First off, I wish to apologize to @Bowhunter57 for slightly derailing his thread earlier this afternoon, and secondly, I’d like to thank @Mao for bringing it up to my attention once again, mentioning within a responding post and defining some of what a “slob hunter” might actually be, then finally, I also appreciate @giles for suggestion the creation of this a whole new thread regarding the topic.
- Sorry, Daniel!
- Thank you, Mao!
- Thanks, Dave!
Regardless, I am interested in hearing what hopefully many of you might have to say about such a person, or the term itself and what it means to you.
I truly did not completely understand the term nor know what exactly the full meaning meant until earlier today, after I looked it up on the internet within one of the urban dictionary websites. The following is how they defined it, which I do have some difficulty with some of their interpretation to some extent. Some of their explanation and/or definition seems to be just a bit bias, however, perhaps I am just misunderstanding some of it to some degree, but IDK for certain just yet.
slob hunter
A slob hunter is someone who callously kills wildlife for entertainment and ego-gratification, and revels in killing as many animals as the law allows (or more). These people tend to vote GOP and lack respect for nature in many other realms. To make themselves appear less than evil, they use cover stories about "population control," "game management," "conservation" and "harvesting."
A good example of early slob hunters were the Sharps riflemen who gunned down millions of bison in the 1870s to starve out the Indians. The general practice continues today on that same landscape during prairie dog shoots, where high-powered rifles on bench rests spit ammo for hours and small rodents explode to the sound of high-fives. There are few Indians in sight, but plenty of beer and tailgates. Their cover story is that prairie dogs are pests, even though their population has dwindled by 95%. Everything but Man is subject to that label.
A recent slob hunting development has been the posting of YouTube "kill-shot" videos wherein crass people brag about the mayhem they inflict on animals, often looping it in slow motion. The focus is generally on calibers and ballistics, with the animals being mere targets. Many of the videos have metal soundtracks like video games. You can spot a slob hunting video by the common cry of "nice shot!" after the animal drops on camera. Death by arrow takes a bit longer but the cameras have that covered, too.
Anyhow, I wish that this can be a fun & friendly exchange and hopefully created some meaningful interaction among us fellow hunters/members with hopes of sharing some of your own points of view and/or personal experiences regarding a “slob hunter”, or to simply better define what one is.
Please, no specific names or places need to be mentioned, unless you deem it absolutely necessary to keep it within context.
Also, please excuse my simple ignorance for not knowing any better when I first begged the question on the other thread.
Hopefully, by the time when this thread fades off into the wild blue yonder of the internet abyss, I will have without a doubt, a full and complete understanding what a “slob hunter” truly is and to be on the lookout for them in the future.
Thanks, and please fire away!
