Duck Hunting Season Opens Without a Bang!

yay!
you people rock!

Very cool!!!!!!!!!

Australia and Canada, per capita the 2 cruelest
countries on earth?
Australia with 6 million kangaroos killed annually
Canada with a meat industry, seal clubbing
grizzly bear killing, vivisection, the Calgary
Stampede etc.

Those standing on the shore should have lodged rocks at the boat and yelled..... "duck".

Sorry, not funny. Good on you for showing the duck shooters that there is resistance to their torture.

Cowards, only picking on those who cannot fight back. Ducks on the other hand CAN fight back...have you ever been attacked by a duck!?? Its fucking terrible!
Nah good effort though, you should always try and spoil other peoples days when they are trying to enjoy themselves...Especially when they are doing something different to you! Everyone should be the same as you. Fuck duck hunters and shooters (the bar)

Did the duck shooters shoot the dogs instead? I really dont like those capitalists

There ar plenty of good reasons for hunting ducks. If hunters didn't do it, DOC would! Ducks are pests to farmers. Sure, they are a part of the environment, which is why there are bag limits on them, so they are not hunted to extinction.

I think you activits should focus on more important things, like how cows are killed to produce hamburgers for McDonalds! An electric shot to the back of their neck? I'm sure they suffer more than ducks that are shot!

print stuff out, hand it out, talk to people, organise, movement building takes time but unlike the hunters their numbers will not rise like the justice movements will. our numbers will reach mass whereas their numbers will drop. equality for animals now.

As far as I know, most duck hunters eat what they shoot, share their food caught with other families and friends, are the most generous people I have ever met. Compare that to your average selfish individualist kiwi who may or may not be an animal rights person. If I had a choice Id prefer the culture of the duck hunter over them.

What we need to do is channel their efforts into a Politician Hunting Season, that lasts 12 months of every year. No Permit needed.

I abhor the waste of game, but I guarantee that if the wasteful world food delivery system we rely on stopped working, you'd be out hunting and fishing. Do you also deny native people their historical right to hunt and fish on their lands?

You people are so fucking pathetic, ure lucky you didnt get punched in the face. You cant tell me you are all vegetarians, you are just losers with nothing better to do

I really do hope that the duck hunters are shooting any wild cats they see on their hunting epiditions

Some more inspiring music for us animal rights' folk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LTrPgbolD0 enjoy!

I wouldn’t bother with the AR movement since all what it does is form fiefdoms with tyrannical rulers in charge of them like the Christchurch based groups of SAFE and The NZAVS. And then do nothing but keep the privileged few in money, power and pussy.

I don’t know where this critical and judgemental attitude against vegans and animal rights people is coming from? Some of them are incredibly talented people.

Take for example Missy Higgins http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missy_Higgins.

Here are some of her songs of confirmation of her talent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7yEOVDTrhE and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZe0RHPk6xk.

As you can see from the following links she is into animal rights and vegetarianism http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-missyhiggins.asp and http://www.metacafe.com/watch/377992/missy_higgins_interview too.

Does this diminish her talent? I don’t think so!

Lets not forget the fight by Glutten rights activists.

30 Years ago you could not find a single food item that was Glutten free, now we have restuarants serving Glutten free meals, shops selling glutten free food and baking equipment.

Things are only going to get better.

whats the name of your awsome boat?

Ever seen a female duck hunter?
gun = penis substitute for the impotent

surely there are more efficient ways of getting a message across

Good to see people still carrying on Hitler's values in todays society.

"Adolf could not bear to eat meat, because it meant the death of a living creature."

Very ironic as I'm sure the average animal rights activist isn't a big Hitler fan.

"Many Western countries later modelled their Animal Anti-cruelty laws after the German Nazi laws, which were years ahead of their time."

Theres more info here http://adolfthegreat.com/Trails-Talent/animals.html

People such as yourselves are so riduculously disconnected from the natural world. I suppose you'd have us all go back to living in caves and only eating fruit that has fallen and eating carion from rotting carcases that have died of 'natural' causes. Wake up, the vast majority of hunters are highly motivated people whose work can attribute to the conservation of many species! You people are the cowards, totally disconnected from nature. Nature isn't some sacred entity which must be kept away from, it is there for us to interact with and take guardianship so it will continue to be productive for generations to come.

These ppl are not cowards,how can you equate needless killing of ducks with guardinship?NZ is not 3rd wrld country ,theres plenty to eat ,this is just needless killing.This is not guardinship.

The death of waverley duck shooter was for intent and purpose a farm accident, it was no where near a waterway and occurred while travelling home. It could have happened at any time. You should all be ashamed of yourselves for using this tragedy to support your cause when you have obviously not bothered to find out the facts that surround the accident.

What a lot of petty arguments. I can't believe I wasted time reading some of them.

So, other than making COMPLETE idiots of yourselfs...what did you accomplish? What have YOU done for the wildlife? I really like your Row Row Row The Boat...animals are more deserving of life than humans. Y'all are a bunch of freakin' morons that should be at home eating a salad...why them boys didnt kick your butts, I HAVE NO IDEA. God Bless The USA... Y'all have a nice day :-)

You sicko's are real lucky somebody didn't bash your heads in. Quit bitching and go do something positive like restore wetlands, build bird houses or join your local conservation committee. You are doing absolutely no good showing up on the internet making yoursleves look like complete idiots. Make your point but do it professionally; before someone takes advantage of their right to protect themselves.

The AAA have got it all wrong. All the ducks in NZ have avian flu. The only way to cure it is a high dose of lead followed by a basting in orange at 250 centigrade. Cures it every time. I suspect the two chicks in these fotos might have gotten the flu after this which proves the point - If you don't know how to deal with avian flu - keep out of the water.

WHAT a bunch of ASSHOLES....the bird lovers should have been soundly beaten and charged with obstructing private property.....or even shot...this never would have happened in canada without dire consequences....they should get a life....have a nice day

You guys are gay

What w*ankers. Get a grip if that was my boat i would of drown you little tw@ts. Get a f*cking job and pay some taxes. Anti scum.

you guys are wrong duck hunting is a great sport that should be promoted to every single youth.it is a experience that is unforgettible and you guys can be put in jail for what you do to hunters ..that is harrasment ...just to let you know you guys need to know before judgeing

you guys suck dick and need to get a life i hope you know they could file you for harressment

You are all a bunch of hippies, you dont see us duck hunters goin around forcing you to not do what you love, we dont hunt just to kill ducks, we hunt to hae fun with friends and family

we duck hunters pay out of own money every year to build wetlands to protect waterfowl life.. until these rallys put some money in they dont have a say..

those duck hunters were such gentlemen, i would off broken there arms in self defence of course

fuck anti hunters if it was not for us hunters and r conservatin the would be no anmals bc of you ass holes bulding your houses on wet lands and takeing away there homes the only people who shod not hunt r people who eat what the harvist

to all my fellow hunters we all love to hunt we need to all pull toghther they have no idea how mutch money we spend eatch year on hunting equment there not smart to hunting and need to be taougt and have some fucken respect

i can tell ya one very good reason why I kill ducks, I like to eat them! Its an important part of my culture, most people eat meat, in order for that to happin animals have to die. Duck hunting is not that inhumane ducks are all killed as quickly as possible, i use a dog to retrieve them aswell to ensure they are killed quikly.

i understand both sides of each party and even tho killing animals does sound pretty harsh, being a hunter myself you have to understand that were not all bad. there are things that go on that the protestors dont see like how we keep the environment clean constantly cleaning out pollution from th streams and rivers that all of the environment creatures not just the game, can enjoy. taking introduced plants out and caring and planting native and indangered plants in. Do you ever do that yourself constantly?? Hunting is something that has been in mans blood line since the start. To some it may seem harsh but thats the harsh reality you cant deny something from someone thats a life long passion and normally a family tradition. but compared to the lives stock that goes on the shelf like cows this seems a better way maybe you should be protesting that? also have you ever thought that these animals attack crops of farmers which is one of our main export and is keeping our economy up? And also saying hunting means small dicks? how can your point be taking seriously when you demean yourself with childish slogans? common guys and girls you want to stop killing? look at humans killing humans and hunters hunting endangered animals put your passion into something better. ive supported green peace myself and making donations but doing this makes me think twice if im supporting idiot behavior that could of had serious consequences, someone could have been seriously hurt and it would have been all your fault. ps i no i have bad spelling! :p

f*** the greenies duck shooten id the best time of the year

You should be ashamed of yourselves. The harvesting of ducks addresses a population issue. Birds that would otherwise die a slow painfull death due to lack of food in winter are harvested by responsible hunters. I also challenge those of you who eat meat, where do you think it comes from of course it must be killed! I prefer my meat without hormones and to have lead a free life in the wild. You disregard safety as well, shame on you!

Good on you guys! I am appalled at duck shooting and think hunters are the biggest loser bogans that ever walked this earth. I was just out at my horse and heard about 100 shots fired... it really makes no sense what these brainless idiots are doing. I am second year law and intend to go into animal law and help support animal welfare in this country - why is there not a cap on how many fouls are killed at the very least.. it makes no sense at all and is barbaric. Why don't these idiot hunters get a life and find a hobby which you actually have to use your brain! Dumbies...

i would like to say that u guys are the biggest losers out so you think your so big protesting. but wear r u when it comes to duck banding developing wet lands and breeding game bird .no wile were out there breeding and making habitat for ducks your making stupid banners losers!

Do you guys not realize that hunting is an essential activity in order to manage the population of a species? If you guys want to have a whole entire species go extinct because there isn't enough food available to maintain the large number of birds, then just keep stopping us from hunting. it is a natural cycle for things to be hunted. humans have hunted numerous species of animals for thousands of years and very few have gone extinct because of over hunting alone. plus, now days there are hundreds of conservation programs that help manage teh populations of species. we are a key component to the natural balance of populations in all parts of the world. hunting animals is what we as human beings do and we are naturally good at it. if we weren't supposed to hunt, or even eat meat in that sense, then our brains would have never developed the way they did because we wouldn't have been recieving the essential protien to create larger brains and the human species would have never been created.
so do you guys also try to stop lions from killing gazells in africa? or do you let that happen because they are animals and it is natural? well just incase you guys didn't realize this, we are animals too. also, when an animal is shot, it dies alot faster than when a lion jumps onto its prey and pulls it down and holds it there until another lion comes up and bites it in the throat. then the poor poor animal sits there with lions all over it just bleeding to death... hmmm... i think a shot through the heart is alot more humane and it involves alot less torture. do you guys agree? if you don't, then take into account that crocodiles don't even worry about killing their prey. they just start eating it and it dies from the loss of blood after several excruciating minutes of feeling their flesh getting ripped off of their body. there is no way any of you people can honestly say you'd rather be eaten alive than shot. think about it. are we actually being inhumane? i don't think so. we are just another species of animal trying to harvest a meal. we just use tools to do it. but these tools take alot of the pain and suffering of death away from the animals.
no matter how hard you people try to fight it, human beings are on teh top of the food chain. we have been for thousands of years and we will continue to be in the future. the huamn species was deleloped because of hunting and we will continue to thrive by hunting. you guys can keep on trying to stop us, but it is our primal instinct to gather food. it'll be a shame if you guys are ever lost in the widerness and you can't find any source of food to survive because you believe that killing an animal is bad. well i am a hunter and i am proud of it. and hunters are not ruthless killers either. when you shoot an animal, you gain alot of respect for it. you see how hard it tries to survive when humans know that all hope is lost and they'd just give up and die. animals are not helpless. they have evolved over time to survive. this means that they can get away from hunters and most animals do. only a small percentage of every species hunted is actually killed. it is kind of like a form of natural selection. the animals that can sense the hunters survive and the ones that don't die. survival of the fittest.
I will hunt for the rest of my life and the only thing you guys could ever do to me is get in my way and make me laugh at your pathecitc cause to try and part us all form the natural order of things. people will always kill things and there is nothing you guys can do to stop it. besides meat tastes a hell of alot better than tofu.