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Melissa Bachman Hunting Show: Barbarism or Sport?
Photos of hunter Melissa Bachman posing with her kills have begun circulating online, along with petitions to get her videos taken offline and off of TV channels such as Nat Geo. Comments on these videos and photos have sparked passionate debate about hunting for sport.
A sample of the sentiment by the anti-Bachman camp can be seen in the following caption, which accompanied a photo of Bachman posing with a bear she had killed:
SHAME ON YOU NAT GEO!!!
Please Call Your Cable/Satellite Company & Cancel/Block The National Geographic Channel
ENOUGH! National Geographic, a company that has made millions by pretending they care about the environment and wildlife is now producing a sickening so called ‘reality’ show featuring the disgusting hunter Melissa Bachman (pictured below) who seems to love nothing more than taking the lives of innocent and beautiful creatures. Please call your cable/satellite provider today and cancel or block this cruel company and all their channels. Thanks!
Her Defenders
On one side of the discussion is the argument that hunting helps control a bear population that, if left uncontrolled, would spill over into cities, endangering domesticated pets and people. It would also lead to starvation among bears. It is also argued that many who complain about hunting also eat meat and use animal-based products, such as leather. Many professional hunters donate the meat of their kill to locals, so the kill isn’t completely in vain. And hunting, of course, is legal.
Her Detractors
On the other hand, there are those who say this is barbaric, to pose with a wide grin at the corpse of a fallen creature, that these creatures are in their own environment and being killed solely for entertainment purposes. There is an anti-Bachman Facebook page with several thousand subscribers who are trying to get Nat Geo to stop airing any segments with Bachman, along with efforts to have her videos removed from Youtube.
What are your thoughts on Melissa Bachman? Are these hunting videos vile and barbaric, or merely a controlled sport that dates back thousands of years?
You can view her Youtube channel here to decide for yourself. Below is a video of her work, which may have an age-restriction for viewing. It is a graphic video, so view with caution.
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I feel that putting aside the debate over culling, the glamorizing of killing an animal is barbaric. Joy should never be an emotion felt over taking a living being’s life away. If there is a need for conservation killing (which I personally don’t see that as a proper solution at all), it should be done with a heavy heart not glee and bloodlust. Power and greed mixed with false superiority runs through many trophy hunter’s souls. The pleasure in saving an animal far outweighs the killing of one. “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” – Gandhi
I think you meant, the greatness of a country can be measured in how it treats the very young, the very old and its veterans. Animals? Where did that come from?
The only difference between this woman and most of us here is she does her own killing. The rest of us are more than happy to buy our meat at the corner grocery store where we don’t have to see it shot, throat slit or skinned. I guess that makes us feel better or that we’re somehow different/better? And yes, people do eat Bear Jerky. Their not just harvested for their hides. Don’t believe me? Check out some hunting sites and you’ll find out. I didn’t know that until a few months ago myself. Personally, I don’t think I would eat it but who am I to tell someone what not to eat?
Humans have always been Hunters and Gatheres. In a Paleo Ancient sense its encoded into our DNA. Its what we do and we all do it one way or another. Whether we pay someone else for doing it or we do it ourselves, the end result is the same. That’s to say nothing about the value of wholly organic meat versus the Corporate raised junk that’s jacked up on all kinds of horemones that we all eat. Gee, which is better?
I’ve never hunted and killed a deer, elk, bear, coyote or any other big game animal but I understand why people do it. I can understand the thrill of the hunt, satisfaction of the meat & hide harvest & the closeness one must feel to mother earth by actually taking part in its life cycle. How can we possibly walk closer to earth than that? Its what we we’re designed for. Isn’t it? Before you reply in your mind, consider history. Yep, that’s right. People all over the world have a history of hunting and gathering. And one way or another, most of us still do it today.
Think about that the next time you guys buy meat from a store or restaurant.
The difference is that people who hunt for food, survival etc respect the animals they have to kill. Hunter-gatherers have rituals to give thanks for the lives of the animals they kill and they do not waste animal life. This disgusting woman kills purely for fun. She delights in the pain and terror she inflicts on animals who have no defence against her bows and guns. She has a blog on which other pathetic cowards post in sickening detail what they would like to do to animals. I believe she is mentally sick and should have treatment for her sadism.
There’s no way to know what level of respect Melissa has for the animals she kills. Since hunting is also sport, one would expect her to be excited. So, I think it a bit unfair to judge her by her sense of joy alone.
While it is true that Native Peoples generally gave thanks for their harvest, is it not only fitting that the same question be posed to us? Do we give thanks for the animal meat we buy at the corner grocery store? Seriously. These animals were alive and breathing at one time as well. What’s the difference? Because we eat Corporate raised meat are those animals somehow worth less? Do they not count?
I used to be a very Anti-Hunting & Anti-Firearms person. Heck, I’ve even kicked hunters off my property before and should have because they didn’t even ask permission to hunt. If they did it again without permission, I’d still given them the boot.
But what opened my mind to the subject of hunting is that I actually took a hunter safety course. Once I saw the flip side of the issue, I realized I was nothing more than an emotionally driven hypocrite. Hate to say it but that’s what it was.
Since that time, I’ve made it a point to become more educated to the benefits of Conservation. Looking back, I think most people who are Anti-hunting are like I was, are emotionally driven. At this point I think those who live the Vegan life style have more to say about this subject than the rest of us who are meat eaters. At least they practice what they preach.
Pat, you are sick for your words in reference to Melissa. Melissa like other hunters purchase hunting licenses to support wildlife. You I am sure have never spotted a dime for wildlife, furthermore, we as hunters have a tremendous respect for the game we pursue and our contribution keeps the herds not only healthy but in numbers.
How can the glorification of murder and death for pure entertainment be right? This woman is a disgrace and anyone who promotes her is also a disgrace. None of this is in the public interest, it will create the need in others to copy and emanate, and who or what will they hunt down?
She is a disgrace for taking her own food from the land and is promoting others should do the same??? Last time I checked I believe hunters put millions of dollars into bettering the land for the animals.They also promote take the older animals as well, so the younger animals live out a fuller life and reach the age of maturity so they are also able to reproduce. By the way, hunting isnt just for the “murder” of the animals, there is a bond that comes along with hunting. Im going to guess you never spent time with your father, grandfather or uncles in the woods and in deer camps. There is a bond that is built with the hunt for the respect of land, animals, and other people. The only disgrace is you havent ever had the chance to enjoy such an experience. One other thing if its not of public interest how come she is still on tv and making money???
Laura,
You really need to educate yourself. Melissa hunted, killed and will consume her game, you on the other hand choose to have someone else do the killing for you. Oh, and BTW, hunting and harvesting wild game is not murder, I suggest you read the law on that issue. Your post defines you as a fool, better to remain silent and thought a fool than to post a message and remove all doubt.
lets talk about murder for entertainment the next time you are out to eat and you order a great big steak someone murdered that animal for your entertainment, or you are watching a sporting event and the shoes they are wearing, someone murdered that animal for your entertainment sounds to me like you are a little jealous
These hunting videos vile and barbaric, DEFINITELY!!!!!!!!!! She can use them for her fun and leisure not otherwise!!!!!!!!!
I am an avid environmentalist and conservationist, I have no qualms with sustainable hunting for food purposes, and the manner in which the hunt is performed should be the method that causes the least suffering. The language Melissa Bachmann and others of her ilk use to describe their kills, and the posed trophy photographs show a complete lack of respect for the animal and its life. In short their mentality and their behaviour is truly barbaric, abhorrent and disgraceful. In her own words she describes how she has had to track injured animals that she has shot to complete the kill, is this acceptable? a sign of respect? a good hunter? Nor are all the species she kills used for meat so in many cases the argument as a source of food is invalidated. I wish more western hunters showed the level of respect that the Kalahari bushmen show to their prey, when they kill an animal they perform a short ritual to thank the animal for the taking of its life so that they my live, in short they show respect. Something that Melissa Bachman does not, nor does she understand.
yes richard, to track a wounded animal as quickly as possible without driving it to run more is what’s expected from a good and decent hunter…it is the only acceptable response.
A ritual would demonstrate that a hunter has respect for animal life? Really? It’s how that culture expresses it. What I’ve personally witnessed here in America is that the more a person hunts with dedication, the more they seem to develop respect – for both the animal’s way of life, and the manner of hunt. You can eventually gauge their respect, not by rituals, just by what they say…AND unless you’ve been exposed to this area, you’d never pick-up on what words/actions truly reveal a hunter’s respect…and believe me, saying: “it has a huge rack”, or “the arrow passed completely thru” in an excited voice does not reveal the presence or absence of hunter respect.
Melissa has been outdoors AVIDLY hunting since she was a child. Different culture, but like the bushman, it has been a way of life for her. More often then not, it is usually the unmotivated and underdevoted hunters who lack respect. They aren’t deeply excited as little effort was put forth; they circumvent ‘the right way’, have little skill and inhumanely harvest.
In hunting, the words are inherently agressive sounding, and someone with no hunting experience will never accurately interpret a truly inhumane action, or know the level of respect by a hunter’s words or emotions.
Richard McCort: Grow up and be a man…like you really are a conservationist. You make it sound like you sit at the table with wildlife and they are your relatives…moron.
Richard McCort: Hunters “Pay” for conservation, you are not a conservationist. Educate yourself before you make further posts that clearly define you as intellectually border lined.
So sad. She calls it a ‘beautiful bear’ yet seems to have no emotion for the harm she has done to it. Don’t we call perpetrators that display this kind of behaviour to their victims psychpoaths?
she waited until it was very close, putting herself in very dangerous situation in order to get a solid shot…i’ve seen too many, esp men, shoot long distances b/c greed, to both show off, or because they didnt have the inner courage to allow a bear that close. It is hard to harvest a bear with a bow. Many are injured inhumanely. She wanted to be thorough
wait so you’re saying all of ancestors were psychopaths? Wow that means we all have psychopaths in past generations.
This lady is sickening! She really gets her rocks off on this. She should not be idolized or uplifted in any regard. To all you “hunters” aka “animal serial killers, go get all your buddies, go out in the woods, and go hunt each other down! Sounds like a fair fight to me, and we’ll just chalk it up as “thinning out the herd”.
chalk me up for 6 in the whitetails and 3 in the turkey’s and countless for the squirrels, “bud”
Brad: Grow up, like your post makes sense, and to let you know tough guy, I worked a dangerous job that put me on the line and in danger. You probably work in some cushy job or collect on the social programs. You are a woooos. What a dumb post, you have the intellect of a door knob.
Lloyd telling people to grow up and then whining about their posts like a baby, and then making false assumptions about them, oh this is priceless.
Glorification of killing is plain out WRONG…
Seeing all these trophy hunting pictures of pure gloating and smiling hunters proudly showing of their kills… Seriously – these people need professional help… You have to be some kind a mental to smile alongside death…
So no – this is not a sport… This a vile and depraved pastime for people who a bordering psychopaths…
Joe,
Ahh, uhm….you post/analysis……….uhm, never mind, you are beyond hope. I am sure you are out in the forest hugging trees on your free time and allowing mosquitos to bite you. Idiot!!
Killing for fun is just sick and should not be entertainment.
It saddens me to see this barbaric activity continued into our modern civilized world. This is the type of behavior less civilized civilizations used to display publicly. The old arenas where participants were thrust into battle with lions, bears and numerous other animals for the sheer enjoyment of the spectators. How many animals have to die in the name of “sportsmanship” or for the sake or high T.V. ratings before man finally learns that in our support of these activities and due to our ‘role-modeling’ of these people, we are destroying animals in the process. And further, high elevation overview, we are destroying ourselves…our humanity…that which we claim to be but are not. Hunting for food WHEN it’s a necessity is okay, but killing animals just to prove one can…it’s an antiquated idea.
Shooting a bear to death who standing still minding its own business. And then making a tv show about it. What a sick, disgusting, horrible fucking scenario. This woman is a shitstain on humanity.
Wow that is all you got. Nice language as well you seem like a real respectable person. First off you can’t shot an animal to death with a bow little do you know. First get your facts straight before you speak. You obviously know nothing about harvesting a animal. I find it funny people think these shows are so barbaric have you looked at programming today at what they put on TV. There are a lot worse things out there and you probably never had to kill something in order to sustain your own life or life of your family. Yes that still does exist in today’s society. So shut up and get the facts straight.
Ok Cory. I am ignorant of the facts and am here to be educated, as you obviously are. Convince me that this vane, egocentric and somewhat hideous woman is doing something that contributes to the betterment of the human race. Convince me that what she does is good. Over to you…
First of all Melissa is a babe. Second of all, do you realize how much hunting keeps the population at a steady level? but hey, if you want a bear roaming around in your yard and killing all your pets and attacks you thats your oppinion
Umm, Cory, bow hunting i.e KILLING animals with bows is increasingly popular with sick, sadistic cowards. Their pleasure is increased because the animal does not usually die immediately as with a gun. The animal can live, and suffer agony for an hour or more. The “hunters” either follow the animal, glorying it its suffering, or go off to celebrate their “courage” and go back to find the dead or dying animal a couple of hours later.
i’ve never, ever seen a decent hunter (nor a bad one for that matter) ‘basking in glory’ from animal sufferage…
Just for the sake of establishing a true statement on this site, in regard to hunter pride, if we were to talk about a hunter feeling ‘all big and proud’, the truth is that this does occur. It occurs when the shot is accurate and the animal goes down quickly. If you pay attention to ‘the barbarians on tv’, they’re most ‘proudful’ when the animal hits the ground (especially when it’s quick)…..because -in hunter terms- THE QUICKER THE ANIMAL GOES DOWN, THE GREATER THE SKILL OF THE HUNTER.
So, to wound an animal & take pride in it is contradictory to what the true hunter wants to ‘show-off’.
Straightforward: the major point of pride (even for the most ‘bloodthirsty’) is in the ‘swiftness the kill’. No one wants to be the ‘guy that made a shot and never found the animal’, that’s a humiliation. All hunters like to say ‘it dropped right there, or only 20 yds from my shot’….that’s the whole point, to get a great shot.
okay well if just wanted to see them suffer the targets they make these days would have big bullseyes on the legs or in the back quarters.
its something about her that it is dangerous to be let her out as a normal person, i do believe if she doesnt kill in certain time, she will kill her dog if she still have, or her daughter.
she really doesnt seem to care at all….
NatGeo its a disgusting channel who seems to care about wild life and wild scenarios, they provide samples to kids out there to get a gun…
if you watch carefully the last hosting videos of people handling guns as a toys…..
this Natgeo is already fucked up as a MELISSA “iam crazy” BACHMAN and the horrible thing is that the tv media aplaud her serial killing….she need to be in the shrink or jail right away…
You have great grammer… did you want a salad while you’re at it?
You know I have sat here and read all the posts about how this woman is a brutal killer and shows no remorse for her kill and proudly displays her kill as trophies. Also I’ve heard about how barbaric it is to hunt in todays environment. How we should preserve our wildlife. I don’t even know where to start. Firt off, Does anyone of you actually live outside of a city,surburbia or ever been in “the country” for anything but A visit. It is very “safe” to say all the cute little animals should never be shot or hunted. I believe the video killing of any animal may be disturbing for some. Hence, the warning at the begining. DONT WATCH IT. If there was a show showing the harvesting of pigs and cow on a regular series, I’m sure there be a petition about it too. I have worked at a chicken harvesting plant. I’ll never eat store bought chicken again. I prefer to kill it myself. The adrenaline, the sorrow the self empowerment and every other positive thing that comes from the killing of an animal. Including knowing that it will be hygenically cleaned and served to myself. Back to Melissa, She is providing a visual into a side of american life outside of a city. There are alsakans that hunt bears just like she did. There are people who hunt alligators, deer, pigs, and hundreds of other animals here in the US. Did you know in louisiana you can hardly go down any waterway without seeing an alligator.They are becoming a nuisance animal. How about Ferrel Hogs they have taken over almost every part of the southern US to the point there is no limits of how many you can kill/Harvest in most of the southern states. So if Melissa Show a little Joy from her adrenaline rush. Or hangs the head of a trophy. More power to her. If you notice she hunts with a bow. or a weapon that requires a very close range to the animal she hunts. For all of you that are against her Pray she misses and the animal gets her. For all of you that support her halleluah for having the sense to see it for what it is.
“The adrenaline, the sorrow the self empowerment and every other positive thing that comes from the killing of an animal.”
Please say no more… Your honor, I rest my case…
Joe, have you ever been hunting?
I saw a video recently of a “brave” hunter who killed a tame bear in a so-called “sanctuary”. He was on a tree platform, totally out of harm’s way. The bear didn’t even see him, took more than an hour to die, drowned in its blood, while he celebrated with the owner of the “sanctuary” who had sold the bear to him so he could get a trophy. Is this the adrenaline rush you were thinking of?
I am educated to a Masters Level in Wildlife Ecology and Management; the love and extreme respect I have for wildlife has drove me to my success. From a biological and ecological standpoint many wildlife species need to be harvested for healthy, sustainable populations. This cannot be denied; it’s science, but that is not what this is about; this is about sport hunting. Obviously, those who object to hunting have never hunted because they make it seem like we hunters just go into the woods and our quarry is easily killed. It is very challenging, thrilling, and rewarding to harvest an animal at fair chase. So you say it’s unfair? That we humans have VAST advantages? Yes we do, but so do the animals. They have noses 1000s of times more powerful, they can hear sounds that we cannot, and in many cases, their eyesight is far beyond ours. This is what makes hunting a challenge. I am outsmarted 90% of the time I spend hunting. So, watching hunting on TV for me is like you watching your favorite sport . I can relate to the thrill of the game, therefore I enjoy it. With that said, I DO NOT support wasteful harvest or unethical practices. I eat or donate every animal I harvest. I don’t expect people who do not hunt to understand, but I do expect their respect for my way of life, as I respect theirs. No wonder our cities are full of crime, drama, and idiots. Take a drive to the country people (not the city park) and see what life is really about.
Genesis 27:3-13 “Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows out into the open country, and hunt some wild game for me.”
NICE BEAR!! I’d never thought of using a predator call for bear. I’ll give it a try on my next bear hunt (I prefer a rifle though), maybe with my flintlock .58 to bring em in close enough.–ANCHORAGE AK
I respectfully read all posts here. I personally do not understand the the thrill or joy of sport hunting (nor bashing your opponents head in for the sport of football) but do understand the joy and thrill of beating an opponent in a sport that doesn’t encourage violence. But that is me and I guess if done respectfully and within the law I am not saying it it morally wrong. One thing I will state strongly…if you kill an animal for whatever reason, you are killing them. You are taking their life. You are not “harvesting” them like you do a crop of corn. You all say you respect wildlife. Then be honest enough with yourselves to call what you are doing what it is. Killing.
Kelly: Who ties you shoe laces for you? Purchasing a hunting license is in itself respect for wildlife. Hunters pay for conservation; what do you do? Nothing!!
I see posts all over saying that Melissa Bachman kills
purely for sport. PROVE IT. Show substantial proof that
she doesn’t take what she hunts and either donate the meat
or use it for food herself (or a combination of both). If
you can’t provide PROOF of this, then shut the **** up.
Do you follow her home after every hunt to see what she
does with the deer, turkeys, etc.? Do you personally
witness it? No, of course not. So you don’t KNOW what
she does, do you?…you just make it up and present it
as if it were fact. That’s what we in the real world
call a blatant lie.
I hunt deer, turkey, and wild hogs for food. If I get
a nice trophy rack and hide, that’s a bonus. But it’s
not what I hunt for…it just comes along with the
food which, again, IS my reason for hunting. Buying
meat at the store gets very expensive very quickly, and
some of us just don’t have the budget to do so very
often, and end up buying the cheaper, fattier cuts that
are far less healthy, particularly compared with the
meat of most game animals.
And as others have pointed out, when you go and buy meat
from the store, do you honestly believe that it wasn’t
once a live animal? Do you have any idea how they are
killed? Last I heard, it isn’t anywhere near as quick
and merciful as we hunters are always trying for. The
ideal shot is an instant kill. Not for our benefit, but
for the animal’s. We do NOT want it to suffer…just
the opposite. You can deny that (i.e., LIE) all you
want, but it doesn’t change the truth.
As others have pointed out, humans have been hunting
for food for around 6,000 years or more (back to early
man). So claiming that we should all be vegetarians
or vegans or whatever you want to call it this week is
going directly AGAINST nature.
A lot of us hunt. Some don’t. But you can’t expect us
to respect your views if you won’t respect ours. It
doesn’t work that way in the real world. And when you
make it all up, as most of the BS I see in this thread
shows, you just prove to everyone else that you don’t
have a clue about what you’re talking about.
Finally, if you don’t like Michelle Bachman’s hunting
videos, don’t watch them…or maybe we’ll just start
our own protests against whatever videos YOU watch,
saying they’re offensive and must be taken down.
Censorship can be applied both ways, not just one.
Wow just wow, this should be put to an end anyone who kills an animal just for the fun of it and just to get all this publicity should be put to shame, when did it become socially acceptable to kill an animal for entertainment, the only time it should even come close to being acceptable is for food, even hunters that hunt just for food have respect for the animals life. This show should be put an end and every show like this! there is seriously something wrong in her head and everyone who watches this for entertainment to think that this is ‘right’ in anyway!!
When did it become socially acceptable to accuse someone
without any way of supporting your accusation with facts?
You say hunters kill animals “just for the fun of it.”
PROVE it (without all of the lies this time).
And whether someone does a dance, says thank you to the
body, or something like that, is irrelevant. That’s
a cultural and/or personal matter…some do, some don’t.
The animal itself is dead, and has no idea whether you
do so or not.
And being excited, after a very difficult stalk (where
the hunter is at an extreme disadvantage) is only
natural. Get over it.
Couldnt agree more Jim, Wisconsin has got Melissa’s back!
l respect Native people everywhere who hunt for survival.l tolerate modern hunters who hunt for food.But seeing this woman with her sickening passion for the kill,her excitement,fun and at last making money from her pathetic killing theatre just make me vomit.Even if she eats all of her kill,l don’t give a shit,she’s making money and fun from the killed animals,posing with them as trophys.It’s not showing hunt for survival,it’s showing hunt for entertainment.lt’s a part of life,ok.So maybe next thing on the NG may be some show with intentional causing of street violence and how people react to it when got their heads busted by bullies.lt’s a part of life too,so why hiding from the real life?lf it’s a show,then let it go on.
So making money from the killing of animals is wrong? Tell that to Tyson chicken and see what they say. All meat that is consumed is payed for, and all meat comes from dead animals (shoking I know) therefore money is made from killing animals.
A Native person who hunts for survival does it naturally because that’s how they were raised and in modern days is part of their hertitage. Non-hunters need to understand that millions of people in the United States are raised with similar values. In some parts of the country hunting is like a religion. And its past down from one generation to another. Its a time when fathers take their Son’s and Daughters to the field for a hunt and later the entire family gathers around the dinner table for a feast.
As I keep saying, the problem with this issue is that many people think with their emotions and not their rationale. How many animals have we killed at the butcher? Lots and lots and lots and lots. That’s how many. Its what human beings do to survive and eat. Just because the grocery store is commercialized doesn’t make it any different.
Far too many of us have become institutionalized by living in cities and being force fed corporate raised junk for meat. The funny thing to me about this issue is that if I were a gambler I’d say most people here are against corporations and the stuff they put out for food. Yet, the won’t allow others the right to break from that system and eat wholly organic, natural meat. Doesn’t make sense, does it?
As an avid hunter and fisherman, I support the sport of hunting. I do not however support the over-commercialization of the sport. It was instilled in me at a very early age as a way to feed our family and grow family bonds. I have hunted and fished for well over 30 yrs, with my father and grandfather. I will tell you, there are more emotions,skill, and adversity involved in hunting than any other sport (especially with a bow, how do you think Native Americans survived without guns for so long). I feel that I am closer to God, my family, and to nature than any non-hunter out there. I eat what I kill. Do I have trophies? Sure, when given the opportunity. To me they are artwork, each a unique piece of art and a way to always give thanks for what the good lord has provided me. I have seen things while hunting that would bring non-hunters to their knees. If you want to see violence watch a pack of coyotes bring down a deer from 50 yds away. I have had owls land in my lap, squirrels on my shoulder, and a bald eagle within arms reach. I go out to put food on the table and to be closer to what God created for my own well-being. Many hunters are the salt of the earth kind of people. They are the people that will give you the shirt off their own back, and food to eat when you are hungry. Hunter’s and fishermen are more in tune to the environment than most of the “regular” population. Oh and just remember if it wasn’t for Teddy Roosevelt ( an avid hunter, and conservationist) you wouldn’t have National Parks or your cuddly little animals to bicker about.
I started that FaceBook page. I would just like to say: UP YOURS, Melissa Bachman.
Hi Laura,
Am with you.
awww you girls sad there is prettier girl than you and can provide for herself??
Wow
The same Libs that are screaming at the barbarity of hunting and killing are probably the same morons screaming for their right to have an abortion. Killing animals for sport and the freezer is wrong, but sucking a living human being out of woman is OK. Hunters are easy targets for the anti’s. Hunters are generally nice and polite people. I’d like to see these same anti’s walk on down to inner-city Detroit and tell the drug dealers and pimps what they think about them to their face. The drug dealer’s and pimps kids are poisoning the world and the hunter’s kids are out enjoying the outdoors and being productive citizens. You go Melissa, I now have your TV show DVR’d.
Oh please be serious! Hunting is as natural as eating. Bachman is a sportswoman, who enjoys the pursuit of game animals. There are millions of sportsmen who appreciate her honest portrayal of hunting various species. I have been an avid hunter and sportsman for over 40 years. I don’t condone harvesting any bird or animal, that I don’t take home and consume. People who confine their “hunting” to supermarkets, are nothing more than hypocrites, when they criticize sportsmen, who prefer to harvest their own food. Time spent outdoors, and actively being part of nature, sure is a lot healthier, than hanging out in bars, playing on the internet, and being a couch potato or “armchair” sportsman.
I watch Melissa every chance I get. She is passionate about the SPORT and she is smokin’ hot. She would be hunting even if there were no cameras. How do you think she got to be so good at it? Oh, you Granolas are jealous because she is too good looking to be a hunter. Get over it and let people live their life. Maybe we should ban granola from the grocery store?
lol, exactly joey. I beilieve she is even more talented than some of the men on the outdoors channel.
All of the comments from the “Anti’s” are simply due to a lack of understanding and education on this piece of the outdoor industry and what it ultimately does for our economy, wildlife conservation, and habitat preservation.
Melissa Bachman is passionate about what she does, like most who share her interests. That being said………keep up the great work!
I realize that trying to change the mind of a liberal is pointless because liberals think with emotion and not reason so I will not try. Instead I will just point out that while reading through the replies I was supprised to see how many woman were responding. Then I looked through the names and realized it was mostly men, and I use that word lightly. Don’t worry ladies, us real men will continue to do the job you gals don’t have the stomach for.
Hunters have gotten out of control;their egos are bigger than them.I have family that are hunters,but my husband is NOT,and I wouldn’t have married a hunter.This is a sore spot for me,and I don’t discuss it much because it makes me MAD.God put these animals here on earth,and I really don’t believe he meant for them to all be targets.They are beautiful creatures(deers/wolves,etc).I am sick of Melissa showing her Trophies,and anyone else that does,including the Trump brothers.I have family that have heads of deers,etc.I don’t like this either.I really don’t think I could kill an animal unless it was really trying to kill me.I love animals,and it hurts me what this world has become.I am probably the only one with this opinion,but I have a right to MY OPINION.
Why is michelle Bachman being persecuted? Why doesn’t anyone go after Jackie Bushman of Buckmasters or Bill Jordan of Real tree. The’ve been doing the same thing for 25 years. Is it because shes a woman! Once again it seems women are being discriminated against. If its legal for the men to do it then its legal for women also. At least she goes outdoors. Most kids today spend 24 hours a day playing Xbox locked in their rooms. I’m really disappointed the Nat Geo would cowtow to a bunch of tree huggers or in this case animal huggers. These animals are not endangered if anything they are thriving. How many deer do you see killed by cars on the side of the road! Maybe the animal rights people should stop driving. So get get off Michelle bachmans back unless your going to go after everyone on TV that hunts. I myself am a female and have been hunting for 25 years.
I like reading the posts in here written by anti hunters. They don’t understand the the financial support for wildlife comes from the purchases of hunting licenses, guns, and ammunition…to name a few. The antis in here are yet to claim any financial support, all they do is talk about animals as if they are human beings, what a bunch of idiots. Hunting organizations purchase land, to include wetlands to preserve game and ensure their existence. I think the anti hunting morons in here should educate themselves and understand the benefits of hunting.
Paulette: God put the animals here on earth for our needs, you too need to educate yourself. You would not have married a hunter, well, good for you…I can only imagine how precise of a wife you are, a real piece of work to contend with.
Donna, so well put. Thank you. Paulette, educate yourself in the Bible. God did put the animals here for us, He gave us dominion to use as needed. Beasts of burden, food, pets and even sacrifice. Joey you are so right, Melissa is smoken hot, and could hunt circles around me.She has a passion for hunting, if you have never hunted than you would never understand. And to Laura, do you fight for the rights of the unborn children in this country as well. Maybe you should just tend to your own life and leave Melissa alone
I would just like to point out the hipocracy of those who call themselves concervationist, environmentalist and animal lovers.
If you drive a Prius or any other electric car… Follow your electrical cord, it will lead to a coal or nuclear powered power plant. If it leads to a hydroelectric power generator consider the dammage to the water way. Your batteries? The raw material comes from massive open pit strip mines. Clean energy my ass. You carbon foot print is actually bigger than someone driving a ford F150!
If you are a vegetarian and only wear cotton and natural fibers. Cotton is one of the most intensively farmed plants on earth. Massive amounts of herbacides,pesticides,fungacides are used to make your flannel shirt. The food that you eat and the clothes that you wear come at the expense of millions of acers of land once inhabited by wild life.
And if you eat meet or wear leather…please…The life and death of the animals you eat or wear was far less dignafied than any animal that Mallisa Bachman or any other hunter has taken.
While I don’t begrudge anyone the desire not to hunt. I must point out that hunters pour millions of dollars every year into programs that have a direct and positive impact on wildlife numbers and there habitat. It is as a direct result of hunters and their programs that many species have florished.
So Mallisa. You go girl and track down that next trophy and post it proudly on U-Tube. It is because of your efforts and people like you that we can enjoy our favorite pastime.
T Morton
So we’re breaking out the big guns, now, huh? The Bible? God? Really? That’s your justification? Slow down there, not everybody subscribes to Scripture; moreover, it’s an easy argument that shuts down the entire conversation. And, Lloyd…I’m not anti-hunting (although I admittedly cringe at the trophy aspect), and I will gladly educate myself further on the obvious good that hunters do for conservation efforts IF you educate yourself and read “Animal Liberation” by Peter Singer. Or you can just keep lazily calling everyone who disagrees with you a moron and an idiot. That should bridge that gap.
If you don’t like hunting then don’t watch these type of shows! Mellisa shows nothing but respect to the animals she kills. She waits until the animal is positioned correctly to take a shot and making a clean pass through is saying it was done the right way. That’s the respectful way to kill an animal. She lets them get close enough to be sure of her shot. Barbaric? That’s your opinion. I respect that. But respect the hunters out there as you would expect to be respected. If you don’t like it then don’t watch it! Mellisa is not a bad person. She’s just passionate about what she does. And it happens to be hunting. Deal with it. And when you eat your salad tomorrow just remember this…that grass was alive once too!!!
Excellent comment. They are serial killers and would kill humans if they were allowed. Low life scum is what hunters are. They have no control over their lives except the control to kill animals. I too wish they would shoot each other. They are a waste.
u idiots that dont like hunting ,turn the chanel u dont have to watch ,but on the other hand u would probably go to a horse race ,or the dog races ,and how do u think they treat those animals….u probably apploud the idiot that is incharge of the national red cross and that women if it is still her ,gets like 400,thousand dollers to hand out money ,so u send money to the red cross and they get about 8 % because the rest goes to her salery and there offices and of coarse her transpertation to where ever,,,,,,,i think u have ur ideas out of wack,and u probably voted for the idiot that runs this country and he sets back and sends his kids to mexico when the country is broke and a big what to do when his wife turns 50,what bull shit ,and all on our dime…..one day when these idiots get through all u haters of hunting will be out there harvesting food because all the money wont be able to buy shit when everyone is out of a job ,and that is all ur political buddies fault,,,,,,,,,so eather enjoy the show or turn the chanel and shut up,,,,,,,also to say so much about her u must have watched the whole video so u must have liked it and thought she was great…….u hiprocrits make me laugh…..
It’s amazing how different we all are isn’t it? Let me elaborate, I hunt my wife doesn’t. I drive a huge Chevy Diesel truck not a Prius. I love red meat, “R” rated movies and my God and Country given right to do what makes me happy. I am no one to judge any of you nor are you granted the right to judge me. People may not agree with my lifestyle or choices in food, transportation, ect… but know this. I recently had a Green Car owner make a snide remark at the gas station, “because of assholes like you things are going to hell in this country”! I was a little caught off guard and calmly said to the little “leaf” come here. He cautiously approached my large truck and said “what”! I showed him my average MPG and his face was priceless when he saw my average was 34 MPG out of 7400 lb. truck. I told him don’t judge people for what they drive or people may mark you as a “Hippie”. He apologized and was on his was. Point is, when we take an animal for whatever reason we don’t expect you accept it or agree with it. Look back to late 80”s, there were NO vegetarian meals or Smoke free restaurants as there are now. If it directly affected you I’d have no problem seeing your point. My wife watches just as much TV as the next person and shed never heard of Melissa Bachman. It almost seems you are looking for a target of your own, could this be a form of hunting? Until you have done it don’t knock it. I have watched her shows and have seen her excitement. I give her huge amounts of credit and respect for how she hunts and for being one of the few TV hunters not acting. It is an overwhelming flood of emotions when you finally get that once in a lifetime Bull Elk or huge whitetail and when they act all calm and cool it’s sad. Regardless of the species she wears her emotions on her sleeve and I personally admire her for that. At the end of the day she is a hunter, you are not. She’s not asking you to betray you values, moral code, or choice in how to put food on your table. In fairness let us be.