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Let the Blind Hunt!
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We don't post very often about hunting here at Gadling, but since, like fishing, it is an outdoor activity which involves travel, we thought we'd bring you up to date on what's going on down in Texas.
Out of concern that blind people are unable to enjoy the thrill of killing woodland creatures, Republican Rep. Edmund Kuempel has sponsored a state bill which would allow visually challenged, wannabe hunters the opportunity to dispatch Bambi, Thumper, and similarly heinous ilk from the face of Texas.
The bill calls for the legal use of laser sights so that "legally blind" hunters can draw a better bead on their prey and subsequently blow out their furry little brains.
Such a practice is currently illegal because of the deer-in-headlights syndrome that laser sights can cause. If the law is passed, hunters have to prove they are legally blind in order to use the devices. Once they have done so, they will be free to fire at will.
Don't you just love Texas?
Filed under: Activism, United States
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 8)
Riley Dec 12th 2006 1:57PM
Trust me when I say it isn't often that I am rendered speechless...
Adrienne Dec 12th 2006 11:21PM
You've got to be kidding me...
Carolyn Dec 20th 2006 8:05PM
Being from Texas I've heard it all...but this one takes the cake! I cannot for the life of me understand how this is supposed to work, I'm all for equality...but there are just some things that can't be over come...and handing a loaded gun to someone who is blind and sending them out with other hunters?!?!?! UNBELIEVEABEL!!!!!
rebecca Dec 20th 2006 8:09PM
Those will be people I want to make sure I never hunt with. Wait, maybe I do want to hunt with them to ensure that they know where I am at all times and don't mistakenly shoot me.
glenn Dec 20th 2006 8:29PM
I as a hunter dont see much sense in letting the blind hunt. but on the other hand, the way you represent hunting and hunters on this site is a form of blindness that is far more dangerous
James Dec 20th 2006 8:29PM
I hate to tell you this but Blind People have beenHunting for years but not like this but withthe Help of a Sighted Guide,so it isnt that Hard for me to believe. What I dont believe is the Nonsense the article spoouted about Killing bambi or thumper Just More ANti-Hunting BS if you ask me. People like that Have no clue as to what Would happen to the Deer if there was No hunting, before to long most all the Deer in the USA would be dying because of not enough food or territory because without Hunting the Herds would get to big for the Land to Sustain them and that has been proven
scotty Dec 20th 2006 9:05PM
godbless texas if not for these brave souls no wait pioneers the blind would be forced to file ridiculos lawsuits over ............well the way currency looks for one. oh wait they didnt some dumbass who saw the movie ray did. anyhow with gunmakers like the legengary colt going out of biz. we meed as many new hunters as we can get.
Tiffany Nicole Dec 21st 2006 9:48PM
Let's look at the bright side. For once, Bambi might die laughing.
HunterRudolf
In tonight's episode of "When Animal's Attack"
Starring: Rudolf
Co-starring: Blind hunter with laserbeam
Narrator: James Earl Jones
James: Rudolf was grazing in the woods one day. He was upset because the other reindeer always seemed to get the 'deer in headlights' syndrome with he looked at them. So..he went away...wanting to be alone and sort some things out. Then..suddenly, out of no-where, some guy with a red light on his head shoots a tree next to Rudolf. Feeling mocked, Rudolf attacks...(to be continued)
Lowkei Dec 20th 2006 8:31PM
They can't do worst than the Vice President did and they'll have an excuse for shooting someone in the face.
Don Dec 20th 2006 8:32PM
we have so many deer here that we need to cull them out every year or let them starve to death during the drought, and if a blind hunter wants to kill a deer then so be it
Democrat McTexas Dec 20th 2006 8:35PM
Wow, now there is a fair and balanced article for you! It is true that without hunting seer populations would increase to a degree that would exhaust the land, leading to the deaths of mainly babies as the older deer are big enough to fight for their territory. The older ones are actually the only ones hunted, therefore giving little Bambi a chance. This is coming from a very liberal person by the way, I'm just stating the facts. As for the blind thing, I'm surprised it isn't already legal.
Robert Gendron Dec 20th 2006 8:56PM
As if "sighted" hunters were not rediculous enough !
Arthur Barron Dec 20th 2006 8:46PM
Haw... that's funny. I'm in Texas, not a hunter because the deer in South Texas are small...heh...heh.
But...
Seems that they would have to be accompanied by a sighted hunter... blah, blah.... law will also allow them to use a laser sight — forbidden to sighted hunters.
Shit... can hear it now; "Hey, Earl... it's not yer right... nooo that that right... yer left... noooo it's going right at ya ! Ohhhhhhhhhhh Shit Earl... !
glenn Dec 20th 2006 8:44PM
obviously all of the anti-hunting posts here are made by vegetariand who wear no leather. otherwise they'd be hipocrites
NICK Dec 20th 2006 8:45PM
Don't you just love Texas?
TELL YA WHAT BUBBA...WHY DON'T YOU COME DOWN TO TEXAS AND RUN YOUR MOUTH LIKE YOU WRITE.
LIBERAL TREE HUGGING, BAMBI LOVING, WANNA BE WRITER THAT YOU ARE.
THANK GOD THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER STATES YOU CAN LIVE IN.
TEXAS AIN'T FOR WHIMPASSES.
COME ON DOWN
Kim Dec 20th 2006 8:45PM
Don't even lump all Texas residents together as idiots on this... I live in Texas and don't support this crap in the least. Take time to read your states Game Warden field notes and the stories will shock you at the stupidity of hunters that can see! It's obvious some "legally blind" person who has big bucks and connections wants to hunt... If you can see well enough to hunt - you ain't all that blind...
Eric Dec 20th 2006 9:04PM
Yet another idiot spouting off wildlife management by "Disney Movie" research. Anyone/Everyone has the same right to enjoy the outdoors including hunting regardless of their disability, if there's a way to include the blind that is safe for them and everyone around them then go for it. Meanwhile - Neil take your lead from your own advice and study a Coyote and Roadrunner cartoon, gravity only works if you look down and realize you’re in the air … go jump off a cliff while looking up; this is the perfect experiment test the real world application of cartoon realities and prove your obviously thorough research is well grounded!
paul straznicky Dec 20th 2006 8:48PM
I suspect that most legally blind people would not see any problems with this.
Chelsea Dec 20th 2006 8:49PM
wow, James! Your "intelligence" boggles my mind! Why do you think there is not enough food or land to sustain them in the first place? Humans are quickly destroying the earth we call home and all memory of a natural environment. So, let's see, we already are doing a fine job of destroying our land, water, and air resources, why don't we just kill the animals too while we are at it! There is no food for them anyway right? Two wrongs don't make a right. We need to focus our attention on saving our planet, if only for our children. Time is running out...
WILLIAM ARMOUR Dec 20th 2006 9:06PM
TALK ABOUT A ONE SIDED, UNCOMPLETE, PIECE OF PROPAGANDA THIS ARTICLE IS IT. THIS ARTICLE MAKES IT SOUND LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE HUNTING CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING, CARRY WHITE CANES, AND HAVE TO HAVE SEEING EYE DOGS. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE SUCH TO BE LEAGALLY BLIND. THE REFERANCE TO DISPATCHING BAMBI, THUMPER ETC. REALY IS TOUCHING. DOSE THIS PERSON WRITING THIS EAT ANY MEAT? DOSE THIS PERSON EVEN KNOW THAT THE MEAT WAS ONCE A LIVING BAMBI (COW) THUMPER (CHICKEN) ETC.? THE LAST I KNEW ALL OF THE PRECEDING WAS DISPATCHED BEFORE BEING CUT UP. THE WAY OF DOING SO IS A LOT LESS HUMAIN THAN SHOOTING IT.
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