Good for you.. really.. I thought blooding was about smearing a little blood and cutting his coat tails.. 9 is too young.. At nine little boys have tender hearts and are still in love with Bambi.
Traditions like that varies by regions an individuals In Texas where I was born an raised a little blood like you described was used. I killed my first deer in Mississippi where they perfered a little more dramatic "blood bath" as it was called. It did give me a strong stomach but I still wouldn't recommend it. The cutting of the shirt tails down here was used after you missed a deer as a sign of shame.
In today's authoritarian political correct world even the most basic things. It would seem have to be protected. In the rural south and Midwest that would almost seem silly to have to protect hunting or fishing. In the west and northeast an even some major city's in the south an Midwest. People don't understand these sports. They see animal cruelty not conservation.
When the deer population gets smaller, sicker and more numerous.. and they are being hit on every interstate every day.. its time to wake up.. Predators are in short supply.. and predators are essential to the equation.
Yes we are the predators without reintroducing wolves and bears everywhere. That would cause lots of issues. Like yellowstone an other areas are finding out.
I grew up in New York and read the Syracuse newspaper often because of my great interest in the sport of lacrosse. The outstate area (that is, outside of NYC) is far more conservative than is commonly believed. Republicans are not the liberals you might suppose they are. And the courts have generally been less than liberal in their dealings with Native American cases.
Well the infomation on the issue in question that I found. The case the city of sherill vs the Oneida. The 2nd district court of appeals ruled that even though the land in question Was illegally purchased. That the amount of time that had past was to long and reversal would cause unconscionable damage. Now I believe that native Americans have been treated unfairly since the founding of this country. However since at one time they owned all the land of this country some limitations on reclamation have to be set. Do I think the ruling was fair I would say no but I couldnt argue the court was wrong in the damage it would cause. Now on the issue of the court. The 2nd district court currently has 8 democrats and 5 republican appointed active judges. As well as 6 democrat and 5 republican senior judges. The supreme court decision to not hear the case 4 conservative 2 liberal an one independent justice declined to hear the case. With two dissenting judges of the two dissenting judges justice sotomayor was on the 2nd district court at the time and had concurred with the ruling in question. So it is doubtful she would have reversed her own decision. She was appointed by Obama. The Justice Ginsberg was the only justice that might had ruled in there favor. I consider myself independent on most issues. With the 2nd amendment being the exception. I see more enemy's on the democrat side than the republican. I know we disagree on this. But on the issue we are now discussing it is very bipartisan. If you have some evidence I overlooked please do share it with me. I believe both parties are to blame for most of the problems we as Americans face. Anyone who thinks all problems are of the other parties causing or just being lied to by their own. Just my opinion for what it is worth.
