Hunters On Strike?
Jim Braaten recently raised the question of what would happen if hunters went on strike in his Sportsmans Blog. Like he states, many groups of people use strikes to bring attention to issues in their plight. If hunters were to do the same, do you think the economic impact it would have be enough to get the general public
to recognize the role hunters play?
I’m not sure it would. How often do you hear of someone going on strike only to hear the public comment negatively on them? It happens pretty often. And if the impact of the hunters striking hit the everyday person in the pocket book, how much animosity do you think it would create between the two groups? It could actually have an adverse effect, just like happens
when pilots or transportation workers go on strike.
It is definitely an interesting concept. I have no idea of whether it would work or if it would backfire on hunters, but it would send a wake up call to all those who think hunters don’t play an important role. As Jim says, it’s not something we should do just to prove a point, but I have to wonder how well hunters striking would actually work. I’m like that, I always explore the other side of the issue.
What do you think?
hunting, strikes, economics, rights, issues
March 13th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Interesting article! Not long ago, hunters in Italy did go on strike to protest being portrayed as Bambi killers. Here is an article about it:
http://www.wayodd.com/italian-hunters-strike-over-accusations-they-are-killing-bambi/v/3726/