So says Kenny Kearse of The South Carolina Bowhunters Association in last week’s Hampton County Guardian. Kearse is the vice president of the SCBA, and he was quoted extensively in the special hunting pullout that comes out every year on opening week.
In the article entitlted “The Real Deal.”, Kearse advocates bow hunting while putting down gun hunters. His statement, “They get tired of killing with a gun and they want to be true hunters” pretty much says it all. Fortunately the other bow hunters quoted in the story, while still saying bow hunters are special breed, do NOT go so far.
While I am always greatful for any positive hunting coverage, this kind of publicity does a disservice to ALL hunters. Our sport is under constant attack from those who would restrict or outlaw hunting, so every type of lawful hunter needs to stick together to preserve our great pastime.
Kearse needs to remember that anti-hunting activist would just as soon outlaw bow hunting as they would gun hunting. And that long before the SCBA, groups like the NRA were working hard to preserve our hunting rights by reaching out to the hunters who hold the most votes to stop the loss of hunting privileges – GUN Hunters!
So hunters, regardless of your legal weapon choice, remember to not tear down other hunters when trying to promote your style of hunting!
Also, please note that I could not find a link to the story anywhere on the websites of the 3 newspapers that carried the special pullout – the Hampton County Guardian, the People Sentinel and the Citizen News – or I would have included it.
Jeff
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