Comments on: Losing Hope but Keeping Faith http://freezertofield.com/2011/09/losing-hope-but-keeping-faith/ How I Transitioned my Career from Cold to Hot Sun, 05 May 2013 16:56:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Joanne http://freezertofield.com/2011/09/losing-hope-but-keeping-faith/#comment-140 Joanne Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:25:59 +0000 http://freezertofield.com/?p=659#comment-140 Tora,
This is my opinion, just as you have your opinion.
There is support that this hunter did in fact, know he was hunting in Lily’s family’s home range around Ely. There was only 1 female yearling in the area that this hunter chose to set up his bait station. That female was Hope.This hunter admitted that he knows Dr. Rogers, has spoken with him about the research bears, and knew that he set up his bait station in the research bears home range. If this hunter sincerely did not want to shoot Hope, all he had to do was not shoot any yearling bear that came to his bait station. At the time of day he killed her, he would have been able to tell she was a female yearling. He knew that Lily and her cubs were in that exact same area. This is compelling.
The Star Tribune, Forbes, and several other media outlets support that the hunter knew exactly what he was doing. Not illegal, but certainly unethical, greedy, and untenable.
We will need to agree to disagree. I have no desire to further an argument with you here. I am sure you can find a forum more suited to your viewpoint.

]]> By: tora http://freezertofield.com/2011/09/losing-hope-but-keeping-faith/#comment-133 tora Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:44 +0000 http://freezertofield.com/?p=659#comment-133 Do you have any facts to back up all your assumptions? You don’t know anything about the hunter other than that he *or she!* hunts bear in that area.

In fact, an article in the Grand Forks Herald’s Sept 27th issue refuted 98% of your unfounded claims.

]]> By: Malia Ragan http://freezertofield.com/2011/09/losing-hope-but-keeping-faith/#comment-132 Malia Ragan Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:07:48 +0000 http://freezertofield.com/?p=659#comment-132 Great post. Thank you for speaking out about this senseless act.

]]> By: gwen king http://freezertofield.com/2011/09/losing-hope-but-keeping-faith/#comment-131 gwen king Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:14:18 +0000 http://freezertofield.com/?p=659#comment-131 I feel this hunter has a dark soul and life will make its mark on him one day..Why kill this beautiful bear. Do you REALLY feel like a BIG MAN..You have no heart and I only hope you have no children to pass on this bad trait…
Gwen King

]]> By: Mary http://freezertofield.com/2011/09/losing-hope-but-keeping-faith/#comment-130 Mary Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:12:53 +0000 http://freezertofield.com/?p=659#comment-130 Thank you for sharing what I have been feeling. We will continue to learn through Faith and respect for these beautiful animals.

]]> By: Mardee Dowdy http://freezertofield.com/2011/09/losing-hope-but-keeping-faith/#comment-129 Mardee Dowdy Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:38:17 +0000 http://freezertofield.com/?p=659#comment-129 Thank you – for this thoughtful and meaningful piece. A part of our grieving and healing is sharing and your experiences with Maasai people relate so well to our present circumstances.

]]> By: Angela http://freezertofield.com/2011/09/losing-hope-but-keeping-faith/#comment-128 Angela Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:36:57 +0000 http://freezertofield.com/?p=659#comment-128 This makes me absolutely sick. Seriously, I am physically ill from reading this. I will never understand the concept of intentionally taking a life, no matter if it is the life of an ant or of a human. To think that someone believes they have the right to decide when another being’s life should end is something my mind cannot comprehend. This hunter is the essence of pure evil and the reason people like you and me are needed. While this is truly devastating, we cannot lose faith and must continue on in our fight for animals like Hope.

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