Girls just want to have guns
The girls going hunting story isn’t limited to the United States:
Alarmed by the decline of hunting’s popularity across North America, hunting organizations in Canada are wooing new species of sportsman rarely encountered in the bush: kids, women and the elusive city slicker.
The recruitment effort surfaced in Quebec last week.
The province’s hunting and fishing federation has launched a $150,000 campaign to encourage urbanites to step out of their condos, pick up a weapon and head for the wilderness.
The story also talks about the marketing angle a bit, pointing out that the hunting sector hasn’t really done a whole lot to help itself in that regard. This isn’t surprising, as hunters and pro-gun types might think that since what they do is fun and makes sense, it should sell itself. The problem is that the anti-hunting and anti-gun groups spend an awful lot of time and money on marketing the anti storyline, and it has a very negative effect on the sport. I think this lopsided situation in the public perception is behind at least part of the hunting decline and it’s nice to see a bit of an effort to establish a bit of positive buzz.
Of course, not all Canadian women are enthusiastic about it. Here’s a comment on the story left by someone named Patricia:
This sickens me. We are possessed of a war mentality and here is the proof. We must hunt defenseless sentient beings for fun. People living in modern society, who are several centuries removed from being hunter-gatherers, have absolutely no reason for hunting other than to unconsciously feed the sadistic and cruel side of ourselves. Wilderness habitats are shrinking and species are going extinct all because of human activity. Until deer, bear and dove can shoot back with their own equally powerful guns, hunting should be banned except for those small and remote communities whose existence depends on it.
Blah blah blah. That sounds exactly like someone spouting anti-hunting talking points.
