and back onto his own plate.

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Great Saeed! I have my little collection of stuffed birds posted around the dinner table, looking down at the quests. That usually makes an interesting topic for conversation with my wife's vegitarian friends.

André, I would never serve game to anyone who does not appreciate that it is killed my me. Those undeserving can have a plate of hot dogs.

Regards,
Martin

Marterius

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I would never serve game to anyone who does not appreciate that it is killed my me.

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A few weeks ago I invited some friends and their twin sons (age eight) to dinner. My friends had told the kids that I hunt a lot and might have wild animals for dinner and they wasn't quite sure if they was going to like it. Yes venison was on the menu but I didn't tell them what it was instead I asked them to guess.

They both nibbled carefully and tasted oh so carefully....looked at each other in dismay and then I could see that a hint was in order.....so I told them that it was something that their mother sometimes calls their dad.....and one said to the other immediately....."spit it out quick Herbie.....It's A$$hole".

My daughter asked if I could make something for the schools third grade Thanksgiving Day party.
I got up in the morning and stripped out a venison loin. I carefully cut away all the muscle and cartillage. I pan fired it in bacon grease and sent her on her way. She left with 2 to 3 pounds of cooked meat, she said they ate it all in the first 10 minutes. Mind you I really don't live in a venison friendly neighborhood, so I thought it was funny as hell.

A few yrs back, I got in hot water at work over a bear picture. One of my buddies printed out a pic of a black bear. One of the ladies was quite upset with my hunting. Called HR and I got worked over pretty good.

I don't mention my hunting at work very often, even in Texas.

I don't know about the rest of the world, but I'm sick & tired of these whinners crying that they might be offended. Do they think that they can go through life without being offended?? Well I'm offended by their presence, so maybe to unoffend me we should just shoot them all.

A few years ago after my first hunt in RSA I was showing the trophy photos to one of the judges in District Court. His clerk walked in and came to the desk to see what we were doing. After a quick look at the dead critters, she crinkled up her nose and looking at me ask... "how can you kill those?" Judge Messeler, looking at her like the idiot she is took his Marlboro out of the corner of his mouth and said.."with a godd@mn rifle if your a good shot!"

On another occasion, I was having lunch with a couple of friends after returning from my second hunt in RSA. I was showing them the trophy photos when a waitress came by and glanced at the photos. After a bit she turned to me and ask..."how did you get them to hold still for the photos?" After a momemt of silence one of my buddies told her I had hypnotized them. She walked away shaking her head and we cracked up laughing. I guess that is proof of how tastefully done most trophy shots are done in Africa.

Perry

A friend of mine set me up on a blind date one evening. Four of us went out, Everything went great! Had dinner, went for a nice walk, did some window shopping. Then late into the evening I got some time alone with her, yes we manged to get some talking in, somehow something was mentioned that did with the outdoors and travel,she thought the traveling I did was exciting as all hell! well when she found out I traveled to hunt! DATE OVER!!!!Didn't say another word to me the rest of the night! Oh well her loss!!!!!

Another reason I'm glad to live in PA. Our bathroom at work is stocked with every hunting magazine known and the first day of deer season is a paid holiday. Employees frequently bring deer or turkeys to work to show off as well.

MikeLravy,

hey! where do you work? nice atmosphere at the work place!

I have people stopping in my place of work to show me there critters all the time!

I work at a smallish family business, therefore we are more flexible than most. Still schools are closed for deer opener and restaurants open at 4am for deer and turkey season. Probably ant-hunters about but they are so outnumbered that they aren't too obvious.

Boy Mike, here in Jersey that's what we call the "good old days!" great to hear it still goes on!!!

My standard answer to people who are anti-hunting is, "You are either a hunter or a scavenger...just like a buzzard living off what someone better than you killed."
You're right, they feel totally insulted, which is what I meant to do. At college functions, it puts me waaaaayyy over in the corner.