Halfordian Golfer wrote:
Ken Fortenberrywrote:
Halfordian Golfer wrote:
Far from sad Ken. Anyone culling fish legally caught in slot limit
waters is an angler in the tradition of tens of thousands of years.
But anyone releasing a fish legally caught in C&R only waters
is not an angler but a wanton killer of wildlife even though
the C&R fisherman kills fewer fish. Sorry man, that dog just
won't hunt, either they're both anglers or they're both wanton
killers of wildlife.

Yes, killing an animal that you never had any intention of utilizing
is wanton destruction and killing for sport. An angler who wants a few
for dinner has a nobl and justified reason for the act.

My personal feeling is that C&R is a contradiction to the laws
concerning waste of game as well as chasing and harassing wildlife.

One of the problems with your religion is it's anthropocentric.
A fish caught, killed accidentally and returned to the stream
is not "wasted" just because a human doesn't eat it. There is a
lot more to nature than just people and fish you know.

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Ken Fortenberry