Killing is killing, there is no difference. We all like to think that what we do is correct. Pretty soon the only birds you will hunt are "released birds". Here on the east coast there are no more wild pheasants, my state of Pa. was at one time the 3rd highest state in the US for over a million pheasants harvested. Now if you see one you better call the Game Commission and report it as an endangered species. I believe it was a avian flu back in the 80's that wiped them out, the state sayes lack of habitat. Plus they don't release 5-6 week old birds anymore.
There will always be activists for one thing or another. They will just pick a different subject. Maybe a few more movie stars will give their opinions on anti-hunting and everyone else that doesn't have an opinion or brain of their own will follow them.
They put a hold on a bear hunt in New Jersey because the election was coming up and the two running opponants didn't want to voice their opinion for fear of votes. When the one got in, he stopped the bear hunt. Isn't this why they hire biologists to do "their" job. I guess the governor knows more than the specialists. Not, the specialists don't fill his pockets like the anti-hunters do. This is where in my opinion that government officials should not be allowed to make these kind of decisions.
