tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974740724487938002.post1806878233395151326..comments2024-03-28T01:38:25.655-06:00Comments on The Raz Card Blog: Three Months LaterRAZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519699812373438878noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974740724487938002.post-68846737888984831412019-07-25T14:22:42.880-06:002019-07-25T14:22:42.880-06:00It was a very long flight. South Africa is pretty ...It was a very long flight. South Africa is pretty much as far as you can get from Idaho. The actual furthest point on the globe from my house is in the ocean to the southeast of South Africa. There are terrible and destructive hunters who should be shamed, but I think most hunters have a great affinity for the land and the animals and work hard to hunt ethically.<br /><br />We did see a lot of really neat things in South Africa. I didn't take as many pictures as I should have, but I intentionally tried to keep the camera put away so I could focus on the experience.<br /><br />It was really neat to get the Carrie Fisher signature. The other hit in the box was a sketch card, so I thought I was going to get a manufactured patch or something as the second hit. That made it extra exciting when I saw the autograph in the pack.RAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519699812373438878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974740724487938002.post-66902865590684948932019-07-25T14:15:06.112-06:002019-07-25T14:15:06.112-06:00Hunting has never really been my thing, either, bu...Hunting has never really been my thing, either, but now that I've done it I understand the allure. The successes and failures of hunting take you through a full range of emotions. I was really excited about the Carrie Fisher pull. I'd been dreaming of a pack-pulled Fisher autograph since I started opening Star Wars packs.RAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519699812373438878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974740724487938002.post-60913442727271481382019-07-24T17:40:47.914-06:002019-07-24T17:40:47.914-06:00I guess one could say that the blog has been RAZur...I guess one could say that the blog has been RAZurrected :)<br /><br />Africa? That had to be a long flight! I'm not big on hunting, so I'm glad that you were able to refrain from showing any animals with their brains blown out. Even though I don't much care for it, I don't go out of my way to shame those that do, well, at least not most of the time. That ostrich photo is really great BTW, I can only imagine all of the neat things that you must've seen.<br /><br />I think you were destined to get that Carrie Fisher auto! 99% of the time when cards like that are gotten, they end up being listed on eBay within minutes, so it's nice to know too that someone pulled such a card and actually intends to keep it.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974740724487938002.post-65967742747434104912019-07-23T11:49:05.403-06:002019-07-23T11:49:05.403-06:00I'm not into hunting myself, but I enjoyed you...I'm not into hunting myself, but I enjoyed your post - very informative! Also, congrats on the Carrie Fisher auto!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119362273891780713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974740724487938002.post-63221909148928779742019-07-23T10:25:29.806-06:002019-07-23T10:25:29.806-06:00We did a lot of fishing, especially when I was you...We did a lot of fishing, especially when I was younger and my dad was stationed in Alaska. Once I hit my teens we had moved to Idaho and were focused on building the family farm, so hunting and fishing fell by the wayside.<br /><br />I was pretty excited about the Carrie Fisher autograph. It was a big pull. I never thought I'd be lucky enough to pull one of her signatures from a pack.RAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519699812373438878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974740724487938002.post-34418965390096936932019-07-23T10:23:53.164-06:002019-07-23T10:23:53.164-06:00Hunting in the U.S. and in South Africa have a lot...Hunting in the U.S. and in South Africa have a lot of similarities. Population management wouldn't be necessary if humans weren't encroaching on the animal's home ranges, but you can't really put that cat back in the bag.<br /><br />Some hunters will say that hunting in South Africa is a big part of the economy. That's not true. Hunting is a very small part of the South African economy, but hunting dollars are very influential in keeping land set aside for wildlife.<br /><br />It's a complicated topic, especially when you consider the emotional impact of killing individual animals versus the less emotional math of managing populations and land capacity.<br /><br />That Ostrich was a funny bird. The camp staff thought she might be a little senile, and that is what caused her to be obsessed with getting into the compound. Some of my favorite animals to watch were the Ostriches, the Warthogs, and the Black and Blue Wildebeest. The Gemsbok were majestic, especially when they started running.RAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519699812373438878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974740724487938002.post-84541253743801942222019-07-23T09:23:23.498-06:002019-07-23T09:23:23.498-06:00I know several people who enjoy hunting, but the c...I know several people who enjoy hunting, but the closest I've come to doing that is fishing about fifteen years ago. Anyways... glad to see a post from you. Hope things are going well... and congratulations on that epic Fisher pull. That is f'n awesome!Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974740724487938002.post-58710573520287896352019-07-23T09:20:32.657-06:002019-07-23T09:20:32.657-06:00Did not know much about trophy hunting until this ...Did not know much about trophy hunting until this post. I never knew it helped to manage the population. The ostrich at your door is very cool.<br />Congrats on the Carrie Fisher pull. That's quite a card!P-town Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437348006643978055noreply@blogger.com