America's Gun Violence

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  • New Jersey Posts: 29,131
    Were you bragging not too long ago about shooting yourself? Or did I misread something on here? About a “gruesome” wound?
     
    That definitely wasn’t me. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Posts: 6,499
    mcgruff10 said:
    Shit bud, i’d Never shoot a duck on water, only in the air.  Any hunters I have ever come across did the same.  
    And on the wing has a different meaning to me. 
    Is it even legal to shoot them on the water?  I’ve never actually hunted geese or ducks.  Awesome that you hunt behind a Brittany spaniel, great dogs!  I actually have a Springer spaniel (my avatar pic) that I take out on pheasant and quail.  It’s a sight watching her work and she is the best family pet I have ever had.  Hunting dogs can definitely make great family dogs, although I cannot attest to all breeds.
  • Wisconsin Posts: 1,904
    rgambs said:
    Modern bird hunting is just ridiculous from top to bottom.
    Arrogant?  Just read your own statement.
    Modern bird hunting is just rediculous from top to bottom.
    To my knowledge, bird hunting hasn't changed in a long long time.
    That's one heck of a generalization.
    To generalize about an activity that you have no interest in is silly.
    I have no interest in golf, I never played golf, I don't watch golf.  I think I know the difference between a putter, a driver, & a wedgie, I mean wedge, lol.  But that's about it.
    Yet I'm gonna come out and declare that Modern day golf is just rediculous from top to bottom.
  • Posts: 13,576
    I'm in.

    My father and I used to shoot grouse. The meat could be tough.., this is true.

    But I respect someone killing their bird in the wild and eating it more than I can respect the average joe supporting factory farms and buying big bags of chicken breasts from Costco.

    I dunno, wouldn't you guys rather pick blueberries and burn fatties?  Sounds like more fun to me lol
    I can shoot anywhere, anytime, but the Barrens are prime pickin' territory.
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  • Posts: 13,576
    PJPOWER said:
    Is it even legal to shoot them on the water?  I’ve never actually hunted geese or ducks.  Awesome that you hunt behind a Brittany spaniel, great dogs!  I actually have a Springer spaniel (my avatar pic) that I take out on pheasant and quail.  It’s a sight watching her work and she is the best family pet I have ever had.  Hunting dogs can definitely make great family dogs, although I cannot attest to all breeds.
    Springer's are a breed that does well in the field and the home for sure, good dogs they are.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • Winnipeg Posts: 39,573
    A bird gets dropped from the sky, lands on a hunters head and sends him to the hospital. That’s comparable to shooting someone in the face and laughing? And did fucking Dick “kill all Muslims” Cheney pay a price? Being the “responsible “ gun owner he is/was? Did he even care? Maybe if he had a heart?
    I wasn't comparing the bird dropping incident whatsoever. I was comparing laughing at Cheney shooting another human to a woman being shot in the face. 
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  • Wisconsin Posts: 1,904
    edited February 2018
    PJPOWER said:
    Is it even legal to shoot them on the water?  I’ve never actually hunted geese or ducks.  Awesome that you hunt behind a Brittany spaniel, great dogs!  I actually have a Springer spaniel (my avatar pic) that I take out on pheasant and quail.  It’s a sight watching her work and she is the best family pet I have ever had.  Hunting dogs can definitely make great family dogs, although I cannot attest to all breeds.
    I know that you hunt pheasants and quail, so some of my response is for people here who may not know about shotgun shells BBs and shot patterns.
    I  think it's legal to shoot a duck on the water.  I never would.  For a few reasons, shotgun shells shoot out a bunch of BBs, called shot.  If you were to shoot a sitting duck, you'd have a real tight shot pattern about the size of a golf ball, or a grapefruit hitting the bird.  That would basically ruin the bird.  Shooting a Sitting Duck is also unfair in my mind.  I like them to have a flying chance.  So when you are shooting at a flying bird you have to aim lead the bird a little bit and follow through just like a golf swing, or a free throw you got to follow through or you will miss.  So the bird flies into your shot pattern, the shot pattern is spread out more cuz the birds flying 30, 40 yards away.  Anything much over 40 yards is a pretty long shot that I wouldn't take anyway.  It only takes one or two BBs to knock it down. 
     So if they're too close your blow the bird up and it's a waste, if they're too far you risk crippling it, there's a lot of skill involved and judgment.
    Hacky Sacks and bean bags takes skill so does hunting.
    I'm responding to a few other people as well.
    There's nothing easy about duck hunting, there's nothing easy about deer hunting, there's nothing easy about grouse hunting. 
    If you know how to cook these things, it's the best organic meet you can get.
    I also like rabbit stew.  Rabbits aren't easy to get either.
    It takes a fair amount of hard work, effort and skill to succeed at being a good hunter.
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  • Posts: 13,576
    RYME said:
    Arrogant?  Just read your own statement.
    Modern bird hunting is just rediculous from top to bottom.
    To my knowledge, bird hunting hasn't changed in a long long time.
    That's one heck of a generalization.
    To generalize about an activity that you have no interest in is silly.
    I have no interest in golf, I never played golf, I don't watch golf.  I think I know the difference between a putter, a driver, & a wedgie, I mean wedge, lol.  But that's about it.
    Yet I'm gonna come out and declare that Modern day golf is just rediculous from top to bottom.
    I made my case, I stand by it.  
    Read the rest of the thread if you want to see how it was an error to assume that I know nothing just because I have a different opinion.
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  • Posts: 6,499
    rgambs said:
    Springer's are a breed that does well in the field and the home for sure, good dogs they are.
    I’m such a fan of Springers after bringing this one into our family.  Thinking about it, though, most breeds were originally bred for hunting of some sort.  Labrador Retrievers (for another example) are some of the best family dogs out there and are primarily bred as hunting dogs.  
  • rgambs said:
    I made my case, I stand by it.  
    Read the rest of the thread if you want to see how it was an error to assume that I know nothing just because I have a different opinion.

    You never actually 'made' your case. You stated it. Your sweeping generalizations were off base.

    There's no question that some bird hunters (Carson Wentz) are assholes, but to basically say all are is uncool. 
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Posts: 6,499
    RYME said:
    I know that you hunt pheasants and quail, so some of my response is for people here who may not know about shotgun shells BBs and shot patterns.
    I  think it's legal to shoot a duck on the water.  I never would.  For a few reasons, shotgun shells shoot out a bunch of BBs, called shot.  If you were to shoot a sitting duck, you'd have a real tight shot pattern about the size of a golf ball, or a grapefruit hitting the bird.  That would basically ruin the bird.  Shooting a Sitting Duck is also unfair in my mind.  I like them to have a flying chance.  So when you are shooting at a flying bird you have to aim lead the bird a little bit and follow through just like a golf swing, or a free throw you got to follow through or you will miss.  So the bird flies into your shot pattern, the shot pattern is spread out more cuz the birds flying 30, 40 yards away.  Anything much over 40 yards is a pretty long shot that I wouldn't take anyway.  It only takes one or two BBs to knock it down. 
     So if they're too close your blow the bird up and it's a waste, if they're too far you risk crippling it, there's a lot of skill involved and judgment.
    Hacky Sacks and bean bags takes skill so does hunting.
    I'm responding to a few other people as well.
    There's nothing easy about duck hunting, there's nothing easy about deer hunting, there's nothing easy about grouse hunting. 
    If you know how to cook these things, it's the best organic meet you can get.
    I also like rabbit stew.  Rabbits aren't easy to get either.
    It takes a fair amount of hard work, effort and skill to succeed at being a good hunter.
    I agree, although I have never actually tried rabbit stew.  I’ve heard it’s good, though, so share a good recipe if you have one!  Quail tastes better than chicken in my opinion and pheasant hunting can be some of the hardest work you’ve ever done.  There is something to be said about appreciation for a meal that you have actually busted your ass to put on the table.  Same can be said with gardening or fishing.  We made some venison stuffed jalapeños last night for super bowl and they were delish!  Any real hunting requires work above and beyond going to the store and buying a chicken breast.  You must learn how to butcher/prepare the meat on top of just shooting it out of the sky.  It is very rewarding and way healthier than probably any store bought meat. 
  • Posts: 10,427
    dignin said:
    Nobody has done anything for 20 years now. 4 Presidents with an alternating politically controlled senate and house have done ultimately zero, but the shooters have evolved and adapted to kill more people, even though Columbine could happen again the same as it ever did. That is pathetic. Yet we went to war and spent trillions to be safe from "terror".
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • Winnipeg Posts: 39,573
    tbergs said:
    Nobody has done anything for 20 years now. 4 Presidents with an alternating politically controlled senate and house have done ultimately zero, but the shooters have evolved and adapted to kill more people, even though Columbine could happen again the same as it ever did. That is pathetic. Yet we went to war and spent trillions to be safe from "terror".
    "turrerrr"
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  • Winnipeg Posts: 39,573
    dignin said:
    fuck. I simply cannot imagine sending my kids to school in the States. Sure, the likelihood of one of them being yours is minimal, but that shouldn't stop anyone from trying to figure out a way to stop this senseless killing. 
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  • Wisconsin Posts: 1,904
    PJPOWER said:
    I agree, although I have never actually tried rabbit stew.  I’ve heard it’s good, though, so share a good recipe if you have one!  Quail tastes better than chicken in my opinion and pheasant hunting can be some of the hardest work you’ve ever done.  There is something to be said about appreciation for a meal that you have actually busted your ass to put on the table.  Same can be said with gardening or fishing.  We made some venison stuffed jalapeños last night for super bowl and they were delish!  Any real hunting requires work above and beyond going to the store and buying a chicken breast.  You must learn how to butcher/prepare the meat on top of just shooting it out of the sky.  It is very rewarding and way healthier than probably any store bought meat. 
    Maby there should be a hunting thread.
    I'm turning America's gun violence thread into the food channel.  Sorry but I'm answering PJ powers request. I have a wild game cook book that I often use.  I found a recipe on the web that's similar to what I do.  Rabbit stew in a crock pot slow cooked.  I promise this will be the last recipe that I post here.
    http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/crock-pot-rabbit-stew-192100?ftab=reviews
    Your Venison stuffed jalapenos sounds good.
    We made stuffed bell peppers 3 red 3 yellow and 3 green with
    Spanish rice/venison filler  yesterday for the game.

  • Posts: 6,499
    RYME said:
    Maby there should be a hunting thread.
    I'm turning America's gun violence thread into the food channel.  Sorry but I'm answering PJ powers request. I have a wild game cook book that I often use.  I found a recipe on the web that's similar to what I do.  Rabbit stew in a crock pot slow cooked.  I promise this will be the last recipe that I post here.
    http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/crock-pot-rabbit-stew-192100?ftab=reviews
    Your Venison stuffed jalapenos sounds good.
    We made stuffed bell peppers 3 red 3 yellow and 3 green with
    Spanish rice/venison filler  yesterday for the game.

    Thanks!  I’ll have to give that a try!
  • Posts: 6,927
    Rob Gronkowski should never be allowed to own purchase or handle a gun again
  • Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,474
    CM189191 said:
    Rob Gronkowski should never be allowed to own purchase or handle a gun again
    Why not?
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