Thanks that was fruitful but Foxy missed the most important one.

Republican.

Shooting wolves is regarded as effective. Not cruel.

Polar bears are not endangered.

Dear Cowboy Joe,

I didn't believe in stating the obvious.

Like:

"Vote Republican, it's easier than thinking!"

As for Polar Bears - they actually are an
endangered species - read issues of
National Geographic and you'll find out why.

Shooting wolves aerially from helicopters
is considered cruel by most standards -
and that's what Palin and her mob do for
'fun.'

IMO someone who shoots wolves from a helicopter for fun ain't normal.

We are products of our environments. Aussie SNAGS etc living in their much loved latte flooded concrete jungles have little comprehension of life in Alaska. Isn't the statistic 92% live in 14 cities?

Is it the helicopter you object to? I think you will find that it Game and Fish personnel or contractors who primarily engage in this activity. Which is also done in PC Australia. Hundreds of dollars per hour flying time.

See: http://www.gamecouncil.nsw.gov.au/docs/290408launch%20media%20release.pdf

Alaskans know about the urbanite psyche and have coined the term ninety nine fiftiers, i.e. 99% of a group of people who have never been more than 50 feet from their cars.

The International Union of Nature Conservation Paper #80 2008 states, "Despite strong differences of opinion that continue to exist between and within conservation organisations regarding the ethics of recreational hunting and fishing, there is a growing acceptance that these industries and organisations can be positive forces for conservation."

Feb 2007 edition of IWMC World Conservation Trust reads "Despite the media blitz, as Sustainable eNews reported last month, polar bears are more numerous now than at any time in the past fifty years and, according to experts, they and their supporting environments are adapting and responding well to the new conditions of warmer climate."

We are way off topic.

No, Joe, it's the plain, mindless destructiveness I object to. See, here in cosmopolitanland we see guns for what they are - compensation for small balls.