Thursday, November 29, 2007
Deadline #14 HW #1 Reflective Cover Letter
I posted my reflective cover letter (WP #4) on Google Documents.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Deadline #13 HW #7 Deadline Reflection
One of the most important deadlines of the semester is finally over. I worked hard to get to this point and I am pleased. I believe everyone is happy that WP #3 is over. Everything I have done this semester led up to this deadline. Now I can look forward to finishing the semester and WP #4.
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Deadline #13 HW #6 Notes on Deadline Reflections
Majority of my deadline reflections were about discussing what I overcame during each deadline and what I have learned. I will most likely be using the deadline reflections that were about struggling or leading up to a writing project. It will show how far I came and what steps I took to accomplish a project or homework assignment. The reflections demonstrate the before and after effect, which I will use on WP #4.
Deadline #13 HW #5 Notes on Reading Reflections
I will refer back to Chapter 18 from the Bedford Researcher about MLA style. Chapter 11, how to organize and make outlines. Chapter 15 about revision and editing. From Everything's an Argument, I will use Chapter 20, how to document sources. Chapter 4 is about Arguments based on facts and reason (logos). Chapter 2 and 3 is about pathos and ethos. Chapter 5 is about thinking rhetorically. Chapter 8 is about arguments of definition. Finally, I will use Chapter 18, which is about plagiarism.
Deadline #13 HW #4 Notes on Writing Project Reflection
For the writing project reflection, I will go back and use my research proposal reflection. This reflection was about understanding the aspect of the class and our final WP #3 paper. It have guidelines what to have in a paper, such as a research question, rhetorical situation, purpose, and audience. I will also use my final WP #3 to demonstrate from what I started with, the research proposal to my final draft. It will show all the improvements I made, but still show the same guidelines I used in the research proposal to my final draft.
Deadline #13 HW #3 WP #3 Reflection
After working hard this whole semester on WP #3, I am happy it is over. The each deadline had steps towards in completing WP #3. It started at week one with choosing a topic and research question. Majority of the rest of the semester was reading chapters about different ways to present arguments in WP #3 and finding information. I spent a lot of time looking for good sources as my evidence in my paper. The last couple weeks was about writing a rough draft of WP #3 and doing a large scale revision. Without all this work, I would not have a made a good paper. Hard work does pay off. I would not have changed anything I did this writing project. I believed I covered everything in my ability and my final draft shows it. If there was another writing project I would follow the same steps because these steps help you create a paper that is worthy and well-written. The most proud about this paper is that I stayed true to myself and chose a topic that I am passionate about. I did not care what others think about me or my paper. I was expressing my strong feelings about hunting and trying to change the views of others. The most concern I was of this paper was making sure I covered both sides of the argument. My paper is nine pages long with lots of pro-hunting paragraphs. I had to go back and add more paragraphs about anti-hunting to balance out my paper. What I wanted to improve on with this writing project was to have minimum grammar errors. Past papers I was having problems with grammar, so I worked hard on this project to stop it. After revisions, I realized my errors were few and far in between. It was a nice change. This writing project is a big part of my grade, so I made it a priority of mine to do well. The course outcome was to write a research paper with an argument and I feel I achieved this. The course outcomes for WP #4 is to make a course portfolio with summaries of each type of reflection.
Deadline #13 HW #2 Turnitin.com WP #3 Final Draft
I have made a huge mistake. I know we had class on Wednesday, but I did not realize deadline #13 was due that day too. I have completed my final draft, but turnitin.com will not allow me to turn it in. I hope everything works out. I apologize for my misunderstanding.
Deadline #13 HW #1 Grammar Assignment
For this week's grammar assignment, I decided to go back to the Purdue Owl website to look over sentence clarity. In my WP #3 I had a lot of sentences that were missing words or using wrong words that did not allow my paper to flow good. On the website, I looked at the different examples of sentence clarity from before (mistakes) to after (good). Each example referred to a different kind of sentence clarity mistake, such as multiple negatives, overusing noun forms of verbs, and go from old to new information. The examples let me see what kind of mistakes I was making, which was helpful. Using this information, I fixed my WP #3 and is ready as a final draft now.
This is a crucial part of keeping hunting in America because it shows that people are trying to hunt properly and give hunting a positive image. Family hunting traditions are in jeopardy because of the decreasing number of hunters. Since World War II, there has been increase in fatherless families. With fatherless families, hunting traditions are not passed on. There has been a strong push to recruit new hunters through education programs. In addition, to the family camaraderie, people can learn some valuable lessons about life. For example, many people learn patience while waiting for game, survival skills in the wild, appreciating the beauty of the land, respecting the animal, and making humane kills. My family hunting tradition means a lot to me and too many others. Hopefully people will see hunting not as a bloody sport, but has a family time in the outdoors.
On the other hand, anti-hunting groups and animal-rights activists have their reasons why hunting should be abolish in the United States. PETA and other organizations believe hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. PETA states that state and federal agencies create wildlife management and conservation programs to boost the number of game species so hunters can kill and receive revenue from hunting licenses. PETA exaggerates the idea hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. Hunting is more than just killing an animal. It is about being out with family and friends in the outdoors (tradition) enjoying what mother nature has given us. State and federal agencies created conservation and management programs not to raise the number of game species, but to improve the entire ecosystem. For example, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (pro-hunting organization) protects land for elk, but also benefits non-game species, such as birds, raccoons, beavers, etc. The habitats they protect have many benefits excluding boosting game species. The benefits include increasing access and recreational opportunities on public lands, such as hunting and fishing, greater opportunities for agricultural and ranchland families to continue working the land for generations to come, supporting resource-based economies of agriculture, forestry, recreation and tourism, preserving important historic, archeological, and cultural resources, and reducing tax-supported infrastructure and maintenance cost.
This is a crucial part of keeping hunting in America because it shows that people are trying to hunt properly and give hunting a positive image. Family hunting traditions are in jeopardy because of the decreasing number of hunters. Since World War II, there has been increase in fatherless families. With fatherless families, hunting traditions are not passed on. There has been a strong push to recruit new hunters through education programs. In addition, to the family camaraderie, people can learn some valuable lessons about life. For example, many people learn patience while waiting for game, survival skills in the wild, appreciating the beauty of the land, respecting the animal, and making humane kills. My family hunting tradition means a lot to me and too many others. Hopefully people will see hunting not as a bloody sport, but has a family time in the outdoors.
On the other hand, anti-hunting groups and animal-rights activists have their reasons why hunting should be abolish in the United States. PETA and other organizations believe hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. PETA states that state and federal agencies create wildlife management and conservation programs to boost the number of game species so hunters can kill and receive revenue from hunting licenses. PETA exaggerates the idea hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. Hunting is more than just killing an animal. It is about being out with family and friends in the outdoors (tradition) enjoying what mother nature has given us. State and federal agencies created conservation and management programs not to raise the number of game species, but to improve the entire ecosystem. For example, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (pro-hunting organization) protects land for elk, but also benefits non-game species, such as birds, raccoons, beavers, etc. The habitats they protect have many benefits excluding boosting game species. The benefits include increasing access and recreational opportunities on public lands, such as hunting and fishing, greater opportunities for agricultural and ranchland families to continue working the land for generations to come, supporting resource-based economies of agriculture, forestry, recreation and tourism, preserving important historic, archeological, and cultural resources, and reducing tax-supported infrastructure and maintenance cost.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Deadline #12 HW #9 Deadline Reflection
Hey guys, sorry about the delay with this week's deadline. Our hunting trip was extended for a couple of days. Its been a little hard to catch up, but I got it done. The trip went well, we didn't kill anything but it was a good time with family and friends. This week's work helped me a lot with my revision of WP #3. I was able to get majority of my revision done and my paper is 99% complete for a final draft. What I have learned about this week's work is new revision guidelines from HW #2 and #3. I will be using these guidelines for future papers. It has been a long week and I am looking forward for the rest of the semester, which is like two weeks.
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Kathy HW #3 http://laceyariz.blogspot.com/
Coralee HW #2 http://harding302.blogspot.com/
Mike HW #5 http://ktmdude88.blogspot.com/
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Coralee HW #2 http://harding302.blogspot.com/
Deadline #12 HW #8 Peer Review Reflection
I reviewed Alex and Jared's WP #3 Draft. What I have learned from these drafts was that there was minimal grammar mistakes. Everything else was in good shape. I think it is that way because of all the work everyone has done the semester, such as grammar assignments that allow everyone to write a good WP #3 rough draft. It was easy to do the reviews because of the minimum of mistakes. After looking at their drafts, I need to look over mine for minimal grammar mistakes and make sure everything flows. I was happy of the comments I received. Everything was positive about my paper, of cross there was some grammar mistakes. Overall it made me feel good inside for the hard work I put it in for the paper.
Deadline #12 HW #6 Page Layout
I used page layout strategies in my paper to help my audience and the look of the paper. I used headers and page numbers. Headers and page numbers is text that appears at the top or bottom of the page. It is set apart from the main text. Headers and page numbers help readers find their way through a document, provide information such as the author, publication date, and title, and it frames the page visually. I believe using headers and page numbers show the professional side of my paper. It will show my audience this is a paper to take serious with.
Deadline #12 HW #5 Figurative Language
I did use some figurative language in my paper. My introduction consisted of one simile. "He always likes to go in the woods and watch the deer frolic through the meadows or the raccoons scurrying up the old oak trees like rock climbers". A simile is comparing something with something else using like or as. I compared a raccoon to a rock climber. Similes provides detail to a paper, as well as enjoyment for the audience. Some more figurative language I might use will be analogies. Analogies draw comparisons between two things. I could compare hunting to some other issue that is scrutinized, such as hunting, or visa versa with anti-hunting.
Deadline #12 HW #4 Three Separate Sections (Draft)
Majority of my paper consisted of critical word choice. I used logos and ethos (emotion and statistics) to draw my readers in. My introduction consisted of a story of a young boy who are "He always likes to go in the woods and watch the deer frolic through the meadows or the raccoons scurrying up the old oak trees like rock climbers." Using similes and emotion will bring in my audience in and will interest them to see the rest of my argument. I also used logos to show my audience the facts about hunting which could influence my audience's position at the end of the paper. Example of logos in my paper is "whitetail deer are becoming serious traffic hazards. According to the National Safety Council, motor vehicles nationwide kill more than 350,000 deer and approximately 100 drivers and passengers a year." Startling facts like this one will show credible evidence and emotion which could win over the audience. Using word choice is a great asset of a paper to win over an audience for an argument. My introduction and conclusion had important structure to it. My introduction consisted of a story which has a point that readers could see and understand my argument. My conclusion had the structure of speculating the future. My conclusion reflected on what would happen next if a law or if hunting stayed in America and was never fought in court anymore. My introduction and conclusion was structured critically to allow my readers to understand all of my ideas and not have any confusion. In addition, my structure in my paragraphs allow easy reading for my audience. My whole paper consisted of punctuation. One paragraph that stands out is a quote from Luke A. Dommer, Chairman, Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting. I had to make sure to indent and use quotations properly because it was a large quote and it became its own paragraph. Other than that, I had to make sure I had commas in the right place.
Deadline #12 HW #3 Revise Step #2
I could not figure out how to put strikethrough on the blog. I kept doing it on Word document and then try to paste it, but it did not work, so my evidence is highlighted in yellow.
Hunting Controversy (Draft #2)
Billy is a 10 year old boy who lives in North Carolina. He likes to play outside and play with his friends. His really passion is wildlife. He always likes to go in the woods and watch the deer frolic through the meadows or the raccoons scurrying up the old oak trees. Billy has been raised in a hunting family background. Billy is an avid hunter who has much respect for the animals he chases. His father has taught him many valuable life lessons through hunting. Billy and his dad hunt not just the enjoyment, but for survival. The deer they harvest feeds their family for the year. Without hunting, Billy's family would be in struggle. Every fall, Billy gets excited for the upcoming hunting season. The day before deer season, Billy runs back home from school and sees a big news special on the television. The top of the TV reads, "Hunting is abolished in the United States." Billy turns to his dad and ask him, "Are we going hunting tomorrow dad?" and his dad replies, "No son, we can't hunt anymore." Billy turns away with a tear in his eye. This could be a realisitc situation. That is why Hunting needs a place in America because it is an effective wildlife-management tool, a conservation asset, and an American tradition.
Hunting in America is an effective wildlife-management tool because it controls wildlife populations for a healthy, balanced environment. Controlling wildlife populations will prevent population crashes. For example, many biologists believe hunters prevent the whitetail deer populations from multiplying beyond the capacity of its habitat. The whitetail deer populations have grown out of proportions in America, and cause negative effects. For example, whitetail deer are becoming serious traffic hazards. According to the National Safety Council, motor vehicles nationwide kill more than 350,000 deer and approximately 100 drivers and passengers a year (Worsnop 8). The overpopulation of deer is becoming a threat to human lives. The anti-hunting group’s solution to this serious matter is neutering or birth control for the whitetail deer population. This solution is unnatural and ineffective. According to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, “PETA” website, the solution would be known as TNR (Trap, Neuter, and Return) and they would also use an experimental birth-control vaccine on female deer. These tests were performed in small, isolated deer populations in Ithaca, New York and Princeton, New Jersey. The anti-group’s proposed the solution would be ineffective because the whitetail deer population in America is over 30 million and it would take an extensive amount of time to trap enough deer to make a difference. In addition, the moral issue for modifying nature would stir up another bitter debate in the public. Modifying the biology of whitetail deer goes against the laws of nature and religious views. Hunting is the only and proper means in controlling whitetail deer. More and more states are beginning to see hunting as a management tool. For example, Midwestern towns are implementing bow hunting as a safe and effective way to control skyrocketing deer herds. According to U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, Granville, Ohio Village Council, Des Moines, Iowa, and Portage, Indiana approved bow hunting in the community and city parks to safely control the deer numbers because of extensive property damage and threatening endangered plant species (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). The public is starting to notice the importance of hunting and how it helps control wildlife for the benefit of society and the animal itself. Without hunting, whitetail deer populations would grow to unbelievable numbers causing catastrophic impacts. All forage would disappear because the deer would have eaten it all. Starvation would occur, killing thousands of deer. The deer population would plummet to low numbers. The decrease in the deer population would cause predators, such as coyotes and mountain lions to die off due to the scarcity of food (deer). The entire ecosystem would deteriorate. This would be the realistic scenario if hunting was not a wildlife management tool. It would be unfair for wildlife and society.
Hunters contribute a substantial amount of money to conservation for the benefit of wildlife and people. The money for conservation helps preserve land and wildlife for future hunting opportunities and healthy wildlife populations. American hunters contribute more than $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation programs (Worsnop 6). The money comes from federal taxes on hunting equipment, ammunition, fishing boats, state hunting and fishing licenses, and federal “duck stamps” (Worsnop 6). Sportsmen’s organizations contribute to conservation projects. For example, Ducks Unlimited, a national organization for wetlands and waterfowl, and 550,000 of its members raise money to protect wetlands in Canada and the United States used by migratory waterfowl, as well as other animal species (Worsnop 6). The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has protected over five million acres and opened 492,000 acres to public access for hunting and outdoor activities (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation). In addition, The National Wild Turkey Federation raised over $253 million for conservation (National Wild Turkey Federation). Hunters and sportsmen’s organizations are a great benefit to conservation in America. With all the contributions from hunters, anti-hunting groups are absent, and do not play a large role in conservation. They are more concerned about hunting, and not the big picture.
Education is plays a key role in the survival of hunting because it educates the public about the importance and role of hunting in the United States. Education programs from national and state organizations will educate people about hunting and create new hunters. For example, the NRA (National Rifle Association) has a youth program for students in the United States and Canada. The program focuses on the familiarity of rifles, shotguns, archery, and wildlife (Worsnop 6). The goal of the NRA youth program is to make people aware of hunter’s role in conservation and to make new hunters. State Game and Fish Departments are beginning hunter outreach programs to introduce children to hunting. For example, the Colorado Division of Wildlife has a hunter outreach program, where DOW (Division of Wildlife) officers take children out on hunting trips for elk, deer, and turkey. The program teaches the children about hunting. As a result, these children are hooked on hunting and add numbers to the hunting community. Personal experiences of mine included being a part of the Colorado Division of Wildlife program. The group went on an elk hunting trip in Southern Colorado and was able to meet some new kids who never hunted before. It was a great learning experience and everyone learned valuable information about hunting and wanted to continue the sport. Other organizations focus hunter education on other groups of people. For example, the National Wild Turkey Federation has an education program for women called Women in the Outdoors. This program introduces women to the outdoors (hunting, fishing, etc...). The program’s goal is to have more women enjoy the outdoors as a new hobby and increase the number of hunters in the United States. Hunter education allows people to realize how special hunting really is.
Hunting is more than just a sport, it is an American Tradition. Hunting is a tradition for many families, including mine. Hunting brings families together, such as father and son bonding. Family hunting traditions teaches about hunting ethics. Hunting ethics are the moral values people have about hunting (right or wrong). This is a crucial part of keeping hunting in America because it shows people are trying to hunt properly and give hunting a positive image. Family hunting traditions are worried because of the decreasing number of hunters. Since World War II, there has been increase in fatherless families. With fatherless families, hunting traditions are not passed on. There has been a strong push to recruit new hunters and education programs are stepping up. In addition, to the family camaraderie, people can learn some valuable lessons about life. For example, many people learn patience while waiting for game, or respect, respect the animal of pursuit, and making humane kills. My family hunting tradition means a lot to me and too many others. Hopefully people will see hunting not as a quality family time in the outdoors.
Legislation has a large role in keeping hunting in America. According to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, anti-hunting groups are projected to raise over $300 million in 2007 to ban hunting rights. Many pro-hunting organizations, such as the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, North American Hunting Club, National Rifle Association, and Safari Club International are raising money and support to defeat the anti-hunting groups attacks against hunting and help create new hunting laws to preserve hunting in the states. For example, the 3-million-member National Rifle Association (NRA) and the million-member member Wildlife Legislative Fund of America (WLFA) continue the pressure on elected officials to pass laws to protect hunting rights (Worsnop 2). One of the concerns for hunters is the harassment from anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Every hunting season, hunters are annoyed by pesky anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Personal experiences of mine demonstrate the conflict. For example, hunting for javelina in Arizona, we were surrounded by animal-rights group banging pots and pans scaring all the javelina near us. It was frustrating because we spent numerous hours trying to find our quarry, only to be harassed by animal-rights activists. We were only trying to help manage the javelina population in Arizona and the animal-rights group did not realized or cared. Another encountered occurred while volunteering for the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. We were working at the hunter check stations checking in game. During the duration of the days of work, we were harassed by an animal-rights group. We were helping out the state collect harvest data to manage the populations more effectively, and the animal-rights group did not care. Harassment by animal-rights group is frustrating and can be a scary situation. After much persuasion and support, legislators finally passed laws against harassment of hunters in the field. Since 1981, the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America has helped persuade 44 state legislatures to pass laws against hunter harassment (Worsnop 2). Hunters have pushed hard at legislation lately, and it is beginning to be successful. For example, on August 17, 2007 President George W. Bush released the order, “Facilitation of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation”. The order directs all federal agencies to facilitate the expansion and the improvement of hunting opportunities, wildlife management, and habitat (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). This was a great victory for hunters that will ensure more hunting opportunities in America. Even the president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance had something to say about the order from President George W. Bush. “The Executive Order is a great milestone for sportsmen and wildlife conservation,” said Bud Pidgeon, president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. “It clearly demonstrates that the President understands the unbreakable bond between successful wildlife conservation and hunting - that sportsmen are the key to abundant wildlife and habitat.” The success of recent efforts of the hunting community needs to continue to keep hunting rights in America. Jim Zumbo, a famous outdoor writer for Field & Stream magazine has a guideline hunters should follow when fighting for the right to hunt. Jim Zumbo believes hunters need to be effective by exercising our right to vote, calling our elected officials, and speaking out at legislative meetings. If hunters continue the hard work of convincing people about hunting, hunting will have a permanent home in America.
With all the positives about hunting, anti-hunting groups and animal-rights activists have their reasons why hunting should be abolish in the United States. PETA and other organizations believe hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. PETA states that state and federal agencies create wildlife management and conservation programs to boost the number of game species so hunters can kill and receive revenue from hunting licenses. PETA exaggerates the idea hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. Hunting is more than just killing an animal. It is about being out with family and friends in the outdoors (tradition) enjoying what mother nature has given us. Killing an animal is just a bonus. State and federal agencies create conservation and management programs not to raise the number of game species, but to improve the entire ecosystem. For example, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (pro-hunting organization) protects land for elk, but also benefits non-game species, such as birds, raccoons, beavers, etc. The habitats they protect have many benefits excluding boosting game species. The benefits include increasing access and recreational opportunities on public lands, including hunting and fishing, increases opportunities for agricultural and ranchland families to continue working the land for generations to come, support resource-based economies of agriculture, forestry, recreation and tourism, preserve important historic, archeological, and cultural resources, and reduce tax-supported infrastructure and maintenance cost (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Conservation). This shows that programs are not about raising more animals to for hunters to kill, but to help out all aspects of the environment, including people. These valuable programs would not have happened without the contributions from hunters. PETA is only concerned about placing limits on the number of animals hunted. PETA also believes hunting takes away natural predators. They believe natural predators help balance ecosystems by taking only the sick and the weak, while hunters kill any animal they want over their fireplace, including healthy animals that are needed to keep populations strong. Luke A. Dommer, Chairman, Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting (CASH), says
“Natural predators are essential to the ecosystem of wildlife because they cull and promote long-term survival potential of herbivorous species. Hunters, on the other hand, are unnatural predators, with their fluorescent caps, heating pads, electric socks, freeze-dried doe droppings, and camouflage toilet paper to keep them from being mistaken for a whitetail deer. These arrogant nincompoops of the underbrush would have us believe that highly evolved terrestrial vertebrates are crops to be harvested like corn or potatoes and that bullet holes improve the health of the animals.” (Worsnop 19)
Unfortunately, natural predators are not in high numbers like once before because of human encroachment and loss of habitat. Their dwindling numbers rarely make a difference in balancing game populations numbers to a healthy state. It is the responsibility of hunters to take action and make sure ecosystems stay as healthy as be. If there was no hunting, wildlife populations would increase and cause unbalanced ecosystems. In result, population crashes and extinction would occur and PETA and other organizations would not have any more animals to protect. The whitetail deer population in the United States is a prime example. The large numbers are becoming a danger risk for humans and causing many plant species to die off. Hunting as step to the plate to bring balance back, so everyone will live happy and be beneficial to each other. PETA, anti-hunting and animal-rights groups present false claims the public about how bad hunting really is. The public needs to know the facts and open their eyes to see the truth about hunting. Hunting is not about killing animals, but cherishing the great moments with family and friends and protecting wildlife.
The goal of hunters today is to protect hunting and hunting rights in America. With the support of the public, hunting will have a place in America. With hunting in America, hunters and anti-hunters can join forces to eliminate issues they agree on, such as poaching, illegal hunting, and wildlife issues. Game meat from hunters would begin to become popular for people and supermarkets. Wildlife conservation would continue to grow. More money would contribute each year with the increase of more hunters. Instead of $1 billion a year, hunters would contribute over $5 billion. With this money more land would be protected from city development and more animals would thrive. Even endangered animals would begin to cover quickly. Hunting would benefit everyone and everything in America. This goal of keeping in America is reasonable and hunters hope the future will be bright and pros porous, like explained above.
Hunting Controversy (Draft #2)
Billy is a 10 year old boy who lives in North Carolina. He likes to play outside and play with his friends. His really passion is wildlife. He always likes to go in the woods and watch the deer frolic through the meadows or the raccoons scurrying up the old oak trees. Billy has been raised in a hunting family background. Billy is an avid hunter who has much respect for the animals he chases. His father has taught him many valuable life lessons through hunting. Billy and his dad hunt not just the enjoyment, but for survival. The deer they harvest feeds their family for the year. Without hunting, Billy's family would be in struggle. Every fall, Billy gets excited for the upcoming hunting season. The day before deer season, Billy runs back home from school and sees a big news special on the television. The top of the TV reads, "Hunting is abolished in the United States." Billy turns to his dad and ask him, "Are we going hunting tomorrow dad?" and his dad replies, "No son, we can't hunt anymore." Billy turns away with a tear in his eye. This could be a realisitc situation. That is why Hunting needs a place in America because it is an effective wildlife-management tool, a conservation asset, and an American tradition.
Hunting in America is an effective wildlife-management tool because it controls wildlife populations for a healthy, balanced environment. Controlling wildlife populations will prevent population crashes. For example, many biologists believe hunters prevent the whitetail deer populations from multiplying beyond the capacity of its habitat. The whitetail deer populations have grown out of proportions in America, and cause negative effects. For example, whitetail deer are becoming serious traffic hazards. According to the National Safety Council, motor vehicles nationwide kill more than 350,000 deer and approximately 100 drivers and passengers a year (Worsnop 8). The overpopulation of deer is becoming a threat to human lives. The anti-hunting group’s solution to this serious matter is neutering or birth control for the whitetail deer population. This solution is unnatural and ineffective. According to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, “PETA” website, the solution would be known as TNR (Trap, Neuter, and Return) and they would also use an experimental birth-control vaccine on female deer. These tests were performed in small, isolated deer populations in Ithaca, New York and Princeton, New Jersey. The anti-group’s proposed the solution would be ineffective because the whitetail deer population in America is over 30 million and it would take an extensive amount of time to trap enough deer to make a difference. In addition, the moral issue for modifying nature would stir up another bitter debate in the public. Modifying the biology of whitetail deer goes against the laws of nature and religious views. Hunting is the only and proper means in controlling whitetail deer. More and more states are beginning to see hunting as a management tool. For example, Midwestern towns are implementing bow hunting as a safe and effective way to control skyrocketing deer herds. According to U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, Granville, Ohio Village Council, Des Moines, Iowa, and Portage, Indiana approved bow hunting in the community and city parks to safely control the deer numbers because of extensive property damage and threatening endangered plant species (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). The public is starting to notice the importance of hunting and how it helps control wildlife for the benefit of society and the animal itself. Without hunting, whitetail deer populations would grow to unbelievable numbers causing catastrophic impacts. All forage would disappear because the deer would have eaten it all. Starvation would occur, killing thousands of deer. The deer population would plummet to low numbers. The decrease in the deer population would cause predators, such as coyotes and mountain lions to die off due to the scarcity of food (deer). The entire ecosystem would deteriorate. This would be the realistic scenario if hunting was not a wildlife management tool. It would be unfair for wildlife and society.
Hunters contribute a substantial amount of money to conservation for the benefit of wildlife and people. The money for conservation helps preserve land and wildlife for future hunting opportunities and healthy wildlife populations. American hunters contribute more than $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation programs (Worsnop 6). The money comes from federal taxes on hunting equipment, ammunition, fishing boats, state hunting and fishing licenses, and federal “duck stamps” (Worsnop 6). Sportsmen’s organizations contribute to conservation projects. For example, Ducks Unlimited, a national organization for wetlands and waterfowl, and 550,000 of its members raise money to protect wetlands in Canada and the United States used by migratory waterfowl, as well as other animal species (Worsnop 6). The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has protected over five million acres and opened 492,000 acres to public access for hunting and outdoor activities (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation). In addition, The National Wild Turkey Federation raised over $253 million for conservation (National Wild Turkey Federation). Hunters and sportsmen’s organizations are a great benefit to conservation in America. With all the contributions from hunters, anti-hunting groups are absent, and do not play a large role in conservation. They are more concerned about hunting, and not the big picture.
Education is plays a key role in the survival of hunting because it educates the public about the importance and role of hunting in the United States. Education programs from national and state organizations will educate people about hunting and create new hunters. For example, the NRA (National Rifle Association) has a youth program for students in the United States and Canada. The program focuses on the familiarity of rifles, shotguns, archery, and wildlife (Worsnop 6). The goal of the NRA youth program is to make people aware of hunter’s role in conservation and to make new hunters. State Game and Fish Departments are beginning hunter outreach programs to introduce children to hunting. For example, the Colorado Division of Wildlife has a hunter outreach program, where DOW (Division of Wildlife) officers take children out on hunting trips for elk, deer, and turkey. The program teaches the children about hunting. As a result, these children are hooked on hunting and add numbers to the hunting community. Personal experiences of mine included being a part of the Colorado Division of Wildlife program. The group went on an elk hunting trip in Southern Colorado and was able to meet some new kids who never hunted before. It was a great learning experience and everyone learned valuable information about hunting and wanted to continue the sport. Other organizations focus hunter education on other groups of people. For example, the National Wild Turkey Federation has an education program for women called Women in the Outdoors. This program introduces women to the outdoors (hunting, fishing, etc...). The program’s goal is to have more women enjoy the outdoors as a new hobby and increase the number of hunters in the United States. Hunter education allows people to realize how special hunting really is.
Hunting is more than just a sport, it is an American Tradition. Hunting is a tradition for many families, including mine. Hunting brings families together, such as father and son bonding. Family hunting traditions teaches about hunting ethics. Hunting ethics are the moral values people have about hunting (right or wrong). This is a crucial part of keeping hunting in America because it shows people are trying to hunt properly and give hunting a positive image. Family hunting traditions are worried because of the decreasing number of hunters. Since World War II, there has been increase in fatherless families. With fatherless families, hunting traditions are not passed on. There has been a strong push to recruit new hunters and education programs are stepping up. In addition, to the family camaraderie, people can learn some valuable lessons about life. For example, many people learn patience while waiting for game, or respect, respect the animal of pursuit, and making humane kills. My family hunting tradition means a lot to me and too many others. Hopefully people will see hunting not as a quality family time in the outdoors.
Legislation has a large role in keeping hunting in America. According to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, anti-hunting groups are projected to raise over $300 million in 2007 to ban hunting rights. Many pro-hunting organizations, such as the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, North American Hunting Club, National Rifle Association, and Safari Club International are raising money and support to defeat the anti-hunting groups attacks against hunting and help create new hunting laws to preserve hunting in the states. For example, the 3-million-member National Rifle Association (NRA) and the million-member member Wildlife Legislative Fund of America (WLFA) continue the pressure on elected officials to pass laws to protect hunting rights (Worsnop 2). One of the concerns for hunters is the harassment from anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Every hunting season, hunters are annoyed by pesky anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Personal experiences of mine demonstrate the conflict. For example, hunting for javelina in Arizona, we were surrounded by animal-rights group banging pots and pans scaring all the javelina near us. It was frustrating because we spent numerous hours trying to find our quarry, only to be harassed by animal-rights activists. We were only trying to help manage the javelina population in Arizona and the animal-rights group did not realized or cared. Another encountered occurred while volunteering for the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. We were working at the hunter check stations checking in game. During the duration of the days of work, we were harassed by an animal-rights group. We were helping out the state collect harvest data to manage the populations more effectively, and the animal-rights group did not care. Harassment by animal-rights group is frustrating and can be a scary situation. After much persuasion and support, legislators finally passed laws against harassment of hunters in the field. Since 1981, the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America has helped persuade 44 state legislatures to pass laws against hunter harassment (Worsnop 2). Hunters have pushed hard at legislation lately, and it is beginning to be successful. For example, on August 17, 2007 President George W. Bush released the order, “Facilitation of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation”. The order directs all federal agencies to facilitate the expansion and the improvement of hunting opportunities, wildlife management, and habitat (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). This was a great victory for hunters that will ensure more hunting opportunities in America. Even the president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance had something to say about the order from President George W. Bush. “The Executive Order is a great milestone for sportsmen and wildlife conservation,” said Bud Pidgeon, president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. “It clearly demonstrates that the President understands the unbreakable bond between successful wildlife conservation and hunting - that sportsmen are the key to abundant wildlife and habitat.” The success of recent efforts of the hunting community needs to continue to keep hunting rights in America. Jim Zumbo, a famous outdoor writer for Field & Stream magazine has a guideline hunters should follow when fighting for the right to hunt. Jim Zumbo believes hunters need to be effective by exercising our right to vote, calling our elected officials, and speaking out at legislative meetings. If hunters continue the hard work of convincing people about hunting, hunting will have a permanent home in America.
With all the positives about hunting, anti-hunting groups and animal-rights activists have their reasons why hunting should be abolish in the United States. PETA and other organizations believe hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. PETA states that state and federal agencies create wildlife management and conservation programs to boost the number of game species so hunters can kill and receive revenue from hunting licenses. PETA exaggerates the idea hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. Hunting is more than just killing an animal. It is about being out with family and friends in the outdoors (tradition) enjoying what mother nature has given us. Killing an animal is just a bonus. State and federal agencies create conservation and management programs not to raise the number of game species, but to improve the entire ecosystem. For example, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (pro-hunting organization) protects land for elk, but also benefits non-game species, such as birds, raccoons, beavers, etc. The habitats they protect have many benefits excluding boosting game species. The benefits include increasing access and recreational opportunities on public lands, including hunting and fishing, increases opportunities for agricultural and ranchland families to continue working the land for generations to come, support resource-based economies of agriculture, forestry, recreation and tourism, preserve important historic, archeological, and cultural resources, and reduce tax-supported infrastructure and maintenance cost (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Conservation). This shows that programs are not about raising more animals to for hunters to kill, but to help out all aspects of the environment, including people. These valuable programs would not have happened without the contributions from hunters. PETA is only concerned about placing limits on the number of animals hunted. PETA also believes hunting takes away natural predators. They believe natural predators help balance ecosystems by taking only the sick and the weak, while hunters kill any animal they want over their fireplace, including healthy animals that are needed to keep populations strong. Luke A. Dommer, Chairman, Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting (CASH), says
“Natural predators are essential to the ecosystem of wildlife because they cull and promote long-term survival potential of herbivorous species. Hunters, on the other hand, are unnatural predators, with their fluorescent caps, heating pads, electric socks, freeze-dried doe droppings, and camouflage toilet paper to keep them from being mistaken for a whitetail deer. These arrogant nincompoops of the underbrush would have us believe that highly evolved terrestrial vertebrates are crops to be harvested like corn or potatoes and that bullet holes improve the health of the animals.” (Worsnop 19)
Unfortunately, natural predators are not in high numbers like once before because of human encroachment and loss of habitat. Their dwindling numbers rarely make a difference in balancing game populations numbers to a healthy state. It is the responsibility of hunters to take action and make sure ecosystems stay as healthy as be. If there was no hunting, wildlife populations would increase and cause unbalanced ecosystems. In result, population crashes and extinction would occur and PETA and other organizations would not have any more animals to protect. The whitetail deer population in the United States is a prime example. The large numbers are becoming a danger risk for humans and causing many plant species to die off. Hunting as step to the plate to bring balance back, so everyone will live happy and be beneficial to each other. PETA, anti-hunting and animal-rights groups present false claims the public about how bad hunting really is. The public needs to know the facts and open their eyes to see the truth about hunting. Hunting is not about killing animals, but cherishing the great moments with family and friends and protecting wildlife.
The goal of hunters today is to protect hunting and hunting rights in America. With the support of the public, hunting will have a place in America. With hunting in America, hunters and anti-hunters can join forces to eliminate issues they agree on, such as poaching, illegal hunting, and wildlife issues. Game meat from hunters would begin to become popular for people and supermarkets. Wildlife conservation would continue to grow. More money would contribute each year with the increase of more hunters. Instead of $1 billion a year, hunters would contribute over $5 billion. With this money more land would be protected from city development and more animals would thrive. Even endangered animals would begin to cover quickly. Hunting would benefit everyone and everything in America. This goal of keeping in America is reasonable and hunters hope the future will be bright and pros porous, like explained above.
Deadline #12 HW #2 Large Scale Revision
Hunting Controversy (Draft #2)
Blue:topic sentence Red: key terms
Billy is a 10 year old boy who lives in North Carolina. He likes to play outside and play with his friends. His really passion is wildlife. He always likes to go in the woods and watch the deer frolic through the meadows or the raccoons scurrying up the old oak trees. Billy has been raised in a hunting family background. Billy is an avid hunter who has much respect for the animals he chases. His father has taught him many valuable life lessons through hunting. Billy and his dad hunt not just the enjoyment, but for survival. The deer they harvest feeds their family for the year. Without hunting, Billy's family would be in struggle. Every fall, Billy gets excited for the upcoming hunting season. The day before deer season, Billy runs back home from school and sees a big news special on the television. The top of the TV reads, "Hunting is abolished in the United States." Billy turns to his dad and ask him, "Are we going hunting tomorrow dad?" and his dad replies, "No son, we can't hunt anymore." Billy turns away with a tear in his eye. This could be a realisitc situation. That is why Hunting needs a place in America because it is an effective wildlife-management tool, a conservation asset, and an American tradition. Hunting in America is an effective wildlife-management tool because it controls wildlife populations for a healthy, balanced environment. Controlling wildlife populations will prevent population crashes. For example, many biologists believe hunters prevent the whitetail deer populations from multiplying beyond the capacity of its habitat. The whitetail deer populations have grown out of proportions in America, and cause negative effects. For example, whitetail deer are becoming serious traffic hazards. According to the National Safety Council, motor vehicles nationwide kill more than 350,000 deer and approximately 100 drivers and passengers a year (Worsnop 8). The overpopulation of deer is becoming a threat to human lives. The anti-hunting group’s solution to this serious matter is neutering or birth control for the whitetail deer population. This solution is unnatural and ineffective. According to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, “PETA” website, the solution would be known as TNR (Trap, Neuter, and Return) and they would also use an experimental birth-control vaccine on female deer. These tests were performed in small, isolated deer populations in Ithaca, New York and Princeton, New Jersey. The anti-group’s proposed the solution would be ineffective because the whitetail deer population in America is over 30 million and it would take an extensive amount of time to trap enough deer to make a difference. In addition, the moral issue for modifying nature would stir up another bitter debate in the public. Modifying the biology of whitetail deer goes against the laws of nature and religious views. Hunting is the only and proper means in controlling whitetail deer. More and more states are beginning to see hunting as a management tool. For example, Midwestern towns are implementing bow hunting as a safe and effective way to control skyrocketing deer herds. According to U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, Granville, Ohio Village Council, Des Moines, Iowa, and Portage, Indiana approved bow hunting in the community and city parks to safely control the deer numbers because of extensive property damage and threatening endangered plant species (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). The public is starting to notice the importance of hunting and how it helps control wildlife for the benefit of society and the animal itself. Without hunting, whitetail deer populations would grow to unbelievable numbers causing catastrophic impacts. All forage would disappear because the deer would have eaten it all. Starvation would occur, killing thousands of deer. The deer population would plummet to low numbers. The decrease in the deer population would cause predators, such as coyotes and mountain lions to die off due to the scarcity of food (deer). The entire ecosystem would deteriorate. This would be the realistic scenario if hunting was not a wildlife management tool. It would be unfair for wildlife and society.
Hunters contribute a substantial amount of money to conservation for the benefit of wildlife and people. The money for conservation helps preserve land and wildlife for future hunting opportunities and healthy wildlife populations. American hunters contribute more than $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation programs (Worsnop 6). The money comes from federal taxes on hunting equipment, ammunition, fishing boats, state hunting and fishing licenses, and federal “duck stamps” (Worsnop 6). Sportsmen’s organizations contribute to conservation projects. For example, Ducks Unlimited, a national organization for wetlands and waterfowl, and 550,000 of its members raise money to protect wetlands in Canada and the United States used by migratory waterfowl, as well as other animal species (Worsnop 6). The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has protected over five million acres and opened 492,000 acres to public access for hunting and outdoor activities (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation). In addition, The National Wild Turkey Federation raised over $253 million for conservation (National Wild Turkey Federation). Hunters and sportsmen’s organizations are a great benefit to conservation in America. With all the contributions from hunters, anti-hunting groups are absent, and do not play a large role in conservation. They are more concerned about hunting, and not the big picture.
Education is plays a key role in the survival of hunting because it educates the public about the importance and role of hunting in the United States. Education programs from national and state organizations will educate people about hunting and create new hunters. For example, the NRA (National Rifle Association) has a youth program for students in the United States and Canada. The program focuses on the familiarity of rifles, shotguns, archery, and wildlife (Worsnop 6). The goal of the NRA youth program is to make people aware of hunter’s role in conservation and to make new hunters. State Game and Fish Departments are beginning hunter outreach programs to introduce children to hunting. For example, the Colorado Division of Wildlife has a hunter outreach program, where DOW (Division of Wildlife) officers take children out on hunting trips for elk, deer, and turkey. The program teaches the children about hunting. As a result, these children are hooked on hunting and add numbers to the hunting community. Personal experiences of mine included being a part of the Colorado Division of Wildlife program. The group went on an elk hunting trip in Southern Colorado and was able to meet some new kids who never hunted before. It was a great learning experience and everyone learned valuable information about hunting and wanted to continue the sport. Other organizations focus hunter education on other groups of people. For example, the National Wild Turkey Federation has an education program for women called Women in the Outdoors. This program introduces women to the outdoors (hunting, fishing, etc...). The program’s goal is to have more women enjoy the outdoors as a new hobby and increase the number of hunters in the United States. Hunter education allows people to realize how special hunting really is.
Hunting is more than just a sport, it is an American Tradition. Hunting is a tradition for many families, including mine. Hunting brings families together, such as father and son bonding. Family hunting traditions teaches about hunting ethics. Hunting ethics are the moral values people have about hunting (right or wrong). This is a crucial part of keeping hunting in America because it shows people are trying to hunt properly and give hunting a positive image. Family hunting traditions are worried because of the decreasing number of hunters. Since World War II, there has been increase in fatherless families. With fatherless families, hunting traditions are not passed on. There has been a strong push to recruit new hunters and education programs are stepping up. In addition, to the family camaraderie, people can learn some valuable lessons about life. For example, many people learn patience while waiting for game, or respect, respect the animal of pursuit, and making humane kills. My family hunting tradition means a lot to me and too many others. Hopefully people will see hunting not as a blood sport, but has a quality family time in the outdoors.
Legislation has a large role in keeping hunting in America. According to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, anti-hunting groups are projected to raise over $300 million in 2007 to ban hunting rights. Many pro-hunting organizations, such as the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, North American Hunting Club, National Rifle Association, and Safari Club International are raising money and support to defeat the anti-hunting groups attacks against hunting and help create new hunting laws to preserve hunting in the states. For example, the 3-million-member National Rifle Association (NRA) and the million-member member Wildlife Legislative Fund of America (WLFA) continue the pressure on elected officials to pass laws to protect hunting rights (Worsnop 2). One of the concerns for hunters is the harassment from anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Every hunting season, hunters are annoyed by pesky anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Personal experiences of mine demonstrate the conflict. For example, hunting for javelina in Arizona, we were surrounded by animal-rights group banging pots and pans scaring all the javelina near us. It was frustrating because we spent numerous hours trying to find our quarry, only to be harassed by animal-rights activists. We were only trying to help manage the javelina population in Arizona and the animal-rights group did not realized or cared. Another encountered occurred while volunteering for the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. We were working at the hunter check stations checking in game. During the duration of the days of work, we were harassed by an animal-rights group. We were helping out the state collect harvest data to manage the populations more effectively, and the animal-rights group did not care. Harassment by animal-rights group is frustrating and can be a scary situation. After much persuasion and support, legislators finally passed laws against harassment of hunters in the field. Since 1981, the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America has helped persuade 44 state legislatures to pass laws against hunter harassment (Worsnop 2). Hunters have pushed hard at legislation lately, and it is beginning to be successful. For example, on August 17, 2007 President George W. Bush released the order, “Facilitation of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation”. The order directs all federal agencies to facilitate the expansion and the improvement of hunting opportunities, wildlife management, and habitat (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). This was a great victory for hunters that will ensure more hunting opportunities in America. Even the president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance had something to say about the order from President George W. Bush. “The Executive Order is a great milestone for sportsmen and wildlife conservation,” said Bud Pidgeon, president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. “It clearly demonstrates that the President understands the unbreakable bond between successful wildlife conservation and hunting - that sportsmen are the key to abundant wildlife and habitat.” The success of recent efforts of the hunting community needs to continue to keep hunting rights in America. Jim Zumbo, a famous outdoor writer for Field & Stream magazine has a guideline hunters should follow when fighting for the right to hunt. Jim Zumbo believes hunters need to be effective by exercising our right to vote, calling our elected officials, and speaking out at legislative meetings. If hunters continue the hard work of convincing people about hunting, hunting will have a permanent home in America.
With all the positives about hunting, anti-hunting groups and animal-rights activists have their reasons why hunting should be abolish in the United States. PETA and other organizations believe hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. PETA states that state and federal agencies create wildlife management and conservation programs to boost the number of game species so hunters can kill and receive revenue from hunting licenses. PETA exaggerates the idea hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. Hunting is more than just killing an animal. It is about being out with family and friends in the outdoors (tradition) enjoying what mother nature has given us. Killing an animal is just a bonus. State and federal agencies create conservation and management programs not to raise the number of game species, but to improve the entire ecosystem. For example, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (pro-hunting organization) protects land for elk, but also benefits non-game species, such as birds, raccoons, beavers, etc. The habitats they protect have many benefits excluding boosting game species. The benefits include increasing access and recreational opportunities on public lands, including hunting and fishing, increases opportunities for agricultural and ranchland families to continue working the land for generations to come, support resource-based economies of agriculture, forestry, recreation and tourism, preserve important historic, archeological, and cultural resources, and reduce tax-supported infrastructure and maintenance cost (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Conservation). This shows that programs are not about raising more animals to for hunters to kill, but to help out all aspects of the environment, including people. These valuable programs would not have happened without the contributions from hunters. PETA is only concerned about placing limits on the number of animals hunted.
PETA also believes hunting takes away natural predators. They believe natural predators help balance ecosystems by taking only the sick and the weak, while hunters kill any animal they want over their fireplace, including healthy animals that are needed to keep populations strong. Luke A. Dommer, Chairman, Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting (CASH), says
“Natural predators are essential to the ecosystem of wildlife because they cull and promote long-term survival potential of herbivorous species. Hunters, on the other hand, are unnatural predators, with their fluorescent caps, heating pads, electric socks, freeze-dried doe droppings, and camouflage toilet paper to keep them from being mistaken for a whitetail deer. These arrogant nincompoops of the underbrush would have us believe that highly evolved terrestrial vertebrates are crops to be harvested like corn or potatoes and that bullet holes improve the health of the animals.” (Worsnop 19)
Unfortunately, natural predators are not in high numbers like once before because of human encroachment and loss of habitat. Their dwindling numbers rarely make a difference in balancing game populations numbers to a healthy state. It is the responsibility of hunters to take action and make sure ecosystems stay as healthy as be. If there was no hunting, wildlife populations would increase and cause unbalanced ecosystems. In result, population crashes and extinction would occur and PETA and other organizations would not have any more animals to protect. The whitetail deer population in the United States is a prime example. The large numbers are becoming a danger risk for humans and causing many plant species to die off. Hunting as step to the plate to bring balance back, so everyone will live happy and be beneficial to each other. PETA, anti-hunting and animal-rights groups present false claims the public about how bad hunting really is. The public needs to know the facts and open their eyes to see the truth about hunting. Hunting is not about killing animals, but cherishing the great moments with family and friends, protecting wildlife, and land for all people.
The goal of hunters today is to protect hunting and hunting rights in America. With the support of the public, hunting will have a place in America. With hunting in America, hunters and anti-hunters can join forces to eliminate issues they agree on, such as poaching, illegal hunting, and wildlife issues. Game meat from hunters would begin to become popular for people and supermarkets. Wildlife conservation would continue to grow. More money would contribute each year with the increase of more hunters. Instead of $1 billion a year, hunters would contribute over $5 billion. With this money more land would be protected from city development and more animals would thrive. Even endangered animals would begin to cover quickly. Hunting would benefit everyone and everything in America. This goal of keeping in America is reasonable and hunters hope the future will be bright and pros porous, like explained above.
Draft #1
Across America, friends and foes of hunting are stuck in a harsh debate. Hunters are under attack from animal-rights groups and environmentalists for the inhumane killing of animals. Hunters counter by claiming hunting as a beloved American tradition and an effective wildlife-management tool. Both sides have the goal of changing the views of Americans who are neutral on the hunting subject. The stakes are high, and the opponents of hunting are determined to abolish hunting in America. The 18 million hunters of America are trying to win the battle with words and action. Hunting needs a place in America because it is an effective wildlife-management tool, a conservation asset, and an American tradition.
Hunting in America is an effective wildlife-management tool because it controls wildlife populations for a healthy, balanced environment. Controlling wildlife populations will prevent population crashes. For example, many biologists believe hunters prevent the whitetail deer populations from multiplying beyond the capacity of its habitat. The whitetail deer populations have grown out of proportions in America, and cause negative effects. For example, whitetail deer are becoming serious traffic hazards. According to the National Safety Council, motor vehicles nationwide kill more than 350,000 deer and approximately 100 drivers and passengers a year (Worsnop 8). The overpopulation of deer is becoming a threat to human lives. The anti-hunting group’s solution to this serious matter is neutering or birth control for the whitetail deer population. This solution is unnatural and ineffective. According to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, “PETA” website, the solution would be known as TNR (Trap, Neuter, and Return) and they would also use an experimental birth-control vaccine on female deer. These tests were performed in small, isolated deer populations in Ithaca, New York and Princeton, New Jersey. The anti-group’s proposed the solution would be ineffective because the whitetail deer population in America is over 30 million and it would take an extensive amount of time to trap enough deer to make a difference. In addition, the moral issue for modifying nature would stir up another bitter debate in the public. Modifying the biology of whitetail deer goes against the laws of nature and religious views. Hunting is the only and proper means in controlling whitetail deer. More and more states are beginning to see hunting as a management tool. For example, Midwestern towns are implementing bow hunting as a safe and effective way to control skyrocketing deer herds. According to U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, Granville, Ohio Village Council, Des Moines, Iowa, and Portage, Indiana approved bow hunting in the community and city parks to safely control the deer numbers because of extensive property damage and threatening endangered plant species (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). The public is starting to notice the importance of hunting and how it helps control wildlife for the benefit of society and the animal itself. Without hunting, whitetail deer populations would grow to unbelievable numbers causing catastrophic impacts. All forage would disappear because the deer would have eaten it all. Starvation would occur, killing thousands of deer. The deer population would plummet to low numbers. The decrease in the deer population would cause predators, such as coyotes and mountain lions to die off due to the scarcity of food (deer). The entire ecosystem would deteriorate. This would be the realistic scenario if hunting was not a wildlife management tool. It would be unfair for wildlife and society.
Hunters contribute a substantial amount of money to conservation for the benefit of wildlife and people. The money for conservation helps preserve land and wildlife for future hunting opportunities and healthy wildlife populations. American hunters contribute more than $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation programs (Worsnop 6). The money comes from federal taxes on hunting equipment, ammunition, fishing boats, state hunting and fishing licenses, and federal “duck stamps” (Worsnop 6). Sportsmen’s organizations contribute to conservation projects. For example, Ducks Unlimited, a national organization for wetlands and waterfowl, and 550,000 of its members raise money to protect wetlands in Canada and the United States used by migratory waterfowl, as well as other animal species (Worsnop 6). The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has protected over five million acres and opened 492,000 acres to public access for hunting and outdoor activities (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation). In addition, The National Wild Turkey Federation raised over $253 million for conservation (National Wild Turkey Federation). Hunters and sportsmen’s organizations are a great benefit to conservation in America. With all the contributions from hunters, anti-hunting groups are absent, and do not play a large role in conservation. They are more concerned about hunting, and not the big picture.
Education is plays a key role in the survival of hunting because it educates the public about the importance and role of hunting in the United States. Education programs from national and state organizations will educate people about hunting and create new hunters. For example, the NRA (National Rifle Association) has a youth program for students in the United States and Canada. The program focuses on the familiarity of rifles, shotguns, archery, and wildlife (Worsnop 6). The goal of the NRA youth program is to make people aware of hunter’s role in conservation and to make new hunters. State Game and Fish Departments are beginning hunter outreach programs to introduce children to hunting. For example, the Colorado Division of Wildlife has a hunter outreach program, where DOW (Division of Wildlife) officers take children out on hunting trips for elk, deer, and turkey. The program teaches the children about hunting. As a result, these children are hooked on hunting and add numbers to the hunting community. Personal experiences of mine included being a part of the Colorado Division of Wildlife program. The group went on an elk hunting trip in Southern Colorado and was able to meet some new kids who never hunted before. It was a great learning experience and everyone learned valuable information about hunting and wanted to continue the sport. Other organizations focus hunter education on other groups of people. For example, the National Wild Turkey Federation has an education program for women called Women in the Outdoors. This program introduces women to the outdoors (hunting, fishing, etc...). The program’s goal is to have more women enjoy the outdoors as a new hobby and increase the number of hunters in the United States. Hunter education allows people to realize how special hunting really is.
Hunting is more than just a sport, it is an American Tradition. Hunting is a tradition for many families, including mine. Hunting brings families together, such as father and son bonding. Family hunting traditions teaches about hunting ethics. Hunting ethics are the moral values people have about hunting (right or wrong). This is a crucial part of keeping hunting in America because it shows people are trying to hunt properly and give hunting a positive image. Family hunting traditions are worried because of the decreasing number of hunters. Since World War II, there has been increase in fatherless families. With fatherless families, hunting traditions are not passed on. There has been a strong push to recruit new hunters and education programs are stepping up. In addition, to the family camaraderie, people can learn some valuable lessons about life. For example, many people learn patience while waiting for game, or respect, respect the animal of pursuit, and making humane kills. My family hunting tradition means a lot to me and too many others. Hopefully people will see hunting not as a blood sport, but has a quality family time in the outdoors.
Legislation has a large role in keeping hunting in America. According to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, anti-hunting groups are projected to raise over $300 million in 2007 to ban hunting rights. Many pro-hunting organizations, such as the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, North American Hunting Club, National Rifle Association, and Safari Club International are raising money and support to defeat the anti-hunting groups attacks against hunting and help create new hunting laws to preserve hunting in the states. For example, the 3-million-member National Rifle Association (NRA) and the million-member member Wildlife Legislative Fund of America (WLFA) continue the pressure on elected officials to pass laws to protect hunting rights (Worsnop 2). One of the concerns for hunters is the harassment from anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Every hunting season, hunters are annoyed by pesky anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Personal experiences of mine demonstrate the conflict. For example, hunting for javelina in Arizona, we were surrounded by animal-rights group banging pots and pans scaring all the javelina near us. It was frustrating because we spent numerous hours trying to find our quarry, only to be harassed by animal-rights activists. We were only trying to help manage the javelina population in Arizona and the animal-rights group did not realized or cared. Another encountered occurred while volunteering for the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. We were working at the hunter check stations checking in game. During the duration of the days of work, we were harassed by an animal-rights group. We were helping out the state collect harvest data to manage the populations more effectively, and the animal-rights group did not care. Harassment by animal-rights group is frustrating and can be a scary situation. After much persuasion and support, legislators finally passed laws against harassment of hunters in the field. Since 1981, the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America has helped persuade 44 state legislatures to pass laws against hunter harassment (Worsnop 2). Hunters have pushed hard at legislation lately, and it is beginning to be successful. For example, on August 17, 2007 President George W. Bush released the order, “Facilitation of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation”. The order directs all federal agencies to facilitate the expansion and the improvement of hunting opportunities, wildlife management, and habitat (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). This was a great victory for hunters that will ensure more hunting opportunities in America. Even the president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance had something to say about the order from President George W. Bush. “The Executive Order is a great milestone for sportsmen and wildlife conservation,” said Bud Pidgeon, president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. “It clearly demonstrates that the President understands the unbreakable bond between successful wildlife conservation and hunting - that sportsmen are the key to abundant wildlife and habitat.” The success of recent efforts of the hunting community needs to continue to keep hunting rights in America. Jim Zumbo, a famous outdoor writer for Field & Stream magazine has a guideline hunters should follow when fighting for the right to hunt. Jim Zumbo believes hunters need to be effective by exercising our right to vote, calling our elected officials, and speaking out at legislative meetings. If hunters continue the hard work of convincing people about hunting, hunting will have a permanent home in America.
With all the positives about hunting, anti-hunting groups and animal-rights activists have their reasons why hunting should be abolish in the United States. PETA and other organizations believe hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. PETA states that state and federal agencies create wildlife management and conservation programs to boost the number of game species so hunters can kill and receive revenue from hunting licenses. PETA exaggerates the idea hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. Hunting is more than just killing an animal. It is about being out with family and friends in the outdoors (tradition) enjoying what mother nature has given us. Killing an animal is just a bonus. State and federal agencies create conservation and management programs not to raise the number of game species, but to improve the entire ecosystem. For example, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (pro-hunting organization) protects land for elk, but also benefits non-game species, such as birds, raccoons, beavers, etc. The habitats they protect have many benefits excluding boosting game species. The benefits include increasing access and recreational opportunities on public lands, including hunting and fishing, increases opportunities for agricultural and ranchland families to continue working the land for generations to come, support resource-based economies of agriculture, forestry, recreation and tourism, preserve important historic, archeological, and cultural resources, and reduce tax-supported infrastructure and maintenance cost (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Conservation). This shows that programs are not about raising more animals to for hunters to kill, but to help out all aspects of the environment, including people. These valuable programs would not have happened without the contributions from hunters. PETA is only concerned about placing limits on the number of animals hunted.
PETA also believes hunting takes away natural predators. They believe natural predators help balance ecosystems by taking only the sick and the weak, while hunters kill any animal they want over their fireplace, including healthy animals that are needed to keep populations strong. Luke A. Dommer, Chairman, Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting (CASH), says
“Natural predators are essential to the ecosystem of wildlife because they cull and promote long-term survival potential of herbivorous species. Hunters, on the other hand, are unnatural predators, with their fluorescent caps, heating pads, electric socks, freeze-dried doe droppings, and camouflage toilet paper to keep them from being mistaken for a whitetail deer. These arrogant nincompoops of the underbrush would have us believe that highly evolved terrestrial vertebrates are crops to be harvested like corn or potatoes and that bullet holes improve the health of the animals.” (Worsnop 19)
Unfortunately, natural predators are not in high numbers like once before because of human encroachment and loss of habitat. Their dwindling numbers rarely make a difference in balancing game populations numbers to a healthy state. It is the responsibility of hunters to take action and make sure ecosystems stay as healthy as be. If there was no hunting, wildlife populations would increase and cause unbalanced ecosystems. In result, population crashes and extinction would occur and PETA and other organizations would not have any more animals to protect. The whitetail deer population in the United States is a prime example. The large numbers are becoming a danger risk for humans and causing many plant species to die off. Hunting as step to the plate to bring balance back, so everyone will live happy and be beneficial to each other. PETA, anti-hunting and animal-rights groups present false claims the public about how bad hunting really is. The public needs to know the facts and open their eyes to see the truth about hunting. Hunting is not about killing animals, but cherishing the great moments with family and friends, protecting wildlife, and land for all people.
Hunting as created a battlefield in America. There are two sides fighting either to protect or abolish this sport and this tradition (Hunters versus Anti-Hunters). Hunting will only survive with the support of the public. Hunters are trying to show the positives of hunting from wildlife-management tool, contribution to wildlife conservation, and to a cherished American tradition. The non-hunting public will see this paper and be amazed to find out the importance of hunting in America. It is the goal of hunters to win the support of non-hunters. Even though hunters and anti-hunters have a deep hatred for each other, there can be some middle ground. They both have the same shared goals, to eliminate poaching and other forms of illegal hunting. The two groups could even join up together to accomplish something. Hunting needs to stay in America because it is a sport that promotes great camaraderie with many benefits that 18 million enjoy and many more can join.
Hunting in America is an effective wildlife-management tool because it controls wildlife populations for a healthy, balanced environment. Controlling wildlife populations will prevent population crashes. For example, many biologists believe hunters prevent the whitetail deer populations from multiplying beyond the capacity of its habitat. The whitetail deer populations have grown out of proportions in America, and cause negative effects. For example, whitetail deer are becoming serious traffic hazards. According to the National Safety Council, motor vehicles nationwide kill more than 350,000 deer and approximately 100 drivers and passengers a year (Worsnop 8). The overpopulation of deer is becoming a threat to human lives. The anti-hunting group’s solution to this serious matter is neutering or birth control for the whitetail deer population. This solution is unnatural and ineffective. According to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, “PETA” website, the solution would be known as TNR (Trap, Neuter, and Return) and they would also use an experimental birth-control vaccine on female deer. These tests were performed in small, isolated deer populations in Ithaca, New York and Princeton, New Jersey. The anti-group’s proposed the solution would be ineffective because the whitetail deer population in America is over 30 million and it would take an extensive amount of time to trap enough deer to make a difference. In addition, the moral issue for modifying nature would stir up another bitter debate in the public. Modifying the biology of whitetail deer goes against the laws of nature and religious views. Hunting is the only and proper means in controlling whitetail deer. More and more states are beginning to see hunting as a management tool. For example, Midwestern towns are implementing bow hunting as a safe and effective way to control skyrocketing deer herds. According to U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, Granville, Ohio Village Council, Des Moines, Iowa, and Portage, Indiana approved bow hunting in the community and city parks to safely control the deer numbers because of extensive property damage and threatening endangered plant species (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). The public is starting to notice the importance of hunting and how it helps control wildlife for the benefit of society and the animal itself. Without hunting, whitetail deer populations would grow to unbelievable numbers causing catastrophic impacts. All forage would disappear because the deer would have eaten it all. Starvation would occur, killing thousands of deer. The deer population would plummet to low numbers. The decrease in the deer population would cause predators, such as coyotes and mountain lions to die off due to the scarcity of food (deer). The entire ecosystem would deteriorate. This would be the realistic scenario if hunting was not a wildlife management tool. It would be unfair for wildlife and society.
Hunters contribute a substantial amount of money to conservation for the benefit of wildlife and people. The money for conservation helps preserve land and wildlife for future hunting opportunities and healthy wildlife populations. American hunters contribute more than $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation programs (Worsnop 6). The money comes from federal taxes on hunting equipment, ammunition, fishing boats, state hunting and fishing licenses, and federal “duck stamps” (Worsnop 6). Sportsmen’s organizations contribute to conservation projects. For example, Ducks Unlimited, a national organization for wetlands and waterfowl, and 550,000 of its members raise money to protect wetlands in Canada and the United States used by migratory waterfowl, as well as other animal species (Worsnop 6). The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has protected over five million acres and opened 492,000 acres to public access for hunting and outdoor activities (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation). In addition, The National Wild Turkey Federation raised over $253 million for conservation (National Wild Turkey Federation). Hunters and sportsmen’s organizations are a great benefit to conservation in America. With all the contributions from hunters, anti-hunting groups are absent, and do not play a large role in conservation. They are more concerned about hunting, and not the big picture.
Education is plays a key role in the survival of hunting because it educates the public about the importance and role of hunting in the United States. Education programs from national and state organizations will educate people about hunting and create new hunters. For example, the NRA (National Rifle Association) has a youth program for students in the United States and Canada. The program focuses on the familiarity of rifles, shotguns, archery, and wildlife (Worsnop 6). The goal of the NRA youth program is to make people aware of hunter’s role in conservation and to make new hunters. State Game and Fish Departments are beginning hunter outreach programs to introduce children to hunting. For example, the Colorado Division of Wildlife has a hunter outreach program, where DOW (Division of Wildlife) officers take children out on hunting trips for elk, deer, and turkey. The program teaches the children about hunting. As a result, these children are hooked on hunting and add numbers to the hunting community. Personal experiences of mine included being a part of the Colorado Division of Wildlife program. The group went on an elk hunting trip in Southern Colorado and was able to meet some new kids who never hunted before. It was a great learning experience and everyone learned valuable information about hunting and wanted to continue the sport. Other organizations focus hunter education on other groups of people. For example, the National Wild Turkey Federation has an education program for women called Women in the Outdoors. This program introduces women to the outdoors (hunting, fishing, etc...). The program’s goal is to have more women enjoy the outdoors as a new hobby and increase the number of hunters in the United States. Hunter education allows people to realize how special hunting really is.
Hunting is more than just a sport, it is an American Tradition. Hunting is a tradition for many families, including mine. Hunting brings families together, such as father and son bonding. Family hunting traditions teaches about hunting ethics. Hunting ethics are the moral values people have about hunting (right or wrong). This is a crucial part of keeping hunting in America because it shows people are trying to hunt properly and give hunting a positive image. Family hunting traditions are worried because of the decreasing number of hunters. Since World War II, there has been increase in fatherless families. With fatherless families, hunting traditions are not passed on. There has been a strong push to recruit new hunters and education programs are stepping up. In addition, to the family camaraderie, people can learn some valuable lessons about life. For example, many people learn patience while waiting for game, or respect, respect the animal of pursuit, and making humane kills. My family hunting tradition means a lot to me and too many others. Hopefully people will see hunting not as a blood sport, but has a quality family time in the outdoors.
Legislation has a large role in keeping hunting in America. According to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, anti-hunting groups are projected to raise over $300 million in 2007 to ban hunting rights. Many pro-hunting organizations, such as the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, North American Hunting Club, National Rifle Association, and Safari Club International are raising money and support to defeat the anti-hunting groups attacks against hunting and help create new hunting laws to preserve hunting in the states. For example, the 3-million-member National Rifle Association (NRA) and the million-member member Wildlife Legislative Fund of America (WLFA) continue the pressure on elected officials to pass laws to protect hunting rights (Worsnop 2). One of the concerns for hunters is the harassment from anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Every hunting season, hunters are annoyed by pesky anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Personal experiences of mine demonstrate the conflict. For example, hunting for javelina in Arizona, we were surrounded by animal-rights group banging pots and pans scaring all the javelina near us. It was frustrating because we spent numerous hours trying to find our quarry, only to be harassed by animal-rights activists. We were only trying to help manage the javelina population in Arizona and the animal-rights group did not realized or cared. Another encountered occurred while volunteering for the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. We were working at the hunter check stations checking in game. During the duration of the days of work, we were harassed by an animal-rights group. We were helping out the state collect harvest data to manage the populations more effectively, and the animal-rights group did not care. Harassment by animal-rights group is frustrating and can be a scary situation. After much persuasion and support, legislators finally passed laws against harassment of hunters in the field. Since 1981, the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America has helped persuade 44 state legislatures to pass laws against hunter harassment (Worsnop 2). Hunters have pushed hard at legislation lately, and it is beginning to be successful. For example, on August 17, 2007 President George W. Bush released the order, “Facilitation of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation”. The order directs all federal agencies to facilitate the expansion and the improvement of hunting opportunities, wildlife management, and habitat (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). This was a great victory for hunters that will ensure more hunting opportunities in America. Even the president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance had something to say about the order from President George W. Bush. “The Executive Order is a great milestone for sportsmen and wildlife conservation,” said Bud Pidgeon, president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. “It clearly demonstrates that the President understands the unbreakable bond between successful wildlife conservation and hunting - that sportsmen are the key to abundant wildlife and habitat.” The success of recent efforts of the hunting community needs to continue to keep hunting rights in America. Jim Zumbo, a famous outdoor writer for Field & Stream magazine has a guideline hunters should follow when fighting for the right to hunt. Jim Zumbo believes hunters need to be effective by exercising our right to vote, calling our elected officials, and speaking out at legislative meetings. If hunters continue the hard work of convincing people about hunting, hunting will have a permanent home in America.
With all the positives about hunting, anti-hunting groups and animal-rights activists have their reasons why hunting should be abolish in the United States. PETA and other organizations believe hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. PETA states that state and federal agencies create wildlife management and conservation programs to boost the number of game species so hunters can kill and receive revenue from hunting licenses. PETA exaggerates the idea hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. Hunting is more than just killing an animal. It is about being out with family and friends in the outdoors (tradition) enjoying what mother nature has given us. Killing an animal is just a bonus. State and federal agencies create conservation and management programs not to raise the number of game species, but to improve the entire ecosystem. For example, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (pro-hunting organization) protects land for elk, but also benefits non-game species, such as birds, raccoons, beavers, etc. The habitats they protect have many benefits excluding boosting game species. The benefits include increasing access and recreational opportunities on public lands, including hunting and fishing, increases opportunities for agricultural and ranchland families to continue working the land for generations to come, support resource-based economies of agriculture, forestry, recreation and tourism, preserve important historic, archeological, and cultural resources, and reduce tax-supported infrastructure and maintenance cost (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Conservation). This shows that programs are not about raising more animals to for hunters to kill, but to help out all aspects of the environment, including people. These valuable programs would not have happened without the contributions from hunters. PETA is only concerned about placing limits on the number of animals hunted.
PETA also believes hunting takes away natural predators. They believe natural predators help balance ecosystems by taking only the sick and the weak, while hunters kill any animal they want over their fireplace, including healthy animals that are needed to keep populations strong. Luke A. Dommer, Chairman, Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting (CASH), says
“Natural predators are essential to the ecosystem of wildlife because they cull and promote long-term survival potential of herbivorous species. Hunters, on the other hand, are unnatural predators, with their fluorescent caps, heating pads, electric socks, freeze-dried doe droppings, and camouflage toilet paper to keep them from being mistaken for a whitetail deer. These arrogant nincompoops of the underbrush would have us believe that highly evolved terrestrial vertebrates are crops to be harvested like corn or potatoes and that bullet holes improve the health of the animals.” (Worsnop 19)
Unfortunately, natural predators are not in high numbers like once before because of human encroachment and loss of habitat. Their dwindling numbers rarely make a difference in balancing game populations numbers to a healthy state. It is the responsibility of hunters to take action and make sure ecosystems stay as healthy as be. If there was no hunting, wildlife populations would increase and cause unbalanced ecosystems. In result, population crashes and extinction would occur and PETA and other organizations would not have any more animals to protect. The whitetail deer population in the United States is a prime example. The large numbers are becoming a danger risk for humans and causing many plant species to die off. Hunting as step to the plate to bring balance back, so everyone will live happy and be beneficial to each other. PETA, anti-hunting and animal-rights groups present false claims the public about how bad hunting really is. The public needs to know the facts and open their eyes to see the truth about hunting. Hunting is not about killing animals, but cherishing the great moments with family and friends, protecting wildlife, and land for all people.
Hunting as created a battlefield in America. There are two sides fighting either to protect or abolish this sport and this tradition (Hunters versus Anti-Hunters). Hunting will only survive with the support of the public. Hunters are trying to show the positives of hunting from wildlife-management tool, contribution to wildlife conservation, and to a cherished American tradition. The non-hunting public will see this paper and be amazed to find out the importance of hunting in America. It is the goal of hunters to win the support of non-hunters. Even though hunters and anti-hunters have a deep hatred for each other, there can be some middle ground. They both have the same shared goals, to eliminate poaching and other forms of illegal hunting. The two groups could even join up together to accomplish something. Hunting needs to stay in America because it is a sport that promotes great camaraderie with many benefits that 18 million enjoy and many more can join.
Deadline #12 HW #1 Reading Reflection
This week's readings were about the styles in arguments, revising, editing, and designing. These readings are going to be helpful in completing this week's revisions on my WP #3. Chapter 12 from Everything's an Argument was about using different styles in arguments. Styles included word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, and figurative language. I learned a lot from the tropes on pages 380-382. Tropes included, metaphors and similes. Metaphors and similes either use like or as or not in a sentence. The pages gave examples of tropes that I can use as a reference when I add tropes to my paper. Chapter 15 from Bedford Researcher was about revising and editing. It gave steps on what to focus when revising a document. The steps were considering your writing situation, considering argument and ideas, considering integration of source information, considering structure and organizing document. On page 199 it gave an example of a document showing each step. These steps will be valuable in allowing me to revise my paper in a future deadline #12 homework assignment. In addition, it gave strategies on editing, such as reading your document carefully, mark and search your document, use spelling and grammar tools, and ask for feedback. Chapter 16 from the Bedford Researcher discussed about designing of a paper. The chapter went through how design is used effectively. Design is used effectively by understanding design principles, such as balance and repetition and design for readers, such as helping readers understand the organization of a document. I really liked how the chapter went through on how to design a paper multiple ways. Some were using different fonts, line spacing, margins, headers and footers, color, borders, charts, graphs, and images. These chapters will be helpful because they will help me complete majority of deadline #12 homework assignments and I brushed up on some information on revision and design that I forgot about, which I will use for my WP #3.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Deadline #11 HW #3 Deadline Reflection
This week's work was extremely easy. I did not think a deadline would only like 20 minutes to complete. Even though the deadline was short, I still learned valuable information. I learned about plagiarism from reading the chapters. I will use my knowledge from plagiarism to revise my WP #3. I also like writing different introductions and conclusions because enable to see the different aspects of my argument and how I can word my argument. I might even use one of the new introductions to replace my old one. I am looking forward for next week to revise my WP #3.
P.S. I am going deer hunting for 5 days, leaving tomorrow. Ironic that is goes hand in hand with my paper. haha
Kathy-HW#2 http://laceyariz.blogspot.com/
Coralee-HW #2 http://harding302.blogspot.com/
Stephann-HW#1 http://sparizek-armywife.blogspot.com/
P.S. I am going deer hunting for 5 days, leaving tomorrow. Ironic that is goes hand in hand with my paper. haha
Kathy-HW#2 http://laceyariz.blogspot.com/
Coralee-HW #2 http://harding302.blogspot.com/
Stephann-HW#1 http://sparizek-armywife.blogspot.com/
Deadline #11 HW #2 2x Introductions and Conclusions
Introduction:
Define a Problem
Lately in America hunting as been scrutinized. Animal-rights and anti-hunting groups are feeding lies and irrational statements to the public about hunting. Hunting is blood-thirst, profit-driven, inhumane, cruel, and hunters are all dumb rednecks are heard everyday. Hunter's images are being diminished by these harsh words. 3,000 anti-hunting groups are working on abolishing hunting in America with their $300 million investment, and it is time for hunters to step up.
Tell a Story
Billy is a 10 year old boy who lives in North Carolina. He likes to play outside and play with his friends. His really passion is wildlife. He always likes to go in the woods and watch the deer frolic through the meadows or the raccoons scurrying up the old oak trees. Billy has been raised in a hunting family background. Billy is an avid hunter who has much respect for the animals he chases. His father has taught him many valuable life lessons through hunting. Billy and his dad hunt not just the enjoyment, but for survival. The deer they harvest feeds their family for the year. Without hunting, Billy's family would be in struggle. Every fall, Billy gets excited for the upcoming hunting season. The day before deer season, Billy runs back home from school and sees a big news special on the television. The top of the TV reads, "Hunting is abolished in the United States." Billy turns to his dad and ask him, "Are we going hunting tomorrow dad?" and his dad replies, "No son, we can't hunt anymore." Billy turns away with a tear in his eye.
Conclusion
Summarize your Argument
Hunting is a "Hate it or Love it" hobby and sport, but it still needs its place in America. Hunting has a large impact in America. 18 million Americans enjoy hunting and more are beginning to join. Hunting not only helps wildlife but people. Hunting acts as an effective wildlife management tool. Hunters keep wildlife populations to a healthy balance. Without it, ecosystems would be in danger. Hunters contribute more money to wildlife conservation than any other group of people. Hunters give over $1 billion a year to conservation. Education programs are teaching the American public that hunting is not bad and hunters are helping their image through meat donations to homeless families. Hunter's opponents (PETA, anti-hunters) only fight hunting with words of fallacies, while hunters can talk the talk and walk the walk. Hunting needs to stay in America because it is a more positive than negative.
Speculate the Future
The goal of hunters today is to protect hunting and hunting rights in America. With the support of the public, hunting will have a place in America. With hunting in America, hunters and anti-hunters can join forces to eliminate issues they agree on, such as poaching, illegal hunting, and wildlife issues. Game meat from hunters would begin to become popular for people and supermarkets. Wildlife conservation would continue to grow. More money would contribute each year with the increase of more hunters. Instead of $1 billion a year, hunters would contribute over $5 billion. With this money more land would be protected from city development and more animals would thrive. Even endangered animals would begin to cover quickly. Hunting would benefit everyone and everything in America. This goal of keeping in America is reasonable and hunters hope the future will be bright and pros porous, like explained above.
Define a Problem
Lately in America hunting as been scrutinized. Animal-rights and anti-hunting groups are feeding lies and irrational statements to the public about hunting. Hunting is blood-thirst, profit-driven, inhumane, cruel, and hunters are all dumb rednecks are heard everyday. Hunter's images are being diminished by these harsh words. 3,000 anti-hunting groups are working on abolishing hunting in America with their $300 million investment, and it is time for hunters to step up.
Tell a Story
Billy is a 10 year old boy who lives in North Carolina. He likes to play outside and play with his friends. His really passion is wildlife. He always likes to go in the woods and watch the deer frolic through the meadows or the raccoons scurrying up the old oak trees. Billy has been raised in a hunting family background. Billy is an avid hunter who has much respect for the animals he chases. His father has taught him many valuable life lessons through hunting. Billy and his dad hunt not just the enjoyment, but for survival. The deer they harvest feeds their family for the year. Without hunting, Billy's family would be in struggle. Every fall, Billy gets excited for the upcoming hunting season. The day before deer season, Billy runs back home from school and sees a big news special on the television. The top of the TV reads, "Hunting is abolished in the United States." Billy turns to his dad and ask him, "Are we going hunting tomorrow dad?" and his dad replies, "No son, we can't hunt anymore." Billy turns away with a tear in his eye.
Conclusion
Summarize your Argument
Hunting is a "Hate it or Love it" hobby and sport, but it still needs its place in America. Hunting has a large impact in America. 18 million Americans enjoy hunting and more are beginning to join. Hunting not only helps wildlife but people. Hunting acts as an effective wildlife management tool. Hunters keep wildlife populations to a healthy balance. Without it, ecosystems would be in danger. Hunters contribute more money to wildlife conservation than any other group of people. Hunters give over $1 billion a year to conservation. Education programs are teaching the American public that hunting is not bad and hunters are helping their image through meat donations to homeless families. Hunter's opponents (PETA, anti-hunters) only fight hunting with words of fallacies, while hunters can talk the talk and walk the walk. Hunting needs to stay in America because it is a more positive than negative.
Speculate the Future
The goal of hunters today is to protect hunting and hunting rights in America. With the support of the public, hunting will have a place in America. With hunting in America, hunters and anti-hunters can join forces to eliminate issues they agree on, such as poaching, illegal hunting, and wildlife issues. Game meat from hunters would begin to become popular for people and supermarkets. Wildlife conservation would continue to grow. More money would contribute each year with the increase of more hunters. Instead of $1 billion a year, hunters would contribute over $5 billion. With this money more land would be protected from city development and more animals would thrive. Even endangered animals would begin to cover quickly. Hunting would benefit everyone and everything in America. This goal of keeping in America is reasonable and hunters hope the future will be bright and pros porous, like explained above.
Deadline #11 HW #1 Reading Reflection
This week's readings covered about plagiarism and how to properly cite sources in your paper. Some of the other chapters were review and I did not pay much attention to them. Chapter 14 from the Bedford Researcher gave me quality information about plagiarism. The chapter went through the basics as defining plagiarism to how to avoid plagiarism in a paper. I really like pages 192-194 (14e) because it gave examples on how to avoid plagiarism which will be useful when I revise my WP#3 and make sure I cite everything correctly. This week's websites talked about how to correctly use sources and cite them in your paper, plagiarism, and how to create a works cited page. The readings have me some extra knowledge of plagiarism which I will put forth in my WP #3.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Deadline #10 HW #7 Deadline Reflection
This week's work has been long and difficult. I had to complete my WP #3 draft which took longer than I expected. I was shock to find out that my paper was nine pages. I had a lot of information that I felt I needed to talk about and I think it will only do good for my paper. I learned this week about using proper MLA citation in a paper. It took me awhile to figure out the MLA, but I am pretty sure I have the hang of it now. It is a relief that I have completed deadline #10. This week made me realize that all the hard work I put in this far of the semester is starting to show. It makes me feel good and hope to continue to do well on the assignments.
Kathy- HW #5 http://laceyariz.blogspot.com/
Alexander-HW #5 http://teufelheunden.blogspot.com/
Kathy- HW #5 http://laceyariz.blogspot.com/
Alexander-HW #5 http://teufelheunden.blogspot.com/
Deadline #10 HW #6 Grammar Assignment
After completing my WP #3 draft, I notice mistakes on commas, sentence clarity, and sentence fragments. I looked over the grammar web page on the Owl Purdue site which should help me better understand my mistakes and help me with my revision.
Commas-http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/01/
Sentence Clarity-http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/600/01/
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Commas-http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/01/
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Deadline #10 HW #5 Two Paragraphs
Highlighted colors represent the evidence and in-text citations I used for WP #3.
Hunters contribute numerous amounts of money to conservation for the benefit of wildlife and people. The money for conservation helps preserve land and wildlife for future hunting opportunities and healthy wildlife populations. American hunters contribute more than $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation programs (Worsnop 6). The money comes from federal taxes on hunting equipment, ammunition, fishing boats, state hunting and fishing licenses, and federal “duck stamps” (Worsnop 6). Sportsmen’s organizations contribute to conservation projects. For example, Ducks Unlimited, a national sportsmen organization for wetlands and waterfowl, and 550,000 of its members raise money to protect wetlands in Canada and the United States used by migratory waterfowl, as well as other animal species (Worsnop 6). The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has protected over five million acres and opened 492,000 acres to public access for hunting and outdoor activities (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation). In addition, The National Wild Turkey Federation raised over $253 million for conservation (National Wild Turkey Federation). Hunters and sportsmen’s organizations are a great benefit to conservation in America. With all the contributions from hunters, anti-hunting groups are absent, and do not give to conservation programs. They are more concerned about hunting, and not the big picture.
Legislation has a large role in keeping hunting in America. According to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, anti-hunting groups are projected to raise over $300 in 2007 to ban hunting rights. Many pro-hunting organizations, such as the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, North American Hunting Club, National Rifle Association, and Safari Club International are raising money and support to defeat the anti-hunting groups attacks against hunting and help create new hunting laws to preserve hunting in the states. For example, the 3-million-member National Rifle Association (NRA) and the million-member member Wildlife Legislative Fund of America (WLFA) continue the pressure on elected officials to pass laws to protect hunting rights (Worsnop 2). One of the concerns for hunters is the harassment from anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Every hunting season, hunters are annoyed by pesky anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Personal experiences of mine back this up. For example, hunting for javelina in Arizona, we were surrounded and an animal-rights group banging pots and pans scaring all the javelina near us. It was frustrating because we spent numerous hours trying to find our quarry, only to be harassed by animal-rights activists. We were only trying to help manage the javelina population in Arizona and the animal-rights group did not realized or cared. Another encountered occurred while volunteering for the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. We were working at the hunter check stations checking in game. During the duration of the days of work, we were harassed by an animal-rights group. We were helping out the state collect harvest data to manage the populations more effectively, and the animal-rights group did not care. Harassed by animal-rights group is frustrating and can be a scary situation. After much persuasion and support, legislation finally passed laws against harassment of hunters in the field. Since 1981, the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America has helped persuade 44 state legislatures to pass laws against hunter harassment (Worsnop 2). Hunters have pushed hard at legislation lately, and it is beginning to be successful. For example, on August 17, 2007 President George W. Bush released the order, “Facilitation of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation”. The order directs all federal agencies to facilitate the expansion and the improvement of hunting opportunities, wildlife management, and habit (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). This was a great victory by hunters that will ensure more hunting opportunities in America. Even the president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance had something to say about the order from President George W. Bush. “The Executive Order is a great milestone for sportsmen and wildlife conservation,” said Bud Pidgeon, president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. “It clearly demonstrates that the President understands the unbreakable bond between successful wildlife conservation and hunting - that sportsmen are the key to abundant wildlife and habitat.” (U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance) The success of recent efforts of the hunting community needs to continue to keep hunting rights in America. Jim Zumbo, a famous outdoor writer for Field & Stream magazine has a guideline hunters should follow when fighting for the right to hunt. Jim Zumbo believes hunters need to be effective by exercising our right to vote, calling our elected officials, and speaking out at legislative meetings. If hunters continue the hard work of convincing people about hunting, hunting will have a permanent home in America.
Works Cited
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Conservation. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. 1 Nov. 2007. < http://www.rmef.org/Conservation/>.
PETA Media Center. "Why Sport Hunting Is Cruel and Unnecessary.” PETA. 2003. 20 September 2007.<http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=53>.
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. “Sportsmen Applaud President's Order to Promote Hunting.” U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. 17 Aug. 2007. 6 Sept. 2007.<http://www.wlfa.org/Read.cfm?ID=2102 >.
Worsnop, R. L. “Hunting controversy.” CQ Researcher 2 (1992): 49-72. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Mesa Comm. Coll., Mesa, AZ. 6 Sept. 2007. <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1992012400>.
Zumbo, Jim. “Battling the Antis.” Outdoor Life 209 (August 2002): 5(24). Academic Search Premier. Mesa Comm. Coll., Mesa, AZ. 13 Sept. 2007<http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=13&sid=69aaa63c-04df-4327-9fb2-5057bca250b3%40SRCSM2>.
Hunters contribute numerous amounts of money to conservation for the benefit of wildlife and people. The money for conservation helps preserve land and wildlife for future hunting opportunities and healthy wildlife populations. American hunters contribute more than $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation programs (Worsnop 6). The money comes from federal taxes on hunting equipment, ammunition, fishing boats, state hunting and fishing licenses, and federal “duck stamps” (Worsnop 6). Sportsmen’s organizations contribute to conservation projects. For example, Ducks Unlimited, a national sportsmen organization for wetlands and waterfowl, and 550,000 of its members raise money to protect wetlands in Canada and the United States used by migratory waterfowl, as well as other animal species (Worsnop 6). The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has protected over five million acres and opened 492,000 acres to public access for hunting and outdoor activities (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation). In addition, The National Wild Turkey Federation raised over $253 million for conservation (National Wild Turkey Federation). Hunters and sportsmen’s organizations are a great benefit to conservation in America. With all the contributions from hunters, anti-hunting groups are absent, and do not give to conservation programs. They are more concerned about hunting, and not the big picture.
Legislation has a large role in keeping hunting in America. According to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, anti-hunting groups are projected to raise over $300 in 2007 to ban hunting rights. Many pro-hunting organizations, such as the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, North American Hunting Club, National Rifle Association, and Safari Club International are raising money and support to defeat the anti-hunting groups attacks against hunting and help create new hunting laws to preserve hunting in the states. For example, the 3-million-member National Rifle Association (NRA) and the million-member member Wildlife Legislative Fund of America (WLFA) continue the pressure on elected officials to pass laws to protect hunting rights (Worsnop 2). One of the concerns for hunters is the harassment from anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Every hunting season, hunters are annoyed by pesky anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Personal experiences of mine back this up. For example, hunting for javelina in Arizona, we were surrounded and an animal-rights group banging pots and pans scaring all the javelina near us. It was frustrating because we spent numerous hours trying to find our quarry, only to be harassed by animal-rights activists. We were only trying to help manage the javelina population in Arizona and the animal-rights group did not realized or cared. Another encountered occurred while volunteering for the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. We were working at the hunter check stations checking in game. During the duration of the days of work, we were harassed by an animal-rights group. We were helping out the state collect harvest data to manage the populations more effectively, and the animal-rights group did not care. Harassed by animal-rights group is frustrating and can be a scary situation. After much persuasion and support, legislation finally passed laws against harassment of hunters in the field. Since 1981, the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America has helped persuade 44 state legislatures to pass laws against hunter harassment (Worsnop 2). Hunters have pushed hard at legislation lately, and it is beginning to be successful. For example, on August 17, 2007 President George W. Bush released the order, “Facilitation of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation”. The order directs all federal agencies to facilitate the expansion and the improvement of hunting opportunities, wildlife management, and habit (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). This was a great victory by hunters that will ensure more hunting opportunities in America. Even the president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance had something to say about the order from President George W. Bush. “The Executive Order is a great milestone for sportsmen and wildlife conservation,” said Bud Pidgeon, president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. “It clearly demonstrates that the President understands the unbreakable bond between successful wildlife conservation and hunting - that sportsmen are the key to abundant wildlife and habitat.” (U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance) The success of recent efforts of the hunting community needs to continue to keep hunting rights in America. Jim Zumbo, a famous outdoor writer for Field & Stream magazine has a guideline hunters should follow when fighting for the right to hunt. Jim Zumbo believes hunters need to be effective by exercising our right to vote, calling our elected officials, and speaking out at legislative meetings. If hunters continue the hard work of convincing people about hunting, hunting will have a permanent home in America.
Works Cited
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Conservation. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. 1 Nov. 2007. < http://www.rmef.org/Conservation/>.
PETA Media Center. "Why Sport Hunting Is Cruel and Unnecessary.” PETA. 2003. 20 September 2007.<http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=53>.
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. “Sportsmen Applaud President's Order to Promote Hunting.” U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. 17 Aug. 2007. 6 Sept. 2007.<http://www.wlfa.org/Read.cfm?ID=2102 >.
Worsnop, R. L. “Hunting controversy.” CQ Researcher 2 (1992): 49-72. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Mesa Comm. Coll., Mesa, AZ. 6 Sept. 2007. <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1992012400>.
Zumbo, Jim. “Battling the Antis.” Outdoor Life 209 (August 2002): 5(24). Academic Search Premier. Mesa Comm. Coll., Mesa, AZ. 13 Sept. 2007<http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=13&sid=69aaa63c-04df-4327-9fb2-5057bca250b3%40SRCSM2>.
Deadline #10 HW #3 WP #3 Draft HW#4 Turnitin.com
(Do not need to turn draft to turnitin.com)
Justin Winter
Devon Adams
Eng 102-7891
1 Nov. 2007
WP #3
Across America, friends and foes of hunting are stuck in a harsh debate. Hunters are under attack from animal-rights groups and environmentalists for the killing of animals inhumane. Hunters counter by claiming hunting as a beloved American tradition and an effective wildlife-management tool. Both sides have the goal in changing the views of the American public who are neutral on the hunting subject. The stakes are high, and the opponents of hunting are determined to abolish hunting in America. The 18 million hunters of America are trying to win the battle with words and action. Hunting needs a place in America because it is an effective wildlife-management tool, a conservation asset, and an American tradition.
Hunting in America is an effective wildlife-management tool because it controls wildlife populations for a healthy, balanced environment. Controlling wildlife populations will prevent population crashes. For example, many biologists believe hunters prevent the whitetail deer populations from multiplying beyond its capacity of its habitat. The whitetail deer populations have grown out of proportions in America, and cause negative effects. For example, whitetail deer are becoming serious traffic hazards. According to the National Safety Council, motor vehicles nationwide kill more than 350,000 deer and approximately 100 drivers and passengers a year (Worsnop 8). The overpopulation of deer is becoming a threat to human lives. The anti-hunting group’s solution to this serious matter is neuter or birth control for the whitetail deer population. This solution is unnatural and ineffective. According to the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) website, the solution would be known as TNR (Trap, Neuter, and Return) and they would also use an experimental birth-control vaccine on female deer. These tests were performed in small, isolated deer populations in Ithaca, New York and Princeton, New Jersey. The anti-group’s solution would be ineffective because the whitetail deer population in America is over 30 million and it would take an extensive amount of time to trap enough deer to make a difference. In addition, the moral issue for modifying nature would stir up another bitter debate in the public. Modifying the biology of whitetail deer does goes against the laws of nature and religious views. Hunting is the only and proper management tool for whitetail deer. More and more states are beginning to see hunting as a management tool. For example, Midwestern towns are implementing bow hunting as a safe and effective way to control skyrocketing deer herds. According to U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, Granville, Ohio Village Council, Des Moines, Iowa, and Portage, Indiana approved bow hunting in the community and city parks to safely control the deer numbers because of extensive property damage and threatening endangered plant species (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). The public is starting to notice the importance of hunting and how it helps control wildlife for the benefit of society and the animal itself. Without hunting, whitetail deer populations would grow to unbelievable numbers causing catastrophic impacts. All forage would disappear because the deer would have eaten it all. Starvation would occur, killing hundreds of deer. The deer population would “crash”. The crash of the deer population would cause the predators, such as coyotes and mountain lions to die off due to the scarcity of prey. The entire ecosystem would deteriorate. This would be the realistic scenario if hunting was not a wildlife management tool. It would be unfair for wildlife and society.
Hunters contribute numerous amounts of money to conservation for the benefit of wildlife and people. The money for conservation helps preserve land and wildlife for future hunting opportunities and healthy wildlife populations. American hunters contribute more than $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation programs (Worsnop 6). The money comes from federal taxes on hunting equipment, ammunition, fishing boats, state hunting and fishing licenses, and federal “duck stamps” (Worsnop 6). Sportsmen’s organizations contribute to conservation projects. For example, Ducks Unlimited, a national sportsmen organization for wetlands and waterfowl, and 550,000 of its members raise money to protect wetlands in Canada and the United States used by migratory waterfowl, as well as other animal species (Worsnop 6). The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has protected over five million acres and opened 492,000 acres to public access for hunting and outdoor activities (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation). In addition, The National Wild Turkey Federation raised over $253 million for conservation (National Wild Turkey Federation). Hunters and sportsmen’s organizations are a great benefit to conservation in America. With all the contributions from hunters, anti-hunting groups are absent, and do not give to conservation programs. They are more concerned about hunting, and not the big picture.
Education is plays a key role in the survival of hunting because it educates the public about the importance and role of hunting in the United States. Education programs from national and state organizations will educate people about hunting and create new hunters. For example, the NRA (National Rifle Association) has a youth program for students in the United States and Canada. The program focuses on the familiarity of rifles, shotguns, archery, and wildlife (Worsnop 6). The goal of the NRA youth program is to make people aware of hunter’s role in conservation and to make new hunters. State Game and Fish Departments are beginning hunter outreach programs to introduce children to hunting. For example, the Colorado Division of Wildlife has a hunter outreach program, where DOW (Division of Wildlife) officers take children out on hunting trips for elk, deer, and turkey. The program teaches the children about hunting. In result, these children are hooked to hunting and add numbers to the hunting community. Personal experiences of mine included being a part of the Colorado Division of Wildlife program. Went on an elk hunting trip in Southern Colorado and was able to meet some new kids who never hunted before. It was a great learning experience and everyone had learned valuable information about hunting and wanted to continue the sport. Other organizations focus hunter education on other groups of people. For example, the National Wild Turkey Federation has an education program for women called Women in the Outdoors. This program introduces women to the outdoors (hunting, fishing, etc...). The program’s goal is to have more women enjoy the outdoors as a new hobby and increase the number of hunters in the United States. Hunter education allows people to realize how special hunting really is and they want it to be a part of their lives.
Hunting is more than just a sport, it is an American Tradition. Hunting is a family tradition for many families, including mine. Hunting brings families together, such as father and son bonding. Family hunting traditions teaches about hunting ethics. Hunting ethics are the moral values people have about hunting (right or wrong). This is a crucial part of keeping hunting in America because it shows people are trying to hunt properly and give hunting a positive image. Family hunting traditions have been in concern because of the decreasing number of hunters. Since World Ward II, there has been increase in fatherless families. With fatherless families, hunting traditions are not passed on. There has been a strong push to recruit new hunters and education programs are stepping up. In addition, to the family camaraderie, people can learn some valuable lessons about life. For example, many people learn about patience waiting for game, or respect, respect the animal of pursuit, and make humane kills. My family hunting tradition means a lot to me and too many others. Hopefully people will see hunting not as a blood sport, but has a quality family time in the outdoors.
Legislation has a large role in keeping hunting in America. According to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, anti-hunting groups are projected to raise over $300 in 2007 to ban hunting rights. Many pro-hunting organizations, such as the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, North American Hunting Club, National Rifle Association, and Safari Club International are raising money and support to defeat the anti-hunting groups attacks against hunting and help create new hunting laws to preserve hunting in the states. For example, the 3-million-member National Rifle Association (NRA) and the million-member member Wildlife Legislative Fund of America (WLFA) continue the pressure on elected officials to pass laws to protect hunting rights (Worsnop 2). One of the concerns for hunters is the harassment from anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Every hunting season, hunters are annoyed by pesky anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Personal experiences of mine back this up. For example, hunting for javelina in Arizona, we were surrounded and an animal-rights group banging pots and pans scaring all the javelina near us. It was frustrating because we spent numerous hours trying to find our quarry, only to be harassed by animal-rights activists. We were only trying to help manage the javelina population in Arizona and the animal-rights group did not realized or cared. Another encountered occurred while volunteering for the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. We were working at the hunter check stations checking in game. During the duration of the days of work, we were harassed by an animal-rights group. We were helping out the state collect harvest data to manage the populations more effectively, and the animal-rights group did not care. Harassed by animal-rights group is frustrating and can be a scary situation. After much persuasion and support, legislation finally passed laws against harassment of hunters in the field. Since 1981, the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America has helped persuade 44 state legislatures to pass laws against hunter harassment (Worsnop 2). Hunters have pushed hard at legislation lately, and it is beginning to be successful. For example, on August 17, 2007 President George W. Bush released the order, “Facilitation of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation”. The order directs all federal agencies to facilitate the expansion and the improvement of hunting opportunities, wildlife management, and habit (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). This was a great victory by hunters that will ensure more hunting opportunities in America. Even the president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance had something to say about the order from President George W. Bush. “The Executive Order is a great milestone for sportsmen and wildlife conservation,” said Bud Pidgeon, president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. “It clearly demonstrates that the President understands the unbreakable bond between successful wildlife conservation and hunting - that sportsmen are the key to abundant wildlife and habitat.” The success of recent efforts of the hunting community needs to continue to keep hunting rights in America. Jim Zumbo, a famous outdoor writer for Field & Stream magazine has a guideline hunters should follow when fighting for the right to hunt. Jim Zumbo believes hunters need to be effective by exercising our right to vote, calling our elected officials, and speaking out at legislative meetings. If hunters continue the hard work of convincing people about hunting, hunting will have a permanent home in America.
With all the positives about hunting, anti-hunting groups and animal-rights activists have their reasons why hunting should be abolish in the United States. PETA and other organizations believe hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. PETA states that state and federal agencies create wildlife management and conservation programs to boost the number of game species so hunters can kill and receive revenue from hunting licenses. PETA over exaggerates the idea hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. Hunting is more than just killing an animal. It is about being out with family and friends in the outdoors (tradition) enjoying what mother nature has given us. Killing an animal is just a bonus. State and federal agencies create conservation and management programs not to raise the number of game species, but the entire ecosystem. For example, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (pro-hunting organization) protects land for elk, but as well as non-game species, such as birds, raccoons, beavers, etc. The habitats they protect have many benefits excluding boosting game species. The benefits include increasing access and recreational opportunities on public lands, including hunting and fishing, increases opportunities for agricultural and ranchland families to continue working the land for generations to come, support resource-based economies of agriculture, forestry, recreation and tourism, preserve important historic, archeological and cultural resources, and reduce tax-supported infrastructure and maintenance cost (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Conservation). This shows that programs are not about raising more animals to for hunters to kill, but to help out all aspects of the environment, including people. These valuable programs would not have happened without the contributions from hunters. PETA is only concerned on a limited amount of animals hunted, instead of the whole picture.
PETA also believes hunting takes away natural predators. They believe natural predators help balance ecosystems by taking only the sick and the weak, while hunters kill any animal they want over their fireplace, including healthy animals that are needed to keep populations strong. Luke A. Dommer, Chairman, Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting (CASH), says “Natural predators are essential to the ecosystem of wildlife because they cull and promote long-term survival potential of herbivorous species. Hunters, on the other hand, are unnatural predators, with their fluorescent caps, heating pads, electric socks, freeze-dried doe droppings, and camouflage toilet paper to keep them from being mistaken for a whitetail deer. These arrogant nincompoops of the underbrush would have us believe that highly evolved terrestrial vertebrates are crops to be harvested like corn or potatoes and that bullet holes improve the health of the animals.” (Worsnop 19) From the harsh comments from Dommer, he is still wrong about the perception of hunters and natural predators. Unfortunately, natural predators are not in high numbers like once before because of human encroachment and loss of habitat. Their dwindling numbers rarely make a difference in balancing game populations numbers to a healthy state. It is the responsibility of hunters to take action and make sure ecosystems stay as healthy and natural as be. If there was no hunting, wildlife populations would increase and cause unbalanced ecosystems. In result, population crashes and extinction would occur and PETA and other organizations would not have any more animals to protect. The whitetail deer population in the United States is a prime example. The large numbers are becoming a danger risk for humans and causing many plant species to die off. Hunting as step to the plate to bring balance back, so everyone will live happy and be beneficial to each other. PETA, anti-hunting and animal-rights groups are falsifying the public about how bad hunting really is. The public needs to know the true facts and open their eyes to see the truth about hunting. Hunting is not about killing animals, but cherishing the great moments with family and friends and protecting wildlife and land for all people.
Hunting as created a battlefield in America. There are two sides fighting either to protect or abolish this sport and this tradition (Hunters versus Anti-Hunters). Hunting will only survive with the support of the public. Hunters are trying to show the positives of hunting from wildlife-management tool, contribution to wildlife conservation, and to a cherished American tradition. The non-hunting public will see this paper and be amazed to find out the importance of hunting in America. It is the goal of hunters to win the support of non-hunters. Even though hunters and anti-hunters have a deep hatred for each other, there can be some middle ground. They both have the same shared goals to eliminate poaching and other forms of illegal hunting. The two groups could even join up together to accomplish more than by alone. Hunting needs to stay in America because it is a great camaraderie with many benefits that 18 million enjoy and many more can join.
Works Cited
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Conservation. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. 1 Nov. 2007. < http://www.rmef.org/Conservation/>.
PETA Media Center. "Why Sport Hunting Is Cruel and Unnecessary.” PETA. 2003. 20 September 2007.<http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=53>.
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. “Sportsmen Applaud President's Order to Promote Hunting.” U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. 17 Aug. 2007. 6 Sept. 2007.<http://www.wlfa.org/Read.cfm?ID=2102 >.
Worsnop, R. L. “Hunting controversy.” CQ Researcher 2 (1992): 49-72. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Mesa Comm. Coll., Mesa, AZ. 6 Sept. 2007. <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1992012400>.
Zumbo, Jim. “Battling the Antis.” Outdoor Life 209 (August 2002): 5(24). Academic Search Premier. Mesa Comm. Coll., Mesa, AZ. 13 Sept. 2007<http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=13&sid=69aaa63c-04df-4327-9fb2-5057bca250b3%40SRCSM2>.
Justin Winter
Devon Adams
Eng 102-7891
1 Nov. 2007
WP #3
Across America, friends and foes of hunting are stuck in a harsh debate. Hunters are under attack from animal-rights groups and environmentalists for the killing of animals inhumane. Hunters counter by claiming hunting as a beloved American tradition and an effective wildlife-management tool. Both sides have the goal in changing the views of the American public who are neutral on the hunting subject. The stakes are high, and the opponents of hunting are determined to abolish hunting in America. The 18 million hunters of America are trying to win the battle with words and action. Hunting needs a place in America because it is an effective wildlife-management tool, a conservation asset, and an American tradition.
Hunting in America is an effective wildlife-management tool because it controls wildlife populations for a healthy, balanced environment. Controlling wildlife populations will prevent population crashes. For example, many biologists believe hunters prevent the whitetail deer populations from multiplying beyond its capacity of its habitat. The whitetail deer populations have grown out of proportions in America, and cause negative effects. For example, whitetail deer are becoming serious traffic hazards. According to the National Safety Council, motor vehicles nationwide kill more than 350,000 deer and approximately 100 drivers and passengers a year (Worsnop 8). The overpopulation of deer is becoming a threat to human lives. The anti-hunting group’s solution to this serious matter is neuter or birth control for the whitetail deer population. This solution is unnatural and ineffective. According to the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) website, the solution would be known as TNR (Trap, Neuter, and Return) and they would also use an experimental birth-control vaccine on female deer. These tests were performed in small, isolated deer populations in Ithaca, New York and Princeton, New Jersey. The anti-group’s solution would be ineffective because the whitetail deer population in America is over 30 million and it would take an extensive amount of time to trap enough deer to make a difference. In addition, the moral issue for modifying nature would stir up another bitter debate in the public. Modifying the biology of whitetail deer does goes against the laws of nature and religious views. Hunting is the only and proper management tool for whitetail deer. More and more states are beginning to see hunting as a management tool. For example, Midwestern towns are implementing bow hunting as a safe and effective way to control skyrocketing deer herds. According to U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, Granville, Ohio Village Council, Des Moines, Iowa, and Portage, Indiana approved bow hunting in the community and city parks to safely control the deer numbers because of extensive property damage and threatening endangered plant species (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). The public is starting to notice the importance of hunting and how it helps control wildlife for the benefit of society and the animal itself. Without hunting, whitetail deer populations would grow to unbelievable numbers causing catastrophic impacts. All forage would disappear because the deer would have eaten it all. Starvation would occur, killing hundreds of deer. The deer population would “crash”. The crash of the deer population would cause the predators, such as coyotes and mountain lions to die off due to the scarcity of prey. The entire ecosystem would deteriorate. This would be the realistic scenario if hunting was not a wildlife management tool. It would be unfair for wildlife and society.
Hunters contribute numerous amounts of money to conservation for the benefit of wildlife and people. The money for conservation helps preserve land and wildlife for future hunting opportunities and healthy wildlife populations. American hunters contribute more than $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation programs (Worsnop 6). The money comes from federal taxes on hunting equipment, ammunition, fishing boats, state hunting and fishing licenses, and federal “duck stamps” (Worsnop 6). Sportsmen’s organizations contribute to conservation projects. For example, Ducks Unlimited, a national sportsmen organization for wetlands and waterfowl, and 550,000 of its members raise money to protect wetlands in Canada and the United States used by migratory waterfowl, as well as other animal species (Worsnop 6). The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has protected over five million acres and opened 492,000 acres to public access for hunting and outdoor activities (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation). In addition, The National Wild Turkey Federation raised over $253 million for conservation (National Wild Turkey Federation). Hunters and sportsmen’s organizations are a great benefit to conservation in America. With all the contributions from hunters, anti-hunting groups are absent, and do not give to conservation programs. They are more concerned about hunting, and not the big picture.
Education is plays a key role in the survival of hunting because it educates the public about the importance and role of hunting in the United States. Education programs from national and state organizations will educate people about hunting and create new hunters. For example, the NRA (National Rifle Association) has a youth program for students in the United States and Canada. The program focuses on the familiarity of rifles, shotguns, archery, and wildlife (Worsnop 6). The goal of the NRA youth program is to make people aware of hunter’s role in conservation and to make new hunters. State Game and Fish Departments are beginning hunter outreach programs to introduce children to hunting. For example, the Colorado Division of Wildlife has a hunter outreach program, where DOW (Division of Wildlife) officers take children out on hunting trips for elk, deer, and turkey. The program teaches the children about hunting. In result, these children are hooked to hunting and add numbers to the hunting community. Personal experiences of mine included being a part of the Colorado Division of Wildlife program. Went on an elk hunting trip in Southern Colorado and was able to meet some new kids who never hunted before. It was a great learning experience and everyone had learned valuable information about hunting and wanted to continue the sport. Other organizations focus hunter education on other groups of people. For example, the National Wild Turkey Federation has an education program for women called Women in the Outdoors. This program introduces women to the outdoors (hunting, fishing, etc...). The program’s goal is to have more women enjoy the outdoors as a new hobby and increase the number of hunters in the United States. Hunter education allows people to realize how special hunting really is and they want it to be a part of their lives.
Hunting is more than just a sport, it is an American Tradition. Hunting is a family tradition for many families, including mine. Hunting brings families together, such as father and son bonding. Family hunting traditions teaches about hunting ethics. Hunting ethics are the moral values people have about hunting (right or wrong). This is a crucial part of keeping hunting in America because it shows people are trying to hunt properly and give hunting a positive image. Family hunting traditions have been in concern because of the decreasing number of hunters. Since World Ward II, there has been increase in fatherless families. With fatherless families, hunting traditions are not passed on. There has been a strong push to recruit new hunters and education programs are stepping up. In addition, to the family camaraderie, people can learn some valuable lessons about life. For example, many people learn about patience waiting for game, or respect, respect the animal of pursuit, and make humane kills. My family hunting tradition means a lot to me and too many others. Hopefully people will see hunting not as a blood sport, but has a quality family time in the outdoors.
Legislation has a large role in keeping hunting in America. According to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, anti-hunting groups are projected to raise over $300 in 2007 to ban hunting rights. Many pro-hunting organizations, such as the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, North American Hunting Club, National Rifle Association, and Safari Club International are raising money and support to defeat the anti-hunting groups attacks against hunting and help create new hunting laws to preserve hunting in the states. For example, the 3-million-member National Rifle Association (NRA) and the million-member member Wildlife Legislative Fund of America (WLFA) continue the pressure on elected officials to pass laws to protect hunting rights (Worsnop 2). One of the concerns for hunters is the harassment from anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Every hunting season, hunters are annoyed by pesky anti-hunting and animal-rights groups. Personal experiences of mine back this up. For example, hunting for javelina in Arizona, we were surrounded and an animal-rights group banging pots and pans scaring all the javelina near us. It was frustrating because we spent numerous hours trying to find our quarry, only to be harassed by animal-rights activists. We were only trying to help manage the javelina population in Arizona and the animal-rights group did not realized or cared. Another encountered occurred while volunteering for the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. We were working at the hunter check stations checking in game. During the duration of the days of work, we were harassed by an animal-rights group. We were helping out the state collect harvest data to manage the populations more effectively, and the animal-rights group did not care. Harassed by animal-rights group is frustrating and can be a scary situation. After much persuasion and support, legislation finally passed laws against harassment of hunters in the field. Since 1981, the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America has helped persuade 44 state legislatures to pass laws against hunter harassment (Worsnop 2). Hunters have pushed hard at legislation lately, and it is beginning to be successful. For example, on August 17, 2007 President George W. Bush released the order, “Facilitation of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation”. The order directs all federal agencies to facilitate the expansion and the improvement of hunting opportunities, wildlife management, and habit (U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance). This was a great victory by hunters that will ensure more hunting opportunities in America. Even the president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance had something to say about the order from President George W. Bush. “The Executive Order is a great milestone for sportsmen and wildlife conservation,” said Bud Pidgeon, president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. “It clearly demonstrates that the President understands the unbreakable bond between successful wildlife conservation and hunting - that sportsmen are the key to abundant wildlife and habitat.” The success of recent efforts of the hunting community needs to continue to keep hunting rights in America. Jim Zumbo, a famous outdoor writer for Field & Stream magazine has a guideline hunters should follow when fighting for the right to hunt. Jim Zumbo believes hunters need to be effective by exercising our right to vote, calling our elected officials, and speaking out at legislative meetings. If hunters continue the hard work of convincing people about hunting, hunting will have a permanent home in America.
With all the positives about hunting, anti-hunting groups and animal-rights activists have their reasons why hunting should be abolish in the United States. PETA and other organizations believe hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. PETA states that state and federal agencies create wildlife management and conservation programs to boost the number of game species so hunters can kill and receive revenue from hunting licenses. PETA over exaggerates the idea hunting is blood-thirsty and profit-driven. Hunting is more than just killing an animal. It is about being out with family and friends in the outdoors (tradition) enjoying what mother nature has given us. Killing an animal is just a bonus. State and federal agencies create conservation and management programs not to raise the number of game species, but the entire ecosystem. For example, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (pro-hunting organization) protects land for elk, but as well as non-game species, such as birds, raccoons, beavers, etc. The habitats they protect have many benefits excluding boosting game species. The benefits include increasing access and recreational opportunities on public lands, including hunting and fishing, increases opportunities for agricultural and ranchland families to continue working the land for generations to come, support resource-based economies of agriculture, forestry, recreation and tourism, preserve important historic, archeological and cultural resources, and reduce tax-supported infrastructure and maintenance cost (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Conservation). This shows that programs are not about raising more animals to for hunters to kill, but to help out all aspects of the environment, including people. These valuable programs would not have happened without the contributions from hunters. PETA is only concerned on a limited amount of animals hunted, instead of the whole picture.
PETA also believes hunting takes away natural predators. They believe natural predators help balance ecosystems by taking only the sick and the weak, while hunters kill any animal they want over their fireplace, including healthy animals that are needed to keep populations strong. Luke A. Dommer, Chairman, Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting (CASH), says “Natural predators are essential to the ecosystem of wildlife because they cull and promote long-term survival potential of herbivorous species. Hunters, on the other hand, are unnatural predators, with their fluorescent caps, heating pads, electric socks, freeze-dried doe droppings, and camouflage toilet paper to keep them from being mistaken for a whitetail deer. These arrogant nincompoops of the underbrush would have us believe that highly evolved terrestrial vertebrates are crops to be harvested like corn or potatoes and that bullet holes improve the health of the animals.” (Worsnop 19) From the harsh comments from Dommer, he is still wrong about the perception of hunters and natural predators. Unfortunately, natural predators are not in high numbers like once before because of human encroachment and loss of habitat. Their dwindling numbers rarely make a difference in balancing game populations numbers to a healthy state. It is the responsibility of hunters to take action and make sure ecosystems stay as healthy and natural as be. If there was no hunting, wildlife populations would increase and cause unbalanced ecosystems. In result, population crashes and extinction would occur and PETA and other organizations would not have any more animals to protect. The whitetail deer population in the United States is a prime example. The large numbers are becoming a danger risk for humans and causing many plant species to die off. Hunting as step to the plate to bring balance back, so everyone will live happy and be beneficial to each other. PETA, anti-hunting and animal-rights groups are falsifying the public about how bad hunting really is. The public needs to know the true facts and open their eyes to see the truth about hunting. Hunting is not about killing animals, but cherishing the great moments with family and friends and protecting wildlife and land for all people.
Hunting as created a battlefield in America. There are two sides fighting either to protect or abolish this sport and this tradition (Hunters versus Anti-Hunters). Hunting will only survive with the support of the public. Hunters are trying to show the positives of hunting from wildlife-management tool, contribution to wildlife conservation, and to a cherished American tradition. The non-hunting public will see this paper and be amazed to find out the importance of hunting in America. It is the goal of hunters to win the support of non-hunters. Even though hunters and anti-hunters have a deep hatred for each other, there can be some middle ground. They both have the same shared goals to eliminate poaching and other forms of illegal hunting. The two groups could even join up together to accomplish more than by alone. Hunting needs to stay in America because it is a great camaraderie with many benefits that 18 million enjoy and many more can join.
Works Cited
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Conservation. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. 1 Nov. 2007. < http://www.rmef.org/Conservation/>.
PETA Media Center. "Why Sport Hunting Is Cruel and Unnecessary.” PETA. 2003. 20 September 2007.<http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=53>.
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. “Sportsmen Applaud President's Order to Promote Hunting.” U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. 17 Aug. 2007. 6 Sept. 2007.<http://www.wlfa.org/Read.cfm?ID=2102 >.
Worsnop, R. L. “Hunting controversy.” CQ Researcher 2 (1992): 49-72. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Mesa Comm. Coll., Mesa, AZ. 6 Sept. 2007. <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1992012400>.
Zumbo, Jim. “Battling the Antis.” Outdoor Life 209 (August 2002): 5(24). Academic Search Premier. Mesa Comm. Coll., Mesa, AZ. 13 Sept. 2007<http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=13&sid=69aaa63c-04df-4327-9fb2-5057bca250b3%40SRCSM2>.
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