Noorway and Canada have a new kind of tourisme. Killing baby seals!!!! They call it "hunting" and i'ts a sport
963600
It's a myth that baby seals are still killed. Juvenile seals are still harvested. It's got nothing to do with sport, it's mainly to reduce the seal's predation on fish stocks and the income for sealers is a bonus. It's not as if anyone claims that harp seals are an endagered species. If anything, there are more of them now than ever. If it's morally wrong to kill juvenile animals, then the veal and lamb industry is a lot larger offender than the seasonal sea hunt. If someone went to rural New Zealand and told them to leave those sheep alone, they would be told to go get stuffed. Why are people so suprised that folks in seal-hunting areas feel the same way?
106757
Well enviromentalist pretty much keep anyone from doing that in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWAR) .. I've heard there is probably as much oil in ANWAR as there is in the Middle East .. so go figure.
511854
There used to at least be a section on hunting, I don't even see that one now.\n\nMy mistake under Outdoor Recreation there is still a category on hunting.
287088
Oh, the irony.  After a little girl flies halfway across the country in a ultralite in order to lead Canada Geese back from extinction, they are now going to kill us all with their poop.\n\nI think, once they hit the US, we had better start keeping our shoes at the door.  I know ducks & geese are pretty common here, and they are going to be carriers.  And that doesn't even take into account how many times ducks get into the pool.\nIs chlorine antiviral at pool sanitation levels?\nI hope some other country full of ducks & geese figures it out before it gets here.
69162
There are many many hunting websites with discussion boards and forums.  You can advertise on there, or be a sponsor.
193000
Not if you move to Northern Canada, and live in the wild. There are chain of lakes up there with plenty of wildlife and food sources. You could build a cabin, or maybe just find an abandoned one. It's real possible, unless your a sissy and have to live with Capitalism.
964507
I live in Alaska, where hunting and trapping are part of everyday life. I don't personally do either, but most people I know at least hunt, and many of my friends trap. (Say what you will about fur - it's a renewable resource and it's WARM) \n\nMost animal rights groups are extremists, boarding on terrorists. I know from personal experience - my brother is a hunting guide and a trapper and has spent YEARS under various types of attack from these idiots. One group went so far as to post his home phone number on their web site with the message, "feel free to call him and tell him what you think." My nephew couldn't answer the phone at home for months after that. The same group also admitted, in the same post that gave his phone number out, that they have a history of harassing my brother. They have a biostitute (a biologist who sells his "knowledge" to the highest bidder) who flew over my brother's house so low that my nephew was afraid to go out in his own yard. They admitted THAT on their web site, too. \n\nAnti-whaling groups freak out when our Natives hunt whales - tradition in coastal Alaska. It's not like the people who live in a small village that's not on the road system can just pop up to 7-11 or Safeway if they need to eat. \n\nIf someone ever throws paint on my beautiful coat, they'd better hope to God that I don't see them when I'm driving.\n\nWhy aren't they going after poachers? Or the jerks who shoot an animal just "for fun"? How about the puppy mills? Or the (@&! who abuse their pets? There are plenty of illegal activites out there they  could focus on, but they prefer to ignore that. I don't get it.\n\n"Fur is more violently opposed than leather because it's easier to pick on rich women than motorcycle gangs." - bumper sticker
657057
i completely agree with you...i think the hunters should be beaten to death with clubs so that they know how it feels like to die a painful horrible death...sadly human rights prevent this.
23779
Well, in Australia the ecology movement has preserved rainforests and protected whales, bringing\nheaps of tourists to see the whales and walk through the rainforests, and helping tourism.\nOn the downside, the occasional tourist in the tropical areas gets eaten by a crocodile; but hey, if you go swimming in a river marked "Danger - crocodiles" you're gonna get that.
1065441
It gets worse...I saw a story on the news the other day about a way to hunt over the internet.  I guess it was set up so that those who are house bound or otherwise disabled could participate in this "sport."  So, you can go to some website, pay your money, and somehow log onto a camera which is pointed towards the wilderness and you can push a button and fire at an animal when you spot one.  I know it sounds too strange to be true, but it is a real thing.  Isn't that just awful??\nOh, and to the above poster...I think that the "survival" excuse is about 500 years too old.  I have about 5 grocery stores within a 10 mile radius of my house.  I'm pretty sure I don't need to go and wrestle down an animal on my front lawn in order to eat.
899162
What? Are you going to do with this information? Seriously go find a hobby - other than swimming into underground lakes. You're going to end up in a petroleum reserve and find yourself under an oil rigs drill bit!
780677
Honey, you nailed it. There is nothing wrong with it.  I personally think hunters have gotton a bad rep because of the booze hound idiots that tie the dead deer to the hood of the car like a buick ornament. Which i believe to be very disrespectful to such a beautiful creature.  My sweetie hunts every weekend, and because of that I havnt bought ground beef in over 3 years.  He doesnt go "killin" for sport.  He does it for the meat. You are right. The population, unchecked would be devastating for the environment.  People that are too damn sensitive, think its "cruel" and "mean".  But these are the same people that enjoy a good veal steak without a second thought as to the misery they put that animal through and the hormones and antibiotics they are consuming. They probably wear fur coats too, and i wont get into how barbaric a practice that is.  Not to mention, hunting is a wonderful recreation. It teaches patience, respect, safety, and a general appreciation for nature to young folks.  SO no, there is nothing wrong with hunting.  And dont let anyone tell you otherwise.
613867
As is typical, loss of habitat is the greatest concern for AT as well as other special biomes.  For example, the polar bear has a yearly cycle in northern Manitoba and Ontario, in which it goes out onto the ice cover of the Hudson Bay in the fall to hunt, and returns in the winter- Recently, the freeze/thaw cycles have changed, and many of the bears are starving or being trapped on the ice.  Efforts are being made now to provide food and chase them off the early-thawing ice with helicopters, but obviously if the trend continues, it's likely a losing effort.  If the challenge is changing weather patterns, there isn't very much we can do, other than try to minimize the climate changes.  Other challenges include development of the area, especially for oil and coal exploration, which might seriously disrupt migration patterns of the large prey animals.  In general, though, the arctic tundra is not among the most threatened habitats, and so is not focused on as much as, for example, wetlands, rainforests, and coral reefs.
51401
I think this question is too vague... Hunt what, where, with what, is the animal being hunted over populated, endangered.  Some people feel hunting is a horrible thing and the fact is that it can be a good thing for the survival of the species and the environment.
1168827
Its totally barbaric and unneccessary. The people who kill these fabulous creatures have either never had an education or are beyond education. It should be a global crime to destroy these placid and un hostile mammals and anyone found doing so, should receive a long prison sentence...or maybe a harpoon up the a*se to how it feels......nuff said, soap box away.
194750
Back in the 70's and 80's we heard of numerous American protests of whale killings by the Japanese.  But, no one complained about whale killings by Eskimos in Alaska.  Then in the 90's and after 2000, we still heard of whale killings, but seeems the protesters have dwindled, or, the media doens't cover it anymore.\nAs far as one respondant is concerned, about steer (beef) killings, well, let me just say that the steer are replenished, while the whales might be exterminated.  Whale may be a part of the Japanese diet, but, are there whale farms to help repopulate the whales?
611945
red wings, sharks, ducks, CANES next to drown in the oil pool!\n\nGO OILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!