Comments on: Hunting Big Game Speeds Evolution of Shrinking Species http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/14/hunting-big-game-speeds-evolution-of-shrinking-species/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:16:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: GrapeCoolAid http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/14/hunting-big-game-speeds-evolution-of-shrinking-species/comment-page-1/#comment-31151 GrapeCoolAid Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/14/hunting-big-game-speeds-evolution-of-shrinking-species/#comment-31151 Wow, If only all the cool aide tasted this good. What a bunch of crap. Ok, so there is a little merit if they attributed this kind of thinking in a commercial hunting/fishing aspect, but not with recreational hunting and fishing. They are apples and oranges but to a fruitcake it's probably all the same. As a freediver I spend a lot of intimate time under water. There are plenty of big fish to be found, however the largest are also the most wary, go figure. Its one of the reasons record-breaking fish are taken almost annually. I wish the people who orchestrate these studies were not so biased in the first place, taking their work and melding it into something far from the truth. The fact of the matter is people hunt and fish for more than just a mount on the wall. There will always be the jerk offs that hunt for trophies, but the true hunter/fisherman is the one that respects their prey more than any non-hunter/fisher would ever understand. Wow,
If only all the cool aide tasted this good.
What a bunch of crap.
Ok, so there is a little merit if they attributed this kind of thinking in a commercial hunting/fishing aspect, but not with recreational hunting and fishing. They are apples and oranges but to a fruitcake it’s probably all the same.
As a freediver I spend a lot of intimate time under water.
There are plenty of big fish to be found, however the largest are also the most wary, go figure. Its one of the reasons record-breaking fish are taken almost annually.
I wish the people who orchestrate these studies were not so biased in the first place, taking their work and melding it into something far from the truth.
The fact of the matter is people hunt and fish for more than just a mount on the wall. There will always be the jerk offs that hunt for trophies, but the true hunter/fisherman is the one that respects their prey more than any non-hunter/fisher would ever understand.

]]> By: saoirseglen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/14/hunting-big-game-speeds-evolution-of-shrinking-species/comment-page-1/#comment-17982 saoirseglen Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:59:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/14/hunting-big-game-speeds-evolution-of-shrinking-species/#comment-17982 What I find amazing is that if this were the case, why do we continue to have large animals still in the ecosystem? By the logic in the article there should be nothing but dwarf animals that are weak. From what I have seen in personal experiences, there is no lack of trophy type animals. This is spoken from a conservationist and hunting standpoint. There is also no shortage of wildlife in my area, if anything, they need to have the populations reduced so that they do not become weak and sick from overpopulating the available resources. I see the animals with my own eyes and I don't simply take words at their value. What I find amazing is that if this were the case, why do we continue to have large animals still in the ecosystem? By the logic in the article there should be nothing but dwarf animals that are weak. From what I have seen in personal experiences, there is no lack of trophy type animals.

This is spoken from a conservationist and hunting standpoint. There is also no shortage of wildlife in my area, if anything, they need to have the populations reduced so that they do not become weak and sick from overpopulating the available resources.

I see the animals with my own eyes and I don’t simply take words at their value.

]]> By: Jumblepudding http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/14/hunting-big-game-speeds-evolution-of-shrinking-species/comment-page-1/#comment-17189 Jumblepudding Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:10:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/14/hunting-big-game-speeds-evolution-of-shrinking-species/#comment-17189 I always thought the ideal was that the largest, fittest individuals were the most successful at mating and had already produced several offspring over the years by the time they were picked off, thus passing on their genes. This simply proved that is nonsense. Bravo to your common sense, though. I always thought the ideal was that the largest, fittest individuals were the most successful at mating and had already produced several offspring over the years by the time they were picked off, thus passing on their genes. This simply proved that is nonsense. Bravo to your common sense, though.

]]> By: Chubbee http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/14/hunting-big-game-speeds-evolution-of-shrinking-species/comment-page-1/#comment-17186 Chubbee Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:02:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/14/hunting-big-game-speeds-evolution-of-shrinking-species/#comment-17186 I find it amazing that our great scientific minds are just figuring out what has been obvious all along. But I guess since nobody did a "study" on it, common sence assumptions don't count. I find it amazing that our great scientific minds are just figuring out what has been obvious all along.
But I guess since nobody did a “study” on it, common sence assumptions don’t count.

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