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The Hunt - By ShinigamiGirl
"The fire may be warm and inviting, but the thrill of the hunt is an exciting time no matter the weather outside..."
And if successful, it makes the pangs of hunger disappear just as well. ;)
A wonderful, and somewhat surprising commission from shinigamigirl in which a great deal of artistic liberty was extended. She wanted to try out a winter scene using my character, and I let her knock herself out! Smokepaw, for those not familiar with him, is of Native American descent; Lenni Lenape (Delaware) tribe. The dress seen here is Shin's personal interpretation of historical period costume from the pre-Columbian era... She took some artistic license with the details, but even in the coldest of winter, breechclout, leggings, cape and a fur pelt were the extent of clothing worn. Hardy people!
At least Smoke has the benefit of a nice fur coat of his own!
Enjoy, and if you have questions, don't hesitate to ask. :)
Character is © me; smokepaw
Artwork is courtesy of the ever-talented and professional shinigamigirl
coyotebear
PrivilegedWould probably function as a good warning for other foxes to stay out of his/her territory.
The Archangel
Memberor the fox could recognize the danger of fucking around with a larger predator, step off, and find his own damn hunting grounds
GH0STW0LF
MemberThis is actully...really cool.
NegaMajora
MemberThe thumbnail made me think he was being attacked by a fox-snake!
Cobalt47
MemberHe's hunting fo dat ass
Grargarg
MemberWhy is he wearing spatz?!
TruckNutz
Blocked*Facepalm*
You're one of THEM, ain't you?
sergal239
Memberone of WHO?
TruckNutz
Blocked*in serious voice*
PETA
TruckNutz
BlockedKeep cryin'. Your tears ain't loud enough.
Oohh I eat meat, so what? Lol "evil". You're the reason I hate half my generation. Guess what. I'm also a hunter! Hahahahaha! You don't like hunters? We ain't going away, kid.
TruckNutz
BlockedI wasn't mocking you. You really do sound depressed. I feel bad for you and I was trying to be kind. You clearly just want to fight still.
TruckNutz
BlockedDo I seem like the kind of man who gives a shit what others think of me? And putting yourself at the center and saying if only everyone thought like me? Screw you. I see what you are. You're nothing but arrogant and uptight. You feel like you're all that but you and I both ain't shit in this damn world.
TruckNutz
Blocked@sergal239: I forgot to mention that harassing and defamatory remarks, trolling, real life threats, and ranting about bronies don't make you a good furry. You're not even a good troll.
TruckNutz
BlockedThis is why i was trying to be a friend. You come off as extremely lonely, despite sounding rude. I don't hate you
sergal239
MemberBut that's just it though i dont know when people are being like that and its even harder when its in text and i have no expressions of voice tone to help me. just plain cold text. like this, you idiot. you would assume im being mean and not saying it in a humours term.
TruckNutz
BlockedI got a problem where i don't read people right
Im always lonely inside, and always will be.
:(
I mean it when i tell someone i wanna hug 'em. I almost never tell anyone that. Then again who does
Sorrowless
MemberFood for thoughts. Would people wear other people if humans had fur?
Grass
MemberI probs would
Terinor
MemberI like the two guys who went from arguing into some weird form of friendship. Everyone has their own opinions. No ones opinion is right or wrong. Let people hunt, let people be vegans. We're all on this planet together, let's get along. However, I want to say I am very impressed with this art. It is absolutely wonderful. A+ :)
TheDimLamp
Memberhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q&t=213
just gonna leave this here.
ben909
Memberi would say yes
in tribal times people took skulls as trophy in battle so if something also had a practical purpose it would happen
more things to think about:
it people had fur would some cultures have keeping someone elses fur after they die have some spiritual meaning?
Beepmaster
MemberITT Vegan furries speak out against a fantasy setting where animals kill and skin other animals
Brother nikolai
Membersiggity swooty hes cumin for your booty.
TruckNutz
BlockedI hope he uses every part of that fox. To waste any of it would be wrong.
Eldroxyl
MemberEskemo stockings?
Speedyblupi
MemberHave you heard of blades? They can be used for cutting things, including pelts, into smaller pieces. There is absolutely no way that you can claim to know whether that small amount of fur came from an anthro or feral fox.
risenRuin
MemberHow in the heck can you be a vegan sergal? They litteraly cannibalize, swallow children whole, love torturing prey. That "sergal " in the stars would laugh at you before chomping you down.
Laftur
MemberWay to turn the comments into something awful. Why can't you find a private chat somewhere to have your little spat? Is it because you want everyone to see? What is wrong with you?
user 80752
MemberHe looks like what would happen if a Werewolf bit an Elf or something.
An Elfwolf.
Trickster69
MemberThey're not spats, they're leggings, like what a lot of eastern band native Americans wore
Acton98
MemberYou can get human leather, its 100% legal and one of the finest leathers available.
However it is very expensive.
user 91767
MemberBut I like foxes....:'(
nonono2
MemberA lol_comments tag would be nice right now, because things like in this section tells why furry fandom can't be taken seriously.
Leather
MemberSo..???
What do you have to say about The American West and the taking of Scalps?....They served no purpose other than to keep a count of people killed.
Huckleberry-Meringue
MemberWow, that's so cool.
LessThanAnonymous
MemberThose poor defenseless plants! You... you... MONSTER!!! BEAST! ANIMAL!
Sorry. Sometimes I get bothered by the hypocrisy of someone who thinks that since it's not cute, fuzzy, and moves around that it isn't alive. The delusion that they aren't also taking life by eating your delicious and nutritious celery stick.
So congratz! You take life just like the rest of us!
Sorrowless
MemberWith your avatar, that reminds me when Tommy the Toucan got hit on when he was tricked to visit a furry convention.
Stonefish619
MemberPeople wear wigs that are made out of other people's hair, dose that count?
user 268927
MemberMy dear sir, what I think you need right now is a steak and a strong cup of coffee.
Thyne
MemberAnd here we have an example of the vegan trying to subtly manipulate others through guilt. This sort of behavior is common in people with degrees of sociopathy.
And here we see the vegan's detachment from reality. They have convinced themselves they are not a part of the greater humanity. A delusion.
And here the delusion shines through in the form of a superiority complex.
Now down to the nitty gritty. Yes a cow is going to consume a lot of plant matter and water than that single bite is worth. That is IF it wasn't spread over such a long period of time to raise that cow. The resources used don't just disappear either. The water returns to the cycle and the plant matter is turned to manure and fertilizes crops further.
This talk of an earth mother just sounds like more delusional nonsense but since you brought it up I'll make a point out of it. If your 'earth mother' provided you with your food so too did it provide us with ours.
As for not killing the plant you could do the same with some species of geckos. Cut off a limb and it grows back. real humane. And it's a lie to say vegans don't kill plants. many vegetables and tubers have to be killed to harvest. Wheat must be cut. Potatos dug up. And not to mention the wood in your home. Tree's older than you were probably cut down to build and furnish it. As for spreading the seeds. Most plants rely on their food dropping for the seeds to take root. most fruit is picked before the seeds are matured.
Lastly the health concerns. We are an omnivorous species. Vegans have to monitor and supplement their diets so stringently because it is unhealthy not to eat a diverse range of foods.
KemanWicker
Member"Harm free". Ha. One of the leading causes of diabetes is plant-derived. Large amounts of carbs in an inactive lifestyle causes obesity usually, especially starches, which potatoes are extremely high in. Tomatoes are a form of nightshade, too, and eating too much citrus can weaken your stomach lining due to the acid.
I should mention that meat intake is essential for muscle growth, too. If you want to improve physically, you'll either need meat or proteins derived from meat and sold in supplement form. Animal fat is also an excellent energy source if you aren't very active. It burns slowly and contains a lot of calories.
A vegan diet is not balanced at all, it's actually quite unhealthy. It's why vegans gave to use vitamin supplements to correct their diet. A healthy diet needs no such supplements.
KemanWicker
MemberI think people have tanned human hides before.
tkongingi
MemberIf another vegan ever happens to see this chain of comments,
this is why other people hate you.
Clitheroe
MemberWat.
Why is there a huge chain about being vegan and how bad fur is?
This is a picture of a cartoon animal, it uses cartoon logic. Just shut up and admire this wonderful piece of art.
...And yes, people have tanned human hides before. They used them for book bindings.
soanon
MemberVegans are also apparently opposed to formatting.
Also yes this piece is very nice great job artist!
Tigerstripes76
Memberholy shit dude
Knedit
BlockedSergal boyfriend in the stars, lmao you fucking craycray.
Keep dreaming kiddo.
sergal239
MemberOh grow up.
BlueDingo
MemberI misread that as "a good warmer" and thought "Yeah, that fox would keep his neck warm." then saw the "other foxes" part and thought "Wait, warmer for other foxes doesn't make sen-... Oh wait, you said warning. Nevermind."
zx-wolftaur
MemberI always really liked this piece. very handsome and interesting eastern woodlands design. gonna take a stab and guess algonquian, maybe iroquois, but not leaning that way as heavily.
EDIT: forgot there were tags for emphasis and other font stylizations. uwu // silly typo
CodaTrashHusky
MemberDrinking game. take a shot every time this comment section makes you feel pain.
CockrocketCorrote
BlockedHe already has it
Dead Knight
Memberhttps://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/257/963/5f2.jpg
Diamonddragon392
MemberThat is a burn sir I congratulate you and I feel your pain
Tuneer
MemberI hope I'm not sounding rude but, there is something called Overpopulation, so the world is (kinda) balanced (In a way) if people keep eating meat and you and other people keep being Vegan. Sorry if I'm sounding rude, you can downvote my comment if you want to...
user 112366
MemberI'm picking up a lot of negative vibes coming from this comment section.
JustHereForTheFaps
MemberI like to believe that he just has a little fox friend resting on his shoulder.
wolf1ing
MemberThis is the first time I've seen a war of words in the comments section of E621
user 578878
MemberYes cuz some people are evil
user 578878
MemberHe eats your foods food
user 578878
MemberThanks for letting me down vote no thanks tho
user 302633
MemberThis entire comment section... It's pretty entertaining. Especially the animals are helpless part.
Matrixzeproto
Blockedo
404namenotfound
MemberDamn this comment thread is a roller coaster.
Zane Xavier
MemberIKR?! SMH... Try saying that to a rabid bear, raging bull elephant, or wolverine, or a shark next time you're swimming when you have an open wound. Besides, if people REALLY weren't meant to eat animals, then they wouldn't taste good.
biblioholic93
MemberNot that you're an expert to be denying its potential. My dude, look at the pelt directly. Do you see the tiny round back leg cutout of the fur? See the size of the tail in comparison to the anthro wearing it, how it hangs naturally and not straight down as if it was cut off trimmed and reattached? The tail looks whole, the back is too long and narrow for a bipedal back's circumfrence? A pelt is as wide as the creature was around. This one isn't trimmed or dyed, its just flat and was tiny. It was probably a fox kit, actually, which is an entire different horror.
It's a feral pelt man. It CAN be seen. Whether or not its what you wanna see, it CAN be something else...
Not touching the rest of this business.
Baomosi
MemberHow did this comment discussion have this much longevity? There's pictures with nazi symbols and blatant homo/trans/etc phobia out there, so there's already a high bar for long comment arguments. But somehow this spat over a pelt (in a very good piece of art, I think!) spanned like 8 years...
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