I’ve already told you why I think his death is ironic. im not gonna play the “repeat my stance” over and over.

“But in the end, he was shot by natures bullet. a stringray barb.”

stingray’s barb + nature’s bullet = a pretty bad analogy.

That’s the irony. The man’s nickname was “the crocodile hunter” so everybody figured he’d be killed by a crocodile or a poisonous spider or snake - something suitable “vicious”, but he was killed by a punt stingray.

and I don’t think the stingray’s tail is commonly thought of “nature’s bullet”.

After Stevil alerted me to his animal rights activism, I did some more research on the guy, and took a distaste to his politics.

And it is his politics that made his death so ironic.

If he was just some guy who didn’t care if you or I went out and hunted, or if he wasn’t preachin animal rights, then his death woulden’t be so ironic.

my discovery of his politics doesn’t make me hate the guy.

and i do still feel for his wife and family. obviously.

I absolutely agree. That’s why I thought it was inappropriate and slightly disrespectful to even mention his views on guns.

By “natural predators” do you mean, God-fearing, young, traditional, family-oriented real men with balls that enjoy firearms and hunting… I’m sure they are increasingly rare in Maryland and are regarded by the elites as “pests” and hunted out-of-existence where possible by the Government, leftist politicos, state schools and the media.

“Update » Steve Irwin was completly anti-hunting, anti-fishing, and a anti-gunner. But in the end, he was shot by natures bullet. a stringray barb.”

I suppose you mean to imply that there was some sort of poetic justice in his death because he was anti gun? “serves him right, damn gun grabber!” Now you may try to tell me that your “Update” was not intended to diminish the original tribute but that, my friend, is bullsh-t.

Steve Irwin deserves to be judged by his terrific career as a naturalist, entertainer, etc. not by his views on your favorite political issue. That may be one of your most passionate political convictions, and the focus of the site, but it is not appropriate to attach a paragraph to an article about Steve Irwin saying that he was anti gun and was killed by “nature’s bullet”. Steve Irwin was not an anti-gun political activist or something, he was a naturalist. And, as you originally wrote, his death is surprising and a shame. it has nothing to do with his views on guns. shame on you for dragging that issue into it.

And concerning deer - in Maryland and much of the east coast, we have huge, out of control, deer populations. Why? Because all of their natural predators have been hunted to death or near death as pests. The ecosystem around here was definitely messed up by hunting. Am I saying that you or hunters like you are personally responsible for this sort of thing. Absolutely not. I have no doubt that you hunt in a responsible manner and love nature, etc. but not everyone conducts themselves in such a manner. If I had to guess, I’d say that’s why Steve Irwin doesn’t like hunting.

(Note: Nowhere here did I say that because some hunters are irresponsible, that guns or hunting should be banned. I dont think that. But I can understand why Steve Irwin would be disturbed by the effects of irresponsible hunting.)

Wonder if he got one last ‘Crikey’ out.

Steve Irwin was animal rights. He wasn’t anti-over hunting. WTF is that? Did you just make that up? Either you’re pro or anti. Pro meaning that you are a conservationist in everyway. Not a poacher. There’s a huge difference between a hunter and a poacher.

Everyone I know who has ever hunted, or does hunt has never been “Lets blow em up till there gone!!”

Only a non-hunting ignoramous would assume so. If it wasn’t for hunters, there woulden’t be much conservation. They are the biggest conservationists I know. More so than any loud mouth politician, desperate for a vote.

And it’s because they want to preserve the tradition of sport hunting. Believe me, if deer went extinct, it would be the hunters who would miss them more than any bleeding heart crybaby liberal who has never even seen a deer close up unless they hit it with their car.

c’mon simon. spare us the bullsh-t. I expect more out of you.