Japan resumes commercial whaling after 30 years

Re:Japan resumes commercial whaling after 30 years by opwieurposiu on Monday July 01, 2019 @11:01AM (#20325950)

"A stove boat or a dead whale." ― Herman Melville

This should be the bargain. If you are going to hunt whales, the whales should have a chance to hunt you back. Require the use of oar powered wooden whaleboats, hand thrown harpoons, manila ropes. There is no sportsmanship in the way the japanese do it now.

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Re:Japan resumes commercial whaling after 30 years by hombre_fatal on Monday July 01, 2019 @01:47PM (#20327852)

I had a similar thought when reading about hunters gassing hibernating bears out of their caves to kill them from far with a high powered rifle as the bear stumbles out in a stupor.

Should be required to enter the cave with a pocket knife.

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Re:Japan resumes commercial whaling after 30 years by bballard on Monday July 01, 2019 @11:57AM (#20326651)

Exactly! Not just wooden boats -- cedar boats.

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Re:Japan resumes commercial whaling after 30 years by java-man on Monday July 01, 2019 @12:25PM (#20326941)

boats? shouldn't the whalers swim?

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