Huckabee: Hunting preserves species, actually keeps wildlife alive

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Presidential contender Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant Wednesday, offering Iowa voters the image of an experienced outdoorsman on the hunt, shotgun blasting and dogs braying.

Just a campaign gambit? ``Maybe it will show that I certainly understand the culture of being outdoors,'' Huckabee said. ``It's not something we had to go out and get a primer in. It's very much ordinary to me.''

The former Arkansas governor said back home he would be duck hunting on the day after Christmas, but pheasant hunting in Iowa - eight days before the state's leadoff nominating caucuses - was a good substitute. He also offered a lecture declaring that hunting is good for wildlife.

"The truth is hunters are the ones who preserve the species,'' he said, since hunters have an interest in preserving wildlife and their license fees pay for conservation efforts. "In many cases extinction comes from not having some level of hunting. It's the hunters who actually keep the wildlife alive. A lot of people think that when you hunt you're destroying the wildlife.''

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/stor...7179575,00.html

[Peikko 1,575]

Bison anyone?

[almaty 19]

what a chopf##k.. i agree witht he fees that help....but he is a dumb azz and gives arkansas and even worse rep..for idiots

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

Limited hunting can help a certain population. We, humans, have eliminated large numbers of predators, which are an important evolutionary tool for the prey species. The problem is when he makes an absurd blanket statement like he did.

[Peikko 1,575]

Absurd blanket statements are required becaue of the limited comprehension capabilities of the average constituant...the 'sound bite' generation.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Absurd blanket statements are required becaue of the limited comprehension capabilities of the average constituant...the 'sound bite' generation.

Worked for Bush. Twice.

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

Finally someone that acknowledges they are bison and NOT buffalo!

Bison anyone?

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

Finally someone that acknowledges they are bison and NOT buffalo!

Bison anyone?

Buffalo Sabres:

Buffalo:

Sabre:

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

Finally someone that acknowledges they are bison and NOT buffalo!

Bison anyone?

Buffalo Sabres:

Buffalo:

Sabre:

[Alex+R 0]

Well, then, should we debate the merits of hunting?

[Ban Hammer 13,395]

Well, then, should we debate the merits of hunting?

oh do tell. this should be interesting

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Yep - that's pretty stupid. We had similar statements made regarding the "merits" of fox hunting with hounds in the UK. Equally ridiculous.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Presidential contender Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant Wednesday, offering Iowa voters the image of an experienced outdoorsman on the hunt, shotgun blasting and dogs braying.

Just a campaign gambit? ``Maybe it will show that I certainly understand the culture of being outdoors,'' Huckabee said. ``It's not something we had to go out and get a primer in. It's very much ordinary to me.''

The former Arkansas governor said back home he would be duck hunting on the day after Christmas, but pheasant hunting in Iowa - eight days before the state's leadoff nominating caucuses - was a good substitute. He also offered a lecture declaring that hunting is good for wildlife.

"The truth is hunters are the ones who preserve the species,'' he said, since hunters have an interest in preserving wildlife and their license fees pay for conservation efforts. "In many cases extinction comes from not having some level of hunting. It's the hunters who actually keep the wildlife alive. A lot of people think that when you hunt you're destroying the wildlife.''

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/stor...7179575,00.html

Guns used to kill animals.... oh how the liberals must hate that combo. But they'll head to the supermarket and buy some meat someone else killed. nice.

[Peikko 1,575]

Some people really do like to mix their stereotypes to create...well, what exactly? The idea that all liberals should be vegetarians and if they aren't they are hypocrites? What credibility you might have had, you just lost.

[natty bumppo 297]

Well, then, should we debate the merits of hunting?

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