I figure the less the public knows the better off we are...
I don't think the general public is ready to hear the ugly side of hog dogging, just like they don't need to see the ugly side of the livestock business. They just want to go to McDonald's and enjoy their burger. I think it does hog dogging good to show the property damage and economic impact that the hogs create. The general public does not have a problem with exterminators killing pests. I see hog removal as the same thing. When someone begins talking about the sport, and heritage aspect, I believe they lose the general public.
I've thought a lot about this.... I'd love to head up a front in Florida to give the public a better outlook on doggin' period... It's near and dear to me and I love to show people the good in things... HOWEVER.
Who the hell wants a bullseye drawn on their back?? Not me. Not in a minority.
I see it as being sucked into a fight I'd most likely end up going to jail for... I just don't know about it...
After much thought... I've come to the opinion that the less publicity, the better.... we're in the extreme minority of what is considered "normal" to the majority of americans...
CircleC makes a good point however.... just like people don't want to know where their meat comes from, neither do they want to know how the rats die...(or who kills them)
I've had the same reaction when tryin' to explain to "northerners" about the "tradition".... with the same results
I've had much better luck describing what I do as "extermination of an invasive species, not native to our land".... GREAT selling point...
I'd rather not give any interviews unless the reporter is specifically doing it to show the good in it.... CONTRACTS sound like the way to go to me...
