Are you for or against animal hunting and why?

Question

I think the agument can be sumarised by;
for-it is fun
against-it is barbaric

Answer 1

Against!
Too many animals suffer as it is....without making it legal to inflict pain!
Just read some answers..................
ooooooooooo....arent THE hunters just so touchy????
Since when did we live in a society that inhibits free speach?
I didnt realise we werent allowed to use YOUR category and offer an opinion on BLOOD SPORT!!!!
Pardon me for even daring to read your category..let alone answer a question on it!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Its very simple. I'm part the system here on earth and I'm a predator. I know and understand what I am and I am not ashamed of it. Unlike those who deny what they are, I have no particular urge to infringe on other peoples legal rights.

Also if there were no hunting some animals, deer in particular would overrun places. It happens in many areas as it is and they have to hire hunters. Its called wildlife management and the professionals all agree it is one of the most important management tools for managing wildlife.

What's more, a single well place shot is a far less painful death than most any death that happens in nature. You are completely ignorant of the truth if you don't understand that. Even when an animal avoid predators, falls, disease and other natural hazards their teeth will simply quit functioning well enough for them to survive and they will slowly starve to death which is a painful way to die.

I feel sorry for those of you who refuse to admit what you are. Just look at your own eyes. The are in the front of your head so you can see the prey you should be pursuing and not mounted on the sides of your head to keep an eye on for predators.

Answer 3

well its only human to eat meat who doesnt only a quarter of the world or even less dont eat meat because there vegetarians well i love meat as ive been brought up on it, i would not say that game hunting etc is wise for having fun as i would not want something chasing me and shooting think how frightened the animail must be but to have meat killed without being chased about is better although if i was more animail loving towards chickens cows and sheep maybe id be against but god made meat for us to feast upon thank him not feel hate

Answer 4

I of course am for hunting!I personally don't care what anybody Else's opinions are. I was brought up hunting and am passing the torch to my two children,and everyone else should do the same!!otherwise someday these anti hunters will win.does everybody know what Peta stands for?People Eating Taste Animals.LOL these animals feed my family.

Answer 5

I love the thrill of the hunt. there is nothing like stalking that one animal and dropping it where it stands. I shoot for food, animal control/or population control, and tradition. I eat what i kill and use everything i can from the animal. I do not agree with ranches, or box stands unless you are disabled and do not have the means to go out to a stand on normal property. I think a lot of the hunting shows on tv are what spark the barbaric movement. every week it is the same guy shooting one or two more animals. What most of these people don't realize is that there are a lot of programs that accept meat from animals harvested to go to families that may not be able to afford meat. So, before anyone says anything against hunting, read all of the facts and make an informed decision.

Answer 6

loukabooga I sure as hell hope that you have never touched a piece of meat in you life as well as everyone else that says hunting is barbaric, because then you would be saying that it is better to have animals born into captivity and live their lives trapped in a stall or pasture being fed for the sole reason of killing them once they get big enough and all all to often pumped full of hormones and steroids to grow bigger and faster. That is so much more barbaric than hunting.

I also assume that you would rather just kill them yourself while in the process causing hundreds if not thousands of dollars in damage to your car. The fact in is many urban areas deer are already overpopulated and are hit by cars daily. And if you fail to hit that deer with your car thats okay because the overpopulation of their habitats will go ahead and cause starvation due to overgrazing.

I am also sick of people lumping all hunters in together. There are hunters and then there are "hunters". The "hunters" are the unethical people. These people partake in canned hunts, poaching, not following game laws, hunting without a license, shooting and not using what they kill, not tracking a wounded animal, and many other illegal things.

Hunters on the other hand follow the game laws, purchase their licenses, and legally take game. Believe me there is nothing I hate more than an unethical "hunter". If I found out that my best friend or even a family member was illegally harvesting game you can bet I would be on the phone with a Conservation Officer.

Answer 7

I am in the middle of the road here. I'm an avid shooter and love my guns but i don't kill animals anymore theres enough people out there to do that. If i had too feed my family yes i would have too kill to eat and survive and i understand the game has to be managed so the populations don't get huge and they just die of starvation. I like to see them in the wild and also carry a M29 S&W 44 mag. for close encounters. I watched a small heard of Pronghorns in a field and just loved to see them enjoying their lives so thats my position and i like to add i simply hate PETA

Answer 8

It is either very lonely or very boring at the bunny hugger forum. Why else would they come to a hunting forum to post these moronic questions.
I personally have never gone to a anti hunting forum to post anything. Is there a bunny hugger forum? Maybe we can start a thread for them so they can entertain themselves.

Answer 9

I'm not against animal hunting. But just to make hunting more sporting I'd like to see wildlife bettered protected. Black and Brown Bear just need the same training L.A. pit bulls get for drug traffic gang turf control.
Introduction of giant man eating snakes into the Everglades
National Park could be the way to go elsewhere. R.I.P.
(Reptiles Interested [in] People)

Answer 10

I am for hunting under the laws and statutes of the management authorities of the states in which one resides or visits. I am for hunting with the express permission and consent of the landowner. I am for hunting under humane conditions that are considered "legal". I am for hunting as long as the result of the hunt feeds someone with nutritional and healthy sustenance. When I am not hunting, I enjoy observing, tracking and studying wildlife. If a species is out of season for purposes of controlling their population or enhancing reproduction, I am content to leave the wildlife alone and promote habitat management for further promotion of the species.

For those that are against hunting, they can enjoy almost as much of the outdoors as I do. In any case, concern for the habitat and the species will result in conservation of the natural resources we hold so dear. Remember, most conservation and habitat management dollars are raised by agencies and organizations selling permits, sporting goods, and equipment. Without these valuable resource dollars, we would have to raise additional funding through taxation of an already tax burdened public, without their permission or even an expression of interest in the outdoors.

Hunters support wildlife and habitat management by leasing hunting rights, buying licenses, and buying sporting goods that funnel taxes into conservation budgets, subscribing to national and state publications that promote wildlife conservation and habitat management.

Fishermen are just hunters by a different name using different tools.

Answer 11

I am definately for hunting. I have my personal reasons... I enjoy it, was raised doing it, and appreciate the meat more when I went out and killed it.

However, there is a science behind hunting. Hunting is a tool used by the Figh & Game to manage wildlife populations. It ensures that these populations stay within a certain ecosystem's sustainable yield (how many it can support). This in turn ensures that the population left after hunting season can flourish and remain healthy. If we were to stop hunting, these populations would grow out of control, and nature would step in to stop it by killing the excess off through disease and starvation. This is unfortunate, but it also affects other species that are connected to it. For example, if we stop hunting deer, their populations would take off, creating a strain on their food source, and causing their predators (such as mountain lions) to increase in numbers. Now when the deer population became to large for the ecosystem, disease/starvation would start to kill them off. Now the mountain lions are short on food and there are too many for the ecosystem, and disease/starvation will kill them off. Instead of a balanced/healthy ecosystem, you have one that is sea-sawing, chaotic, and unhealthy, which in turn can hurt entire species within it.