McCain and Obama on hooks and bullets
The Associated PressJohn McCain and Barack Obama spoke about hunting and fishing in a Q&A with Field & Stream magazine:
Q: Do you hunt and fish?
OBAMA: You know, when you're in the South Side of Chicago, there's not too much, too many opportunities for hunting and fishing. When I was a kid, I grew up in Hawaii, and so I would go fishing with my grandfather. And when I got older, actually, we did spearfishing there, which was sort of a combination of hunting and fishing. You know, we would snorkel. I didn't scuba dive at the time, but I would snorkel and (use a) spear gun. And some of my best memories are going down there with friends of mine. In Illinois, I haven't gone hunting and fishing.
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Q: Do you own a gun?
MCCAIN: I do not. I have used weapons most of my adult life in the military from when I first entered the Naval Academy, being out on the rifle and pistol range. I carried a pistol in combat. Never got a chance to use it (laughs). So I'm very familiar. But I just haven't gotten into hunting. I have a son who's a hunter.
Q: Do you fish?
MCCAIN: Oh, I fish all the time. I fish for catfish. I fish for bass. I fish for bluegill that all are on our property and in Oak Creek, which is our property up in northern Arizona. It's on Oak Creek. Also, there is a fish hatchery that's down from us — not on the property — obviously the state fish hatchery, trout, but I have to admit to you I've never caught one of their trout. Maybe they've never put them into the creek near our home. ... I fish in the creek, and we have a pond that we have fish in, as well. We have one catfish who I've hooked at least 10 times who always is able to get to the piling of our little dock and break the line. He must have at least 10 hooks hanging out of his mouth. We do stock it with catfish.
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http://www.fieldandstream.com/article/Hunting/The-Sportsmans-Choice-Field--Stream-Interviews-the-Presidential-Candidates#