Another weekend and time for me to leave all the Obamacare claptrap behind and write on things that others may not be aware of in this world of talking points……..
Remember a few years into the Bush admin our dynamite VP was out hunting quail and shot a guy in the face….remember? This place that the accident happened was a fenced in hunting club and stocked for the rich guys to pretend that they were American hunters….basically they were hunting on a baited field….which in real life is not done by sportsmen…but these guys are rich so they can do just about anything they want…….with that said why would I bring up the chapter in our illustrious history?
An excellent question…….read this and be disgusted…..
(AP) – Plans to auction a rare permit that will allow a hunter to take down an endangered black rhino are drawing criticism from some conservationists, but the organizer says the fundraiser could bring in more than $1 million that will go toward protecting the species. The Dallas Safari Club earlier this month announced it would in January auction the permit, one of only five offered annually by Namibia and the first to be made available for purchase outside of that country. “This is advanced, state-of-the-art wildlife conservation and management techniques,” explains John J. Jackson III.
“More than ridiculous,” declares the president of the Humane Society. “You’re going to help an endangered animal by killing an endangered member of that population?” But Jackson says the hunt will involve one of five older male black rhinos selected by a committee and approved by the Namibian government. They’re ones that are incapable of reproducing and likely “troublemakers … bad guys that are killing other rhinos. You end up eliminating that rhino and you actually increase the reproduction of the population.” He adds that 100% of the proceeds will go to Namibia for the limited purpose of rhino conservation. An estimated 4,000 black rhinos remain in the wild, down from 70,000 in the 1960s.

Is this the “American Sportsman” we hear so much about? Too disgusting to continue……and anyone that hunts this way is more disgusting than any other form of low life human……a COWARD’S way of hunting……..pathetic individuals! Enough said?
I read about this about a week ago. I’m a little dubious too about the promoter’s assertions that these black rhinos are “ones that are incapable of reproducing and likely “troublemakers … bad guys that are killing other rhinos.” Shouldn’t they be tried by a jury of their peers? 😉
Supposedly Jackson is involved in other wildlife preservation programs so perhaps some measure needs to be taken in assessing motives here.
Larry, I have a problem with the whole “hunting over a baited field” scenario…..anyone that calls this sport is worthless in my opinion….chq
I agree Dr. Chuq and said as much in a post of mine here a couple of years ago.
I pathetic that some humans feel the need to participate in junk like this…..just sad!