THE most under rated boating accessory - Page 2

Stinky_Hooker · #1 05-20-2011, 09:15 AM

I hate you feel that way Reel. I consider myself very ethical when it comes to the outdoors. I never catch/kill anything I dont eat and put to good use.

I may be a little naive but really didnt think a little rock in a sling shot is going to injure a bird that size. (had I actually hit any) It was more of a fun thing to do while the fishing was slow and I shot way more at trees and boulders on the bank than at birds. My buddy actually "nicked" one in flight and he never missed a beat. like I said, sorry if you were offended or think less of me because of it...didnt want that as I love all God's creatures and the outdoors. Just a couple guys being boys for a moment I reckon.

Blue_Runner · #2 05-20-2011, 09:35 AM

I agree with Reel but still love ya Stinkman!

Fishing a pond near the house when I was a kid with some friends. One of my friends Thought it would be fun to throw a rock at the ducks. Didn't think he could hit it. Ducky took a direct hit to the side of the head and died a slow, violent death before our young eyes.

I'm all for killing the fish though. My favorite is watching them quiver and starve for oxygen with a gaff in the side of their head on the deck of the Blue Runner.

Stinky_Hooker · #3 05-20-2011, 09:38 AM

A valid point my friend.

Blue_Runner · #4 05-20-2011, 09:54 AM

Speaking Ducky made me think about Bucky. How the heck is Bucky doing?

I

Bucky.

Stinky_Hooker · #5 05-20-2011, 09:59 AM

He has had better days but still around.

Stinky_Hooker · #6 05-20-2011, 12:39 PM

Well said Destroyer...different life experiences have put us all in different places and views. I still remember to this day killing a rabbit (young boy with a pellet gun) and she had babies that crawled off as I walked up to her lifeless body. It changed me when it comes to needless killing from that moment.

As I said before I never felt I would really "harm one" but as stated several times in here, one "accidentally well placed shot" and it may do just that. So this thread has definately got me thinking as I WOULD feel horrible if I actually hurt one of them.

Ill still have the slingshot on board for fun with crab buoys and channel markers and such though.

And thank you Sir, for your service to our country.

reelapeelin · #7 05-21-2011, 03:49 AM

I'm not w/out guilt when I look over my past...I just saw an opportunity to raise the point of animal neglect which is something I feel pretty strongly about...I felt bad about saying something and almost went back and deleted my reply...please don't take it personally, Stink...as I said, my past haunts me sometimes...the point is we learn...

garagenc · #8 05-21-2011, 06:17 AM

To add a little levity (humor) to this:

I don't feel bad 1 bit

for a bushel of steamed crabs or oysters

that's some Yum YUM

randlemanboater · #9 05-22-2011, 04:00 PM

Congrats to all of you for having a respectful, productive exchange....on most boards something like this would turn UGLY.

Destroyer, thanks for your service. We have a whole new generation of Vietnam Vets, but they served in Iraq and Afganistan.

Destroyer · #10 05-23-2011, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by randlemanboater

Congrats to all of you for having a respectful, productive exchange....on most boards something like this would turn UGLY.

Destroyer, thanks for your service. We have a whole new generation of Vietnam Vets, but they served in Iraq and Afganistan.

I thank you and everyone in this post and elsewhere for the thank you's. I really wasn't looking for any. The only reason I even mentioned my service was so that people could understand my adversion to killing or causing pain. Before I went over there I used to hunt with some buddys.. We would shoot ducks, deer, etc. Thought it was great fun. Then I came back and found that I had a different outlook on life in general (to me all life is sacred) and that also just the sight of blood would bring back flashbacks of things I would just as soon forget. As time rolled forward that diminuished somewhat, but it's still an issue with me occasionally. I think that's why when I go fishing with friends I like to steer the boat more than actually fish.. I enjoy the hunt.. not so much the kill...and I carry a fishbilly with me so I can put the fish out of it's misery as quickly as possible.

The people that should really get everyones thanks are the ones that were just mentioned by Randleman... our present day vets. They all VOLUNTEERED for what they are doing. We, (The Vietnam vets) were for the most part drafted, and that's a huge difference in my eyes. These people are going willingly. They are putting themselves in harms way for us and they deserve every pat on the back, every thank you that they receive and more. They are risking their lives everyday for all of us and I, for one, am ever so greatfull to them.