Idaho Fish and Game commissioner resigns amid backlash over African hunting picture

I have no desire to kill a monkey.

The picture:

If it can't feed people or doesn't eat people I don't understand killing it.

Giraffes I do not get. Honest questions. Do any people eat giraffe? Do the locals eat the meat afterward? Are giraffe populations out of control?

Baboons are assholes. I can see shooting one if it were attacking me. Same can be said of any animal. But hunting baboons? And shooting a baby ANYTHING is a bad look.

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I have no issue with hunters IF they're going to eat what they kill.....I have an issue with trophy hunters.

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This. I don't care what you're killing as long as it gets eaten.

I think two things are of note here. (Good quote Hat)


1. He should have known that these pictures would go public given he sent the email to 100 or more, BUT, they were sent in a private (not really any such thing) email and not posted publicly.

Though he might have expected some confidentiality he should have known better.

2. As someone who has killed more than a few coyotes, beavers, nutria, armadillos, hogs and other nuisance critters and varmints; I can tell you that its not practical or reasonable to expect or demand that every animal killed be eaten. That doesn't mean they aren't to be dispatched cleanly and treated respectfully, but eating isn't the only legitimate reason to kill an animal.

Conclusion: From what I understand, baboons can be a huge nuisance and perhaps a threat. I have no problem with him knocking them off if so. Posing with them as a family and sharing them was a bad idea, especially for primates.

He should have known better.

This guy gets it.

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I think two things are of note here. (Good quote Hat)


1. He should have known that these pictures would go public given he sent the email to 100 or more, BUT, they were sent in a private (not really any such thing) email and not posted publicly.

Though he might have expected some confidentiality he should have known better.

2. As someone who has killed more than a few coyotes, beavers, nutria, armadillos, hogs and other nuisance critters and varmints; I can tell you that its not practical or reasonable to expect or demand that every animal killed be eaten. That doesn't mean they aren't to be dispatched cleanly and treated respectfully, but eating isn't the only legitimate reason to kill an animal.

Conclusion: From what I understand, baboons can be a huge nuisance and perhaps a threat. I have no problem with him knocking them off if so. Posing with them as a family and sharing them was a bad idea, especially for primates.

He should have known better.

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Conclusion: From what I understand, baboons can be a huge nuisance and perhaps a threat. I have no problem with him knocking them off if so. Posing with them as a family and sharing them was a bad idea, especially for primates.

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I have no problem with killing nuisance or invasive animals but the guy bragged in the email about about killing baboons because there was no trophy fee on them. Conservation hunt or dangerous animal is one thing, but he just wanted to kill for the sake of killing. That kind of attitude gives us all a bad name.

Baboons are literally stealing babies from their homes in some areas of Southern Africa. They carry diseases and are nusisance animals. I don’t have a problem with people shooting them. They’re smart with keen senses so from what I’ve read, they’re a blast to stalk and kill. Would I ever do it? Probably not, but it’s not because i would feel bad about it.

I've always been taught to eat what you kill or don't kill it.
I have a buddy they killed several antelope type critters in Africa one year. All the meat went to the village they stayed in. He said most of the giraffes and elephants etc that are killed are either killing each other or people. It's a way for the refuge to make money for conservation.

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I have no desire to kill a monkey.

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What if it's inside a fence

I know you're not condemning the man for hunting a monkey. I read it as you don't have the desire to fly to Africa and pay a ton of cash to kill some monkeys rather than condemning the practice.

What if we had monkey in our trees instead of raccoons? Better yet, what if a bunch of rich African people liked to pay money to come to your property and shoot the shite out of problem raccoons? Do you think a bunch of Africans would get on Facebook and saying " I have no desire to shoot trash pandas?"