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I think its great a certain section of the hunting community aren't going hunting in Iran. Now would be a very pleasant time to go. | |||
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I don't think I openly hate or privately hate anyone's guts on this forum. The fact is if I probably met you or Brad in person I'd probably get along with you just fine. It just gets old seeing childish behavior, comments, and name calling every time you contribute to a discussion like this: "But you are a hypocrite, and that doesn't ad up to much of a man in my book. Next time you want to complain about what other people smell like have a look in your trousers" I didn't say I was always immune to internet anonymity and things falling out of your mouth. That said you are welcome to look all you want as I think the general body of my posts on here have been largely possitive, respectful, and rarely negative. And of the times I have been negative I've been a big enough of a man to go back and see my error and appologize. Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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Allright Brett, well lets just keep it to this thread then, below are some of your quotes off of this very discussion. Did you say something in one of them about "people who live in glass houses"? Toughen up, man.
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the way govts run their business in mid east, S.E. asia and most other countries of the world is they have different ministries running different department, they generate income from their various resources, what im trying to explain is that by hunting in Iran you are not in anyway contributing to for example a ministry of defence (which would pay wages to their armed forces), (like i said that for example in pakistan) with the income generated by hunting the locals are helped, schools and hospitals are built, 80% of the trophy fees goes towards the local communities/villagers, 20 % is given to the ministry of wild life which pays its staff who in turn works towards the conservation of these animals, they stop poaching, they guide hunters, (they are not members of armed forces, they are members of wild life dept) but i respect anyone's decision should they choose not to go to a certain country for hunting. i am merely pointing out some facts for those friends who might have this impression that if they pay $12000 for a transcaspoian urial then those $12k or any part of it would be used to buy a bomb or weapons to fight against usa, no sir. its not like that. Iran has many other natural resources that they can use for that purpose but the wild sheeps and the local communities are not used for this purpose, nor do they have anything against the army, if your reason for not wanting to hunt in Iran is that you have Iranian friends living in your country and they all tell you how cruel the government is in that country then you should know that this is exactly what USA fights against, it fights against terrorism, it fights against injustice. but those countries who we are not at war (as yet) i.e. Iran then i think the american hunters going their are the true american patriots because they are going to Iran, they are giving the impression to the common man there that americans are not cruel and mean people who are just after everyones blood, but in reality they are always trying to help everyone. and pls remember that this is the reason why your soldiers are sent to Iraq, afghanistan etc... to help the poor people of those countries (your governments made those decisions) your soldiers did not lay their lives and made all those sacrifices because they wanted to get some thrill out of kicking butt and killing lots of enemies, they went their to win the hearts of these people and liberate them, these are their orders.. (although i think govts. have many other motives but im talking about soldiers) so i genuinly believe that by hunting in Iran americans would win a lot of hearts of the people of that country. every Iranian who at one time has guided an american hunter for example will have this impression printed in his mind that these guys are actually all right, they have helped us, can you imagine if this guy was ever sent to fight the americans he would actually lack the moral courage to fight with them. this is the angle im looking at it from. | |||
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im afraid english is not my first language, so i hope you guys will excuse my spelling and grammatical mistakes. :-) | |||
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r.e. Brett I didn't engage Sind_Ibex in a dialogue because I hate him. I didn't engage Sind_Ibex in a dialogue because I secretly believe my intellect is sufficiently superior to mask my racism. He's another man, same as me, living where the hunting's good. Unassisted, as I am, by the four letter variants of the the words I normally use to salt my language, the alternatives don't come so easily. I can not express the deep contempt I hold for you. I can only ask Sind_Ibex not to class me with people like you. | |||
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my posts were not directed at you if this is the impression u got then pls accept my appologies, i was talking generally, because i just read this whole thread from the begining once again, thats why.. | |||
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Sind_Ibex, you've been the perfect gentleman. | |||
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DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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CFS, Please reread my posts. At no time did I attack you. The only thing I did say was that although I don't agree totally with you I admire the fact that you can conveigh your thoughts like a gentleman without resorting to name calling and childish behavior. See bellow quote: "Brad, Not particularly meant for you or CFS. I see and hear enough "towel head", "all muslims are terorists", and "we should nuke the whole place" to leave me slightly nauseated. I don't know that your bigotted and I can certainly respect your and CFS view....especially CFS as he's able to converse with respect to other people without resorting to name calling and posting rediculous pictures. Ignorant? I don't know. Intellegent people tend to make their point without being inflamitory, name calling , and/or childish antics." Sorry for any confussion. Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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Thank you for that eloquent and thoughtful reply. I couldn't agree more with many of your points! Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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Thanks for your thoughtful comments, Sind_Ibex. I could not agree more. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Sorry for not apologizing to you earlier. I clearly took something you posted completely the wrong way.
I don't think "lack the moral courage" are the right words to describe a man who doesn't want to fight someone he doesn't have a problem with. I wouldn't care to fight the Iranians. Most Iranians, that is. The Revolutionary Guards and the Basij are fanatics; loose cannons. I don't think I'm wrong when I say I suspect a lot of other Iranians would be grateful if someone, maybe us, eliminated them. Harsh words, maybe. But they aren't borne from any disrespect or dislike for the Iranian people. Quite the opposite. I'm probably skirting the edge of good taste when I point out that there is a significant protest movement involving Iranians burning Qurans. If you're interested you can Google up a lot of YouTube videos of them doing the deed (you will not see their faces, as that would be just suicidal). They go to great pains, and I also will myself, to emphasize that they aren't protesting Islam. They are protesting what the Mullahcracy has done to their country and their people. I have great deal of regard for these people, who really are risking their lives by committing these acts of protest. I also have a great deal of regard for the Iranians who are living here in the US as refugees. I can't help but think they'd all be better off if there were fewer individuals willing to do that regime's dirty work and repress, torture, and kill their own people. I suppose everyone has to search their own soul and decide what they can or can't live with. And you, Sind_Ibex make a very pursuasive case for hunting in Iran. There is a very definite positive side to it. But even if I could talk myself into going I just couldn't enjoy myself, as I'd always have it in the back of my mind the various evils their government is inflicting on their own people in addition to the proxy war they've been waging against us since 1979. | |||
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@CFS i respect your opinion, i was talking as a hunter, i have no interest in any hunting concession of Iran, neither have i ever hunted there myself, my point was that the people you just described i.e. the national guards etc, they have nothing to do with the hunting communities, i am saying this because i know some Iranian hunters who live in USA and used to enjoy hunting during the times of the shah. we are just discussing about whether americans should hunt in Iran or not, it is everyone's personal opinion, what did not make sense to me was the fact that although the american government would love to go to war with such a country to liberate its people (like they did with Iraq, afghanistan etc) the reasoning is they are doing it to help the people of that country, to liberate them, correct so far?? then how is it immoral for americans to help the poor villagers who are helping conserve the beautiful ovis and capra species in that country by going there and hunting?? as hunters you will be doing the same job as the soldiers would do by fighting in there right? (i.e. helping the people) if this is not the case then this would mean that the american govt has other motives for sending their brave soldiers to fight in these countries and lay their lives for their country. | |||
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Sind_Ibex, I would be worried that if I went hunting in Iran the locals would take it as some sort of vote in favor of the regime. I feel my country let them down when they protested the government after Ahmadinejad stole the election. That's one of the fundamental conflicts I'd have if I went. Who's side would they think I was on? | |||
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No problem. I figured as much. I've done it once or twice myself. Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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Record Number of US Troops Killed by Iranian Weapons In the meantime, American influence within Iraq is on the wane. U.S. officials believe the Iranian government is trying to fill the void, stepping up both its commercial dealings with Iraq’s government—the two countries, along with Syria, signed a $10 billion natural-gas pipeline deal earlier this week—and its covert support to the armed militias inflicting casualties on the departing U.S. troops. | |||
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I see no mention yet of an article in Sports Afield by JY Jones of a hunt completed recently in Iran, arranged by Bob Kern. He has very good things to say about the people and the logistics of such a hunt. | |||
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It's in the July/August 2011 issue. Volume 234. Number 4. | |||
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It was a good article, I very much enjoyed it. | |||
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They put Americans in prison just for going hiking, for sure I'm not going there. velocity is like a new car, always losing value. BC is like diamonds, holding value forever. | |||
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Being from an area in AZ ridden with illegal immigration and drug smuggling, I'm not against imprisoning people for just "going hiking" across someone's border. | |||
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thanks Aziz Sb, infact im thinking about booking a hunt for transcaspian Urial in 2012. who knows if we will be able to hunt this beautiful specie in the future or not. | |||
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+1 Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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