tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post7834237045403694832..comments2024-03-10T01:57:38.017-08:00Comments on NorCal Cazadora: Digging deep for answers: Why do I hunt?Holly Heyserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-82601729052856716472009-02-07T09:06:00.000-08:002009-02-07T09:06:00.000-08:00Codeine products rarely enhance my thinking. Surge...Codeine products rarely enhance my thinking. Surgery, on the other hand, required me to <I>rest</I> - a concept I remember blissfully now that the hurricane of school has enveloped me - and rest allowed me to read and think. I really wasn't capable of doing much more than that.<BR/><BR/>Now I just need to figure out how to make that time in my life without surgery as an impetus...Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-21155382092988184912009-02-06T20:44:00.000-08:002009-02-06T20:44:00.000-08:00Hey Holly,Sorry I'm late!Fascinating what insights...Hey Holly,<BR/><BR/>Sorry I'm late!<BR/><BR/>Fascinating what insights come to us when pharmacopoeia dull the exterior world. Reminds me of when my leg was torn off, and the doctors had me all doped up on Demerol. Do you know that...<BR/><BR/>Ahh... I digress. You have verbalized what I have been mulling over recently, on why I say: It's the hunt I love, the killing is just the culmination of Albert A Raschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431765456546701021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-50800771729396541982009-01-25T19:32:00.000-08:002009-01-25T19:32:00.000-08:00I'm not so sure about ducksbeing healthier food. ...I'm not so sure about ducks<BR/>being healthier food. I had<BR/>one cost me a molar - steel<BR/>pellets are very unforgiving.<BR/><BR/><BR/>ofsoldfatslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090493770521723251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-88310559304891492232009-01-20T21:05:00.000-08:002009-01-20T21:05:00.000-08:00Oooh, well said!Oooh, well said!Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-61521980309646801072009-01-20T18:16:00.000-08:002009-01-20T18:16:00.000-08:00I'm a big fan of Temple Grandin's, too. But I'm no...I'm a big fan of Temple Grandin's, too. But I'm not sure we're smarter than our prey. We filter out details so that we can make room for abstract thought. Much good that might do. If we are genuinely smarter than our prey, who tend to live totally in the moment, then perhaps we have too much knowledge and not enough wisdom.<BR/><BR/>KenKen and Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853986342327863440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-65358275915812520862009-01-17T21:49:00.000-08:002009-01-17T21:49:00.000-08:00Thanks for the answer. It does sound like a delic...Thanks for the answer. It does sound like a delicate nuance. I ordered the book.<BR/><BR/>I enjoy your site and H,A,G a great deal. I'm glad you make the effort.Fancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348475230060902003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-56814747267282347092009-01-17T15:08:00.000-08:002009-01-17T15:08:00.000-08:00Good question - perhaps it's a difference of nuanc...Good question - perhaps it's a difference of nuance. I think some of it goes to the notion that dogs/wolves, in a natural state, live in families of related animals where both parents are authority figures, not big mixtures of unrelated animals where one is the undisputed boss. Packs are apparently an unnatural state that results from the conditions we place on them. Kind of like how gangs can Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-52886301257008391282009-01-17T11:29:00.000-08:002009-01-17T11:29:00.000-08:00Oh, and as far as pack leaders or parenting dogs i...Oh, and as far as pack leaders or parenting dogs is concerned, I don't know what the difference is. Aren't parents pack <BR/>leaders?<BR/><BR/>Guess I'll have to read the book. Very interesting to me.Fancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348475230060902003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-12276985898484111892009-01-16T22:23:00.000-08:002009-01-16T22:23:00.000-08:00Nobody said they thought it was coherent. ;-)You ...Nobody said they thought it was coherent. <BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>You should've been at SHOT today, by the way... not to mention that I don't have a photographer OR even a decent camera with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-10466344781008197462009-01-16T14:29:00.000-08:002009-01-16T14:29:00.000-08:00Nice essay- interesting thoughts. Thanks, too, for...Nice essay- interesting thoughts. Thanks, too, for the pointer to the book.mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-13934310579866546702009-01-16T08:04:00.000-08:002009-01-16T08:04:00.000-08:00Flanhammer, it's a really neat book, even though I...Flanhammer, it's a really neat book, even though I really reviewed it here from a narrow perspective. There are tons of other neat insights. Interestingly enough, she disagrees with (swoon!) Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer: He believes dogs need pack leaders and the person is it; Grandin believes dogs need parents, and people are it (an interesting female-male divide as well). If you can wrest theHolly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-50319148919179294972009-01-16T05:32:00.000-08:002009-01-16T05:32:00.000-08:00Hoo boy! When I saw the title of this one, all I ...Hoo boy! When I saw the title of this one, all I could think is that Holly's been taking a little too much advantage of her meds... images of Kublai Khan and Xanadu come to mind. <BR/><BR/>But, instead it turned out to be slighly introspective but a great review of the book from the practical perspective. Good stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-35997578957653604682009-01-16T05:08:00.000-08:002009-01-16T05:08:00.000-08:00Well after my post yesterday - that dealt with fin...Well after my post yesterday - that dealt with finding good books about the outdoors - I'm definitely going to have to add this one to the list. I would love more insight into my dog because he's a little crazy:)<BR/><BR/>As for the seeking part, I can completely understand that. It makes perfect sense. I know I tend to get a little cranky when I can't be outdoors, or when I can't hunt, and I SimplyOutdoorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074585345161430068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-17687697037194177402009-01-15T16:55:00.000-08:002009-01-15T16:55:00.000-08:00I. Want. That. Book. What a moving review!Tom Sore...I. Want. That. Book. What a moving review!<BR/>Tom Sorenson, I do urge you to try to make your dog work for his food. My mom's dog, always a light eater, recently passed away following a long, sad bout with cancer. Toward the end, the only thing that spurred her to eat was my mom's daily ritual of hiding small pieces of food in various spots around the house. <BR/>Maybe dogs like the feeling of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-84360296246545273702009-01-15T14:44:00.000-08:002009-01-15T14:44:00.000-08:00Thanks, Josh. And I'm gettin' there - day at a tim...Thanks, Josh. And I'm gettin' there - day at a time - trying not to freak out about all the work that's not getting done.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-84506503298583099132009-01-15T14:37:00.000-08:002009-01-15T14:37:00.000-08:00I've hunted since something moved in front of me, ...I've hunted since something moved in front of me, I'm sure.<BR/><BR/>I've also asked people if they wanted food, and when they said, "no, thanks", I often then make it move in front of them. Some change their mind, but not all.<BR/><BR/>This is a great post Holly. It made me think (tangentially) of another study I'd heard about, that primates have an intrinsic desire for equity, too. <BR/><BR/Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409883521642115031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-29731845357241625422009-01-15T12:41:00.000-08:002009-01-15T12:41:00.000-08:00Quite true. We are all hunters and it is the pursu...Quite true. We are all hunters and it is the pursuit of the quarry that drives me and most hunters, not the kill. The ability to overcome challenges and match wits with the wild ones. Knowing we are only visitors in their habitat and waiting for their one elusive mistake to benefit us. Such a passion and I am glad it is not easy. That would take all the fun out of it.<BR/>Sounds like a great Terry Scovillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03921175577588776380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-61475157737038340862009-01-15T12:18:00.000-08:002009-01-15T12:18:00.000-08:00Tom: Buy (or borrow) the book - you may get lots o...Tom: Buy (or borrow) the book - you may get lots of fantastic insights about your dog.<BR/><BR/>And LTH, agreed. It's the entire act. I hear about people who shoot their limits in 15-30 minutes, and that doesn't appeal to me at all.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-46104040027632288282009-01-15T11:56:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:56:00.000-08:00Very interesting and true. For me the pursuit is a...Very interesting and true. For me the pursuit is as satisfying - if not more so - than the harvest.Jon Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517639796366064724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-8111658892418866432009-01-15T11:40:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:40:00.000-08:00Interesting, Holly. I might want to try this with...Interesting, Holly. I might want to try this with my dog - he doesn't eat his food very well...maybe if I make him work for it? It's worth a shot - and a very interesting correlation with why we as humans hunt for food. Yer such a thinker! :)Tom Sorensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376762648007983014noreply@blogger.com