I know it may not seem like much, but I was watching the Ray Mears Sweden episode with my daughter, and prior to this, when talking about fishing to her, I'd told her how my father, who'd taught me to fly fish, had drummed it into me to cause as little suffering to any fish you're going to kill - that is, to try never to suspend them when out of the water on the hook, and to dispatch them quickly, before removing the hook.
Then, there is Ray, ice fishing. He catches five fish, and each time, pulls the thing out of the water, holds it aloft by the line while he does a bit of a piece to camera, and then just chucks the fish in the snow, where it flaps and squirms, while he moves onto the the next hole.
I suppose you could argue that the cold would kill them quite quickly, and that there should be no fluffy sentiment when it comes to killing your food, but I've seen other episodes where Ray preaches the First Nations' respect for animals, and especially the animals they kill and eat - and then there's ray acting like, well, a rank amateur (in the fishing stakes, at least).
If you are on the boards, Ray, do me and my daughter a favour and put them out of their misery as soon as they're out of the water.
Then, there is Ray, ice fishing. He catches five fish, and each time, pulls the thing out of the water, holds it aloft by the line while he does a bit of a piece to camera, and then just chucks the fish in the snow, where it flaps and squirms, while he moves onto the the next hole.
I suppose you could argue that the cold would kill them quite quickly, and that there should be no fluffy sentiment when it comes to killing your food, but I've seen other episodes where Ray preaches the First Nations' respect for animals, and especially the animals they kill and eat - and then there's ray acting like, well, a rank amateur (in the fishing stakes, at least).
If you are on the boards, Ray, do me and my daughter a favour and put them out of their misery as soon as they're out of the water.