American hunter in viral photo of slain giraffe is "proud to hunt"

[airplanemechanic]

I've never seen a "guilty" deer, rabbit or squirrel. But people hunt those. There is no such thing as an innocent animal. They're animals, they're not being tried in a court of law.

As long as its not endangered and she has the proper tags and licenses, all the power to her. The beauty of the animal is irrelevant. I happen to think a deer is one of the most beautiful animals to walk the planet. I also think it's one of the tastiest. Unfortunately I've killed more deer with the front bumper of my rig than I ever did with a damn gun.

 

[pismoe]

wipe those tears from yer eyes and LOOK at it the same way that you look at HARVESTING a Lion or an Elephant , a Polar Bear or a Tomater / Tomato and everyone should understand that its simply the Harvesting of one of GOD's Giraffe creatures . After all , these Animals were put here on Earth to Serve as food for MAN , eh . [off topic but blame EVE if you want to know WHO fecked up GOD's original plan of Animals just being our friends ]

 

[Bush92]

i think it was a LEGAL HUNT eh . Those that don't like it shouldn't do it !!

Is anyone claiming it was illegal ?

Then what are you bitching about? Hunting is too manly for you?

Getting my picture standing in front of a dead Giraffe, doesn't strike me as 'manly'.

Why not?

 

[Bush92]

i think it was a LEGAL HUNT eh . Those that don't like it shouldn't do it !!

Is anyone claiming it was illegal ?

----------------------------------------- my point is , if you don't like it , well . don't do it . Next i can see organizing by various 'ilk' to stop this kind of hunting or trophy hunting or veal production away thereby limiting Freedom of people to do more LEGAL pursuits DD .

I'm not trying to make it illegal, people are free to act in this behavior. I just think it's sad and disgusting to see them do it.

You live in the “big city” don’t you? You cried when Bambi’s mom died didn’t you? In the opinion of rural folks Bambi’s mom was good eating. Wash that venison down with a cold beer.

 

[Bush92]

Thank you for that photo Old Lady. Bless.

I love ya Skye...but I’m not a vegetarian. I agree with you on 99.99% of other issues.

 

[progressive hunter]

Why do people do shit like this ?

Images of hunters celebrating their trophies often draw widespread support and widespread condemnation - something Tess Talley knows first hand. In 2017, she killed a giraffe in South Africa. In 2018, her photo of the kill went viral and prompted worldwide outrage.


Talley joined "CBS This Morning" Friday to say that she's "absolutely" still going hunting.

"It's a hobby, it's something that I love to do," she said. Talley said that the controversial kill was part of a conservation hunt, designed to manage the amount of wildlife in a given area.

"I am proud to hunt," she said. "And I am proud of that giraffe."

American hunter in viral photo of slain giraffe is "proud to hunt"

it gets my goat that democrats complain about the death of an animal but get mad if they cant murder a baby through abortion,,,,,,

bunch of fucking hypocrites,,,

 

[skye]

Thank you for that photo Old Lady. Bless.

I love ya Skye...but I’m not a vegetarian. I agree with you on 99.99% of other issues.

Thank you kindly Bush92!

I am not a totally vegetarian either............but I do love wild life very much!

 

[Flopper]

i think it was a LEGAL HUNT eh . Those that don't like it shouldn't do it !!

I think you miss the point. Giraffes are now listed as critically endangered. Giraffe numbers plummeted by a staggering 40% in the last three decades, and less than 100,000 remain today. I really don't care whether Miss what's her name's kill is legal or how happy she is to have killed this beautiful animal. The point is these gentle giants days are number in the wild. I have been to Africa and have seen these beautiful creatures in the wild and would like future generations to have that opportunity.

As far legal kills, if you are willing to pay, you can kill just about anything you want. It's comforting to trophy hunters to believe that by killing they are saving wildlife and sometimes that's true. However, in Africa a legal kill is not just culling the herd. Many large endanger animals are killed in order reduce the number of flys they attract. In some places, it's to provide more meat. But mostly it's for commercial reason. In some places animals are killed legally to keep the money from going to poachers.

You might think that the more endangered a species is the greater protection the animal will get from the locals. However, this is not necessarily the case. In most of these places, the people are dirt poor. Government agencies as strapped for cash. An endangered animal just means it can be sold at a higher price. Can you imagine what some trophy hunter would pay for opportunity to kill last giraffe.

 

[BWK]

Why do people do shit like this ?

Images of hunters celebrating their trophies often draw widespread support and widespread condemnation - something Tess Talley knows first hand. In 2017, she killed a giraffe in South Africa. In 2018, her photo of the kill went viral and prompted worldwide outrage.


Talley joined "CBS This Morning" Friday to say that she's "absolutely" still going hunting.

"It's a hobby, it's something that I love to do," she said. Talley said that the controversial kill was part of a conservation hunt, designed to manage the amount of wildlife in a given area.

"I am proud to hunt," she said. "And I am proud of that giraffe."

American hunter in viral photo of slain giraffe is "proud to hunt"

Hunting Giraffe's and the rare kind. Tell me, the challenge in that is?

Giraffes are aggressive animals and can kill you. Ignorant people think all animals are huggable and lovable. Some species need to be weeded out. Like communists.

Then why not leave them alone and give them their space? It's not like they are a challenge to hunt anyway. Why would you weed out an endangered animal like a Black giraffe? Giraffes Silently Added to Endangered Species List Does anyone in the Republican party give two shits about anything? Seriously?

 

[BWK]

i think it was a LEGAL HUNT eh . Those that don't like it shouldn't do it !!

I think you miss the point. Giraffes are now listed as critically endangered. Giraffe numbers plummeted by a staggering 40% in the last three decades, and less than 100,000 remain today. I really don't care whether Miss what's her name's kill is legal or how happy she is to have killed this beautiful animal. The point is these gentle giants days are number in the wild. I have been to Africa and have seen these beautiful creatures in the wild and would like future generations to have that opportunity.

As far legal kills, if you are willing to pay, you can kill just about anything you want. It's comforting to trophy hunters to believe that by killing they are saving wildlife and sometimes that's true. However, in Africa a legal kill is not just culling the herd. Many large endanger animals are killed in order reduce the number of flys they attract. In some places, it's to provide more meat. But mostly it's for commercial reason. In some places animals are killed legally to keep the money from going to poachers.

You might think that the more endangered a species is the greater protection the animal will get from the locals. However, this is not necessarily the case. In most of these places, the people are dirt poor. Government agencies as strapped for cash. An endangered animal just means it can be sold at a higher price. Can you imagine what some trophy hunter would pay for opportunity to kill last giraffe.

They don't give a shit if they are endangered.

 

[Flopper]

i think it was a LEGAL HUNT eh . Those that don't like it shouldn't do it !!

I think you miss the point. Giraffes are now listed as critically endangered. Giraffe numbers plummeted by a staggering 40% in the last three decades, and less than 100,000 remain today. I really don't care whether Miss what's her name's kill is legal or how happy she is to have killed this beautiful animal. The point is these gentle giants days are number in the wild. I have been to Africa and have seen these beautiful creatures in the wild and would like future generations to have that opportunity.

As far legal kills, if you are willing to pay, you can kill just about anything you want. It's comforting to trophy hunters to believe that by killing they are saving wildlife and sometimes that's true. However, in Africa a legal kill is not just culling the herd. Many large endanger animals are killed in order reduce the number of flys they attract. In some places, it's to provide more meat. But mostly it's for commercial reason. In some places animals are killed legally to keep the money from going to poachers.

You might think that the more endangered a species is the greater protection the animal will get from the locals. However, this is not necessarily the case. In most of these places, the people are dirt poor. Government agencies as strapped for cash. An endangered animal just means it can be sold at a higher price. Can you imagine what some trophy hunter would pay for opportunity to kill last giraffe.

They don't give a shit if they are endangered.

To many people endangered just means it's rare and worth more. Hunters that can get a license to kill what they want turn to poachers who will kill anything if they are paid enough, the rarer the animal the higher the price.

 

[Bush92]

Why do people do shit like this ?

Images of hunters celebrating their trophies often draw widespread support and widespread condemnation - something Tess Talley knows first hand. In 2017, she killed a giraffe in South Africa. In 2018, her photo of the kill went viral and prompted worldwide outrage.


Talley joined "CBS This Morning" Friday to say that she's "absolutely" still going hunting.

"It's a hobby, it's something that I love to do," she said. Talley said that the controversial kill was part of a conservation hunt, designed to manage the amount of wildlife in a given area.

"I am proud to hunt," she said. "And I am proud of that giraffe."

American hunter in viral photo of slain giraffe is "proud to hunt"

Hunting Giraffe's and the rare kind. Tell me, the challenge in that is?

Giraffes are aggressive animals and can kill you. Ignorant people think all animals are huggable and lovable. Some species need to be weeded out. Like communists.

Then why not leave them alone and give them their space? It's not like they are a challenge to hunt anyway. Why would you weed out an endangered animal like a Black giraffe? Giraffes Silently Added to Endangered Species List Does anyone in the Republican party give two shits about anything? Seriously?

We’re villains in your eyes, but socialism has killed millions. Who are the real villains narcissistic know-it-all? You people are so easily manipulated by Marxist dogma because you think you’re so smart nobody could ever dupe you. Well the left wing professoriate and news media have already done it it easily.

 

[Bush92]

Why do people do shit like this ?

Images of hunters celebrating their trophies often draw widespread support and widespread condemnation - something Tess Talley knows first hand. In 2017, she killed a giraffe in South Africa. In 2018, her photo of the kill went viral and prompted worldwide outrage.


Talley joined "CBS This Morning" Friday to say that she's "absolutely" still going hunting.

"It's a hobby, it's something that I love to do," she said. Talley said that the controversial kill was part of a conservation hunt, designed to manage the amount of wildlife in a given area.

"I am proud to hunt," she said. "And I am proud of that giraffe."

American hunter in viral photo of slain giraffe is "proud to hunt"

She looks like she could be the spoiled daughter of some rich limousine liberals. Sure she is not a Kennedy?

 

[BWK]

i think it was a LEGAL HUNT eh . Those that don't like it shouldn't do it !!

Is anyone claiming it was illegal ?

Then what are you bitching about? Hunting is too manly for you?

Some DA's just do not understand the difference between hunting and management of all our resources to prevent extinction. We've already over hunted and exploited many species of plants and animals already. And what's worse, most humans are too ignorant to understand the relationships concerning the different land mass Biomes, available habitat within the Biomes, species tolerances, and ever expanding human populations. It's not just hunting that is reducing numbers, it's encroachment of critical habitat. That's where the disconnect comes in. Over hunting a species where critical habitat has been destroyed, only adds to the problem.

Take South florida for example where the Florida Panther lives. A big male requires thirty square miles of territory where it won't tolerate another male. And what happens to that other male when he moves out and runs into these vast areas of subdivisions at the swamps edge trying to find new territory? The cat can't move. Therefore, populations never really gain ground down there because of the human encroachment of habitat. Now, would it be smart to have a hunting season on the Florida Panther? Take a wild guess? The same problems exist all over the world. Which is why certain species should not be hunted, while at the same time, critical habitat needs to be returned. If we do not do that, numbers will always be critically low, and the justification to hunt these endangered animals will be even more shameful and irresponsible. Understanding the species and its needs is the first step in its preservation. But some folks just don't give a shit.

 

[BWK]

Why do people do shit like this ?

Images of hunters celebrating their trophies often draw widespread support and widespread condemnation - something Tess Talley knows first hand. In 2017, she killed a giraffe in South Africa. In 2018, her photo of the kill went viral and prompted worldwide outrage.


Talley joined "CBS This Morning" Friday to say that she's "absolutely" still going hunting.

"It's a hobby, it's something that I love to do," she said. Talley said that the controversial kill was part of a conservation hunt, designed to manage the amount of wildlife in a given area.

"I am proud to hunt," she said. "And I am proud of that giraffe."

American hunter in viral photo of slain giraffe is "proud to hunt"

Hunting Giraffe's and the rare kind. Tell me, the challenge in that is?

Giraffes are aggressive animals and can kill you. Ignorant people think all animals are huggable and lovable. Some species need to be weeded out. Like communists.

Then why not leave them alone and give them their space? It's not like they are a challenge to hunt anyway. Why would you weed out an endangered animal like a Black giraffe? Giraffes Silently Added to Endangered Species List Does anyone in the Republican party give two shits about anything? Seriously?

We’re villains in your eyes, but socialism has killed millions. Who are the real villains narcissistic know-it-all? You people are so easily manipulated by Marxist dogma because you think you’re so smart nobody could ever dupe you. Well the left wing professoriate and news media have already done it it easily.

Here we go again with the stuck on stupid "communism", excuse again. Folks are so dumb.

 

[BWK]

i think it was a LEGAL HUNT eh . Those that don't like it shouldn't do it !!

I think you miss the point. Giraffes are now listed as critically endangered. Giraffe numbers plummeted by a staggering 40% in the last three decades, and less than 100,000 remain today. I really don't care whether Miss what's her name's kill is legal or how happy she is to have killed this beautiful animal. The point is these gentle giants days are number in the wild. I have been to Africa and have seen these beautiful creatures in the wild and would like future generations to have that opportunity.

As far legal kills, if you are willing to pay, you can kill just about anything you want. It's comforting to trophy hunters to believe that by killing they are saving wildlife and sometimes that's true. However, in Africa a legal kill is not just culling the herd. Many large endanger animals are killed in order reduce the number of flys they attract. In some places, it's to provide more meat. But mostly it's for commercial reason. In some places animals are killed legally to keep the money from going to poachers.

You might think that the more endangered a species is the greater protection the animal will get from the locals. However, this is not necessarily the case. In most of these places, the people are dirt poor. Government agencies as strapped for cash. An endangered animal just means it can be sold at a higher price. Can you imagine what some trophy hunter would pay for opportunity to kill last giraffe.

They don't give a shit if they are endangered.

To many people endangered just means it's rare and worth more. Hunters that can get a license to kill what they want turn to poachers who will kill anything if they are paid enough, the rarer the animal the higher the price.

It's all about the money and their own selfish ignorance.. Like I said, these people don't give a shit. They'll kill everything if given the chance. .

 

[Marion Morrison]

You know, a thing like that will just come up and lick your face?

There's a lot of other animals I'd shoot before those. Coyotes, wild goats, rabbits, occasional deer for food, that's like shooting a camel n shit, wtf?!

Camels like people , I've had a camel slime the whole right side of my face with 1 lick. A giraffe, too. I'd shoot an ornery horse or zebra before a giraffe. They're like gentle horses, wtf?!

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Why do people do shit like this ?

Images of hunters celebrating their trophies often draw widespread support and widespread condemnation - something Tess Talley knows first hand. In 2017, she killed a giraffe in South Africa. In 2018, her photo of the kill went viral and prompted worldwide outrage.


Talley joined "CBS This Morning" Friday to say that she's "absolutely" still going hunting.

"It's a hobby, it's something that I love to do," she said. Talley said that the controversial kill was part of a conservation hunt, designed to manage the amount of wildlife in a given area.

"I am proud to hunt," she said. "And I am proud of that giraffe."

American hunter in viral photo of slain giraffe is "proud to hunt"

it gets my goat that democrats complain about the death of an animal but get mad if they cant murder a baby through abortion,,,,,,

bunch of fucking hypocrites,,,

Maybe so, I'm not a Dimocrat, I'm a conservative. I'm against abortion, and I think big game hunting is an awful thing to participate in.

 

[RealDave]

Why do people do shit like this ?

Images of hunters celebrating their trophies often draw widespread support and widespread condemnation - something Tess Talley knows first hand. In 2017, she killed a giraffe in South Africa. In 2018, her photo of the kill went viral and prompted worldwide outrage.


Talley joined "CBS This Morning" Friday to say that she's "absolutely" still going hunting.

"It's a hobby, it's something that I love to do," she said. Talley said that the controversial kill was part of a conservation hunt, designed to manage the amount of wildlife in a given area.

"I am proud to hunt," she said. "And I am proud of that giraffe."

American hunter in viral photo of slain giraffe is "proud to hunt"

A long as you aren't killing an endangered species I'm okay with it as long as the locals benefit.

So donate the hunting fees to the locals & not kill a defense animal. You people suck. Pay money & a guide points to an animal & you kill it. Wow, big tough hunter man.

Once more in English please.

It was in English. I don;t speak dumbass Trumpette.

 

[OldLady]

That is one sad photo, it almost broke my heart, and I mean every word of it!


There is no one more conservative than me..... I am conservative to the bone....I just want to let that be known .......but the killing of a beautiful giraffe or any other wild life for sport, or for eating.....by the way.....why didn't she have a beef T-Bone steak? ????? why kill a lovely giraffe that was doing nothing to her? what sort of monster does that to wild life, that in many cases is almost extinct?



May be Karma someday will make her pay.....may she will end her life in the same way of that poor innocent giraffe she slaughtered.

SHAME ON THAT WOMAN! SHAME ON HER!

i agree ! if you ain't going to eat it don't hunt it !

The major factor in the loss of wildlife in Africa and South America is the loss of habitat. First the forests go for lumber. Land is cleared for farming followed by other development.

Where game management is done property, it reduces the population of larger animals to match available habitat and food supply which is continually shrinking in most places. It's not conservation it's just another way of removing wildlife, possibly more humane.

In Africa, trophy hunting is a 200 million dollar a year business and much of the so called game management is just a guise for slaughter of the shrinking population of the most sought after species.

The image of the great white hunter, spending days tracking his prize and risking his life in front of a charging animal is far more fiction than fact. Much of the trophy hunting today does not require a trip to darkest Africa. Instead many hunters prefer convenience of the a canned hunt which refers to the shooting of an exotic animal on a game farm or hunting ranch for a guaranteed kill. The animals are sourced from breeding farms that raise cubs from birth, that are typically used in a pay-to-play or cub petting scheme when they are young for extra profit. Once they are big enough to be considered a trophy, they are sold to hunters and shot within the confines of the ranch. These animals have been hand raised by humans, only to be killed where they were raised for a plaque on a wall.

Trophy hunters prefer hand raised animals because they are not afraid of humans and are much easier to shoot. They are also more aesthetically pleasing because they have not had to fend for themselves in the wild. Canned hunted animals come from roadside zoos, backyard breeders, and were once considered someone’s pet. The hunt is conducted in a small enclosure coining the term “canned”, because it is just as easy as shooting fish in a barrel. There is a guaranteed kill, and breeders hand rear animals to ensure they are not afraid of people. Canned hunts have been banned in 20 states but are legal in many places.
The Reality of Trophy Hunting | Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge

That's obscene.