newray hunting sets

PeGe, you misunderstand hunting because you have never been around hunters. They are very selective and do not hunt game parks where animals are caged, those are people who have no idea what hunting is about and just want to kill something or have a mount that they can say they "killed" themselves. None of these animals were ever wild, they are all bred for the purpose of hunts so as far as I am concerned while it is not true hunting it is not that much different than raising cattle for beef.

Second you also don't know the rules, hunting from a vehicle is illegal in in every country where I have hunted. Also the law says you can not hunt until after sun up, that gives the animals time to wake up or if they are nocternal return to their hiding places. Unless you are a very good student of nature you will never even find an animal that can be taken. In the areas where I live if hunting is allowed you don't just find them, you have to know the habits, habitat, and actually track and hunt them, weather it is with a camera or gun.

Hunting is not an easy thing to do, last hunt my brother was on they had to hike 3 days before the found the buck they took, then they had to bring the animal back down the hill, the same 3 days carrying the deer the whole way. It isn't something that you just go out and buy a gun, then the next day shoot something. It takes training, conditioning and a whole lot of luck to become a hunter.

Let me give you two examples of real situations, one was what happens when environmentalists use idealism to deal with nature and the other is what happens when hunters are involved. Both of these things actually happened. First, in 1988 a new species of monkey was found in the rain forest of central Brazil. It was black and white striped and very small but was confined to two small areas where biologists were studying medicinal plants. In a few months the monkey was declared endangered because of such a small population size and area of habitat and no one is allowed to collect, hunt and they even restricted the area from tourists to protect the population. In 1994 the area was logged, the remaining plants were burned out to grow coffee, the monkey is now extinct. No one ever collected it for zoos or breeding programs, there are not even a dozen photos of it in the world. The only record of it's exsistance is a paper on the species giving it it's scientific name and a few preserved animals from the description. We will never get that monkey back because of the actions of idealists and the "good" intentions of people who don't think hunting is a reasonable or responsible activity.

Now lets look at a turkey species called the ocellated turksy. it is one of only two species of turkey in the world. This species is confined to the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico and the population of birds was suffering because of locals eating them and farming the land. The local government decided to sell permits to hunters from Europe and America to hunt these birds. They then used the money from this to buy huge tracts of land within the range of the birds. Next they started hiring the locals who used to hunt the birds and farm the land (destroying the forested areas they need to live) to restore the native plants and guide the hunters to find the birds. These poor farmers are now very well off, making far more money protecting the habitat and lands for the hunters then they ever made by changing the land to farm. Not only is the turkey population healthy and growing but every single species of plant, animal, and insect that lives there now is protected by the native people who protect the area instead of damaging it.

If the Brazilian government sold the rights of the habitat to hunters who could have hunted several species of birds and one species of forest deer that lives there the monkey would have been protected just because of the habitat would not have been destroyed because of the money provided when they sold the hunts. Which scenario is better for the people who love nature?

Whoa! This started out as a sharing of a photo of some plastic figures that showed hunting ~ offensive to some and not to others.

I personally have hunted and I have met hunters of both kinds. The ones that had received training and cared that they were going to be merciful in the killing ~ and those that weren't. I can share some stories of the second group but chose not to as they are not nice stories. That second group of people should never be allowed to hunt. Just as there are people in this world who should never be allowed to own an animal. Some people are just mean and some are "sick".


May we all be in agreement that we can disagree and still be friends.

~ Sue

Suebeedo wrote:

Whoa! This started out as a sharing of a photo of some plastic figures that showed hunting ~ offensive to some and not to others.

I personally have hunted and I have met hunters of both kinds. The ones that had received training and cared that they were going to be merciful in the killing ~ and those that weren't. I can share some stories of the second group but chose not to as they are not nice stories. That second group of people should never be allowed to hunt. Just as there are people in this world who should never be allowed to own an animal. Some people are just mean and some are "sick".


May we all be in agreement that we can disagree and still be friends.

~ Sue

I hope everyone who reads or posts realizes that I am not angry or upset about anyones point of view. I may disagree with them but I love the philosophical argument. I am not trying to advocate gun ownership or toys that promote killing of anything I just feel it is each persons right to choose and if my posts sound as if I am angry I apologize.

Phil, you don't look angry in your posts and I appreciate a lot your clever and sensate way of talking about this kind of controversial things.

Leaving aside the hunting issue (which I also am a little uneasy about), I thought i'd post a more detailed photo of the set currently available from Fleet Farm - a farm supply store in the midwest US. I have detailed photos of each figure if anyone wants:

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There really are some nice models in this set. The elk and the waterfowl are particularly nice (including the only Canadian Geese and Wood Ducks I've seen in this scale).

If anyone is interested I've got a spare set for trade.

Cheers!

PM sent

Blublub wrote:

I have detailed photos of each figure if anyone wants

That would be nice, there are some very interesting figures

I love the look of the Elk and the flying pheasant in particular!! You don't have individual models to trade by any chance Blublub?

Oh, you're an EDIT queen

skysthelimit wrote:

Oh, you're an EDIT queen

Yeah sorry, I change my mind ALOT

Yep, every time I wanted to answer you did that, I just had to let it go

skysthelimit wrote:

Yep, every time I wanted to answer you did that, I just had to let it go

Sorry!! What did you want to say, you can still say it!

I'm kidding Harriet

Wow those figures look nice! I'm always up for some epic deer figures. Being that I've been raised in the south and in a military family I have been raised around guns and have used them. My dad made sure I knew dang well how dangerous they were. I've been to folk's houses as a kid where there were loaded guns everywhere on the tables but we knew better. I have no issues with hunting either. I think most of you are probably referring to poachers. Poachers do the real damage to animals..not hunters. But it's understandable that the two get confused.. But anyways..to each their own.

Nice figures. I want them now LOL. Especially the calling Elk(always liked that pose.)

Blublub wrote:

Leaving aside the hunting issue (which I also am a little uneasy about), I thought i'd post a more detailed photo of the set currently available from Fleet Farm - a farm supply store in the midwest US. I have detailed photos of each figure if anyone wants:

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There really are some nice models in this set. The elk and the waterfowl are particularly nice (including the only Canadian Geese and Wood Ducks I've seen in this scale).

If anyone is interested I've got a spare set for trade.

Cheers!

Wow! what a great looking set! The fowl look wonderful. Everything in it looks interesting. Are these sets available nowhere on the web?

Thanks for posting about it!

Gabe wrote:

Another off-topic to "Talk about what you want"....

Fully agree here Gabe.

Chris

scott wrote:

Blublub wrote:

Leaving aside the hunting issue (which I also am a little uneasy about), I thought i'd post a more detailed photo of the set currently available from Fleet Farm - a farm supply store in the midwest US. I have detailed photos of each figure if anyone wants:

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There really are some nice models in this set. The elk and the waterfowl are particularly nice (including the only Canadian Geese and Wood Ducks I've seen in this scale).

If anyone is interested I've got a spare set for trade.

Cheers!

Wow! what a great looking set! The fowl look wonderful. Everything in it looks interesting. Are these sets available nowhere on the web?

Thanks for posting about it!

There are very interesting poses here. My question is what scales are these figures? Do they go well with Schleich etc...

Chris

Thanks everyone. The birds scale nicely with Schleich but the mammals are slightly smaller. I don't think these are listed on the Fleet Farm site but my local store had a bunch during the holidays and still has a few left on the shelves. I'll try to pick up a few more and put singles up on Ebay. Sorry I'm a bit tied up right now but will try to do so by this coming weekend.

Wonderful animals. I need the canadian goose in my zoo.

Blublub wrote:

Thanks everyone. The birds scale nicely with Schleich but the mammals are slightly smaller. I don't think these are listed on the Fleet Farm site but my local store had a bunch during the holidays and still has a few left on the shelves. I'll try to pick up a few more and put singles up on Ebay. Sorry I'm a bit tied up right now but will try to do so by this coming weekend.

Thank you Blublub for supply the information regarding model sizes.

Much appreciated.

Chris

HKHollinstone wrote:

I love the look of the Elk and the flying pheasant in particular!! You don't have individual models to trade by any chance Blublub?

Harriet, I do have extras of both - send me a PM and hopefully we can work out a trade. Thanks!

Blublub wrote:

HKHollinstone wrote:

I love the look of the Elk and the flying pheasant in particular!! You don't have individual models to trade by any chance Blublub?

Harriet, I do have extras of both - send me a PM and hopefully we can work out a trade. Thanks!

Also for a canadian goose?

widukind wrote:

Blublub wrote:

HKHollinstone wrote:

I love the look of the Elk and the flying pheasant in particular!! You don't have individual models to trade by any chance Blublub?

Harriet, I do have extras of both - send me a PM and hopefully we can work out a trade. Thanks!

Also for a canadian goose?

Sorry Andreas - I missed your original request. Yes, I have extra geese but not quite as many as some of the others. Please PM me with what you are looking for and your trade possibilities. Thanks!

Since many have asked, following are some more detailed photos from the New-Ray hunting set posted earlier:

Moose on left with Schleich moose (R) for comparison:
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"Big" pronghorn on left with Safari pronghorn (R) for comparison. (Note that the Safari pronghorn is practically gigantic - larger than Schleich scale):
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Elk on left with Schleich elk (R) for comparison:
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All pheasants compared to Schleich pheasant (middle):
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Wood ducks:
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"Small" pronghorns:
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All Mallards:
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All Canada Geese:
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Oh, thanks for such informative comparison pictures! The figures are relatively nice and I like the birds! Is there any of the Canada geese with spreed wings available?
And what are you searching?
Safari pronghorn is large indeed but probably Safari wapity is not large compared with the New Ray one. It is also smaller than the Schleich red deer you're showing!