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Originally Posted by jmen24
Not looking for the whole hunting vs. save the animals discussion but an opportunity to actual see what goes into hunting any of the animals within this state would shed a lot of light on how hard and time comsuming it truely is to harvest a wild animal. It is not at all like it shows on TV.
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My comments were not intended as anti-hunting. I still hunt on occasion and we are active at skeet/sporting clays where many members are active hunters. Most hunters have a healthy respect for wildlife and I'll assume that jmen24 falls in that group.
The homeowner told me that his wife was terrified that a bear was in the area; the friend shot the bear across the street in a mostly open undeveloped lot. Not much skill here. No idea if it was a legal kill.
I view it as stupid as the new house backs up to the Belknap Range where there will be a continuous stream of wildlife in the back yard. What did they expect? They should expect such and have some respect for it. A little education should have eased any fears. There will be more bear, moose, deer, fox and maybe a bobcat. I know as I live half mile away also backed-up to the Belknap Range.