I Can't Be Bothered With This

I'll mount you, you sexy bitch.

Did not know they didn't use any part of the fish. Never caught anything that I considered having mounted. That's cool. I'd rather not tote his big ass back to shore anyway, unless I was in a tourney. BTW, at the Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic this past June in Destin, they brought in a 900 pound blue marlin, which was by far a tournament record. I was going that night to the weigh in but there was so much traffic, you had to park a couple of miles away and take a tram. I said frick it. Wish I had gone now.

So your brother-in-law went?

Quote from: Godfather on August 05, 2015, 04:27:59 PM

I don't hunt, but I have many friends who do and have eaten my fair share of deer meat.

Sort of how

hunts men? (He kills them inside, slowly)

Catphish Tilly · « **Reply #106 on:** August 06, 2015, 08:50:42 AM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on August 05, 2015, 04:18:38 PM

BTW, at the Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic this past June in Destin, they brought in a 900 pound blue marlin, which was by far a tournament record. I was going that night to the weigh in but there was so much traffic, you had to park a couple of miles away and take a tram. I said frick it. Wish I had gone now.

I find the hypocrisy of your caviler attitude toward the public lynching and display of Marty the Marlin disgusting, sir.

GH2001 · « **Reply #107 on:** August 06, 2015, 08:55:08 AM »

Quote from: AUJarhead on August 05, 2015, 01:12:12 PM

Big difference in my mind between you fighting with a 500lb fish and you baiting a lion to come out of their protected sanctuary so you can shoot it.

In a 100% nature driven world, we wouldnt have a "protected sanctuary". Humans are their own worst enemy sometimes. Build it up to tear it down...rinse and repeat.

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #108 on:** August 06, 2015, 08:57:05 AM »

Quote from: GH2001 on August 06, 2015, 08:55:08 AM

In a 100% nature driven world, we wouldnt have a "protected sanctuary". Humans are their own worst enemy sometimes. Build it up to tear it down...rinse and repeat.

We wouldn't have murder of other humans either...but...

Saniflush · « **Reply #109 on:** August 06, 2015, 09:10:36 AM »

Quote from: War Eagle!!! on August 06, 2015, 08:57:05 AM

We wouldn't have murder of other humans either...but...

Yes we would....Sometimes by my own two hands.

AUJarhead · « **Reply #110 on:** August 06, 2015, 09:11:52 AM »

Quote from: Saniflush on August 06, 2015, 09:10:36 AM

Yes we would....Sometimes by my own two hands.

If it's dumb co-workers, I think it's lawful.

WiregrassTiger · « **Reply #111 on:** August 06, 2015, 09:23:42 AM »

Damn, I had a lot of catching up to do in this thread but I think I've pretty much got it.

Correct me if I'm wrong but although it gets somewhat muddled, it pretty much comes down to: all of the guys that support the lion are on one side and on the other side is those of us who like pussy?

Catphish Tilly · « **Reply #112 on:** August 06, 2015, 09:46:47 AM »

Quote from: WiregrassTiger on August 06, 2015, 09:23:42 AM

Damn, I had a lot of catching up to do in this thread but I think I've pretty much got it.

Correct me if I'm wrong but although it gets somewhat muddled, it pretty much comes down to: all of the guys that support the lion are on one side and on the other side is those of us who like pussy?

Yeah, plus now there's a fish involved and somehow everything is tied back to a 911 operator. These sissies really know how to derail a topic.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #113 on:** August 06, 2015, 10:01:10 AM »

Quote from: WiregrassTiger on August 06, 2015, 09:23:42 AM

Damn, I had a lot of catching up to do in this thread but I think I've pretty much got it.

Correct me if I'm wrong but although it gets somewhat muddled, it pretty much comes down to: all of the guys that support the lion are on one side and on the other side is those of us who like pussy?

Well, Nuke's scared because his eyelids are jammed and his old man's here. We need a live... is it a live rooster? We need a live rooster to take the curse off Jose's glove and nobody seems to know what to get Millie or Jimmy for their wedding present. Is that about right? We're dealing with a lot of shit.

CCTAU · « **Reply #114 on:** August 06, 2015, 10:36:18 AM »

Quote from: Godfather on August 05, 2015, 04:27:59 PM

However, I am actually surprised by your stance CCTAU. I get that you are a hunter. But to me what he did wasn't hunting. Sitting in a tree stand waiting for your animal to come out.. setting up decoys and blinds that's hunting. I equivocate this particular hunt to me going to a zoo and shooting a monkey in a cage. Where's the thrill of the hunt? The adventure? I can go to my local supermarket and buy fresh fish, but I enjoy going fishing. It seems to me you are just taking the stance against this particular item because all of the liberals and hollywood seem to be in an uproar about it.

Here's the thing this wasn't just any lion like you said. If it was just any lion you wouldn't have heard a peep about it. I don't know that this Dentist knew that the hunt was illegal, but I can guarantee you at some point he did and yet he still took his trophy. For a guy that was involved in prior issues with hunting and has gone on a lot of african safaris, something sure smells funny.

My stance is, and has been, if the hunt was legal, then let it go.

There has been no definitive proof that anything illegal was done. "That damn Zimmerman is just a racist killer."

If it was illegal, bust his ass.

chinook · « **Reply #115 on:** August 06, 2015, 12:20:46 PM »

Quote from: CCTAU on August 06, 2015, 10:36:18 AM

My stance is, and has been, if the hunt was legal, then let it go.

There has been no definitive proof that anything illegal was done. "That damn Zimmerman is just a racist killer."

If it was illegal, bust his ass.

regardless of being legal or not...it wasn't just a lion. it was a well known lion much like our beloved Nova or Spirit or Toomer's Live Oaks. for me this isn't a story about whether big game hunting should or shouldn't happen, starving Africans, decreasing lion populations, vegetarianism or stroking fucking trees.

the hunt lured the lion out of a national park. shot with an arrow. later tracked. shot dead. collar removed.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #116 on:** August 06, 2015, 12:33:49 PM »

Quote from: chinook on August 06, 2015, 12:20:46 PM

regardless of being legal or not...it wasn't just a lion. it was a well known lion much like our beloved Nova or Spirit or Toomer's Live Oaks. for me this isn't a story about whether big game hunting should or shouldn't happen, starving Africans, decreasing lion populations, vegetarianism or stroking fucking trees.

the hunt lured the lion out of a national park. shot with an arrow. later tracked. shot dead. collar removed.

Exactly how do you stroke a fucking tree? Even if you had said "Fucking stroke a tree" it would still conjure up some weird images. I've heard of hugging a tree but taking it to the level of stroking it is kind of kinky.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #117 on:** August 06, 2015, 01:06:43 PM »

Quote from: CCTAU on August 06, 2015, 10:36:18 AM

My stance is, and has been, if the hunt was legal, then let it go.

There has been no definitive proof that anything illegal was done. "That damn Zimmerman is just a racist killer."

If it was illegal, bust his ass.

I'm actually with CCTAU on this issue: if it was a legal hunt, then your issues are with Zimbabwean laws; if it was an illegal hunt, then extradite his dumb dental ass and let them sort it out.

Catphish Tilly · « **Reply #118 on:** August 06, 2015, 02:26:34 PM »

Quote from: chinook on August 06, 2015, 12:20:46 PM

regardless of being legal or not...it wasn't just a lion. it was a well known lion much like our beloved Nova or Spirit or Toomer's Live Oaks.

Difference being of course, that those examples are all treasured here in our own homeland, beloved by those local and even somewhat by a national population that can at least appreciate them.

If you're rich enough to travel to Africa and embark on a Zimbabwe safari, this lion may have in fact been well-known to you. I don't know.

I do know however that Zimbabweans could GAF about a lion.

chinook · « **Reply #119 on:** August 06, 2015, 02:55:51 PM »

Quote from: Catphish Tilly on August 06, 2015, 02:26:34 PM

Difference being of course, that those examples are all treasured here in our own homeland, beloved by those local and even somewhat by a national population that can at least appreciate them.

If you're rich enough to travel to Africa and embark on a Zimbabwe safari, this lion may have in fact been well-known to you. I don't know.

I do know however that Zimbabweans could GAF about a lion.

Much like certain (perhaps most) Alabama fans who could give a shit about a tree.

And probably most Americans have neither heard of Cecil nor our beloved mascot or trees.

Sure our mascots are held close to home but I think this garners a worldwide affection towards creatures, plants, artifacts that should be treasured.

My speculation is that more people visited Cecil the Lion as folks visit our Raptor Center.

I find the story intriguing and close to home on my views regarding conservation.