This is not a bashing hunter question but i want to ask hunters why they do what they do read on ->?

Question

How do hunters feel about hunting down & killing a living creature? Do you do it for fun or for food? I think those who kill animals for either fun or to just to have them as a trophy case is just plain wrong. Again this is not bashing hunters just want to understand why they do what they do.

Answer 1

Personally I haven’t hunted for a few years...(job and money trouble)
When I do I shoot at nothing but bucks and by bucks I mean not a spike. If I do happen to shoot a deer I stop for the season. I have one deer head (my first) and I use up all the meat I can, what I can't I give away. I clean and de-meat my own deer and as soon as I learn how to process the meat I will do that myself.

Bird hunting...for doves mostly, is fun but not really my cup of tea. Just not enough meat...but man is it good. Quail and duck are good for the meat but rarely do I get a chance to hunt them. Turkeys well I have never killed a turkey, I want to the have a great meat ratio and are really challenging to hunt. Smartest animal with tinniest brain

Coyotes. The scum of the animal world I hunt them just for fun..Never eat coyote.

Rabbit hunting....never again dog ran in front of my gun twice and my finger was on trigger both times.

Fishing though....I'll fish until my hands bleed and I only keep big fish to eat.

On a side note hunter are better conservationists than animal rights activists....because we in fact do know what we are talking about. Good hunters will feed the animals and protect the younglings and females to ensure that the species continues on. Not killing of a percentage of these animals is detrimental; they starve to death unless you thin the herd. And until we stop encroachment on there homes this is the only way to fully save these animals.

Answer 2

The real reason the majority of hunters hunt does not have anything to do with killing. Killing really is a side factor in the event. Don't get me wrong there are a lot if idiots out there who kill just to kill for killing's sake. That is wrong. The real reason most people hunt is because of their love of the outdoors and it puts us back in touch with the most primitive and original thing that man did. Hunt for food. Killing something is a big deal and should not be taken lightly. Most African safaris donate all the meat to local schools and charities to feed the hungry. Hunting also provides a great service to animals. Without hunters many populations would become overpopulated and many, many animals would die off from starvation... a long and drawn out death. Plus hunters donate more money to wildlife than any other group in the world. The money hunters pay goes directly to habitat and maintaining wildlife's existence here in America and across the globe. I hope that sheds a little light on why most hunters do what they do.

Answer 3

I personally have never killed an animal for mounting. Every animal I have ever killed has ended up on a dinner plate. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with mounting an animal. The thing I have a problem with is when people kill and leave the animal in the woods. I really only hunt a few things, and that is only because I love the taste of them.

Hunting is a sport, and it is a very enjoyable sport....but just like with anything else, there are people who ruin the name and sportsmanship by illegally taking game or hunting out of season.


VERY WELL SAID SLIDER!!!

Answer 4

I'm a big Wisconsin Bow hunter yea from planting 3 food plots in the spring yea and the good thing about that time of year is the Morel Mushrooms are poppin in the summer chop it 2 times so its about 6 inchs or so and checking the wildlife eye to see how many big boys I have on the farm the in early fall plant one more food plot mmmm the deer just love em then come Oct me spending 20 to 30 hours sittin 20 feet up in a tree having a great day seeing everything from coyotes but have to shoot them cause they are bambie killas to ducks flyin south for the winter then comes the rush of seein the big fella if ya dont get a shot it sure one of the best feelings ever HUNTIN IS GREAT yup!!!!

Answer 5

Kalifornia, Commiefornia, People's Republic of Kalifornia are all take offs of how California is run and overrunned by east coast socialists trying to make their utopia version of the old Soviet Union, where your life is controlled from cradle to grave, and true personal freedom or property is lacking. Everybody has their sacred cows they don't like to see being gored, in the gun owner's case they feel liberals are the most likely to place bans or restrictions on firearms, which if you look at who has sponsored past laws in this regard, it has been mostly liberals. If you look at the Democrat's own political website or even Obama's website, you will see gun restriction or banning as part of their party platform, although they have backed off somewhat recently. Republicans are pretty much mute on the issue. Only the Libertarian or AIP party actually have preo second admendment positions. My guess is you're either fairly young or a new resident to California, so you don't know what it was like 15, 20 or 30 years ago when California was more in line with the other states when it came to firearms. You can thank people like Roberti and Roos for coming up with the draconian gun laws, along with their pals Feinstien, Boxer, Waxman, Waters, and the rest of the democrat controlled legislature and Senate. Most of the state's "sensible" gun laws are a sham which to little to reduce crime or improve safety. The mandatory gun lock law is a farce, any trigger lock sold can easily be defeated with a bolt cutter or a screwdriver. The 10 day "cool down" wait is meaningless for someone who already owns a firearm, if they were inclined to use ia firearm in a crime they would just use one of their other guns. A background check can be completed instantly with the use of computers. If you really believe the state mandated HSC where you answer 30 questions and show how you can lock, load and unload a gun is going to make you a safety expert, then keep telling yourself that, you and your fellow liberals might actually believe it. Reality is it's just another way for the state to get you to cough up another $28 of undeclared taxes for their bankrupt programs. The AWB is a joke as well, there's so many flaws and loopholes in it that it's more of a annoyance to law abiding gun owners and meaningless to the criminals, most who wouldn't use a so called assault weapon anyway. Your devotion to Obama is touchingly quaint, I guess you're one of the 28% who's still happy with his promise of hope and change. Maybe if you read some of his record number of executive orders he's written in regards to personal freedom, you might not feel that way.

Answer 6

Most serious hunters are expert marksmen that have been hunting for some time and usually kill their game instantly with one shot.

I hunt for recreation because it's challenging and I am with my family/friends. We always consume what we harvest, however my state has a program where you can donate deer venison to the county jails for inmate food.

Hunting is also a way for Dept. of Nat. Resources to manage wildlife as our habitats and cities expand into animals' territories. Any one would agree it's better for animals to die quickly and humanely by being shot instead of a slow and painful death from collision with a vehicle.

Just my 2 cents.

Answer 7

I do hunt for fun but not the same kind. I find it nice to sit in a tree stand for hours and watch the squirrels run all over and the deer run around, and when i get the chance, i take a doe for the meat, but if i do see a nice buck, which i almost never do, id shoot it. I shoot squirrels for the meat, i shoot coons for the fur to get some extra money, and i shoot coyotes for fur for money. I shoot turkeys (which i dont very often haha) for the meat.

I think they should make you shoot a doe before you can shoot a buck and that might help the trophy hunters, but it might not either. they might just shoot the doe and leave it lay, and that is what p*sses me off. At the locker i take my animals to, you can donate the deer to the hungry that way you dont waste it.

Answer 8

I kind of like questions like this. It makes me take a moment in this fast food society of ours and reflect on who I am.

As a hunter, I don’t know why I do what I do. I am not sure if it is a learned behavior or if it is a genetic predisposition to do so.

I grew up in SE Alaska. Much of what I ate as a child came from the sea or the forest. To me, hunting and fishing for food was just the way life was. I lived in Juneau and we obviously had grocery stores, but still much time was spent in the outdoors with my father as well as learning how to jar, smoke, and preserve game. I also spent a lot of time and money learning to shoot and reload. I’m not an expert marksman and I’m sure most soldiers could shoot better than I, but even on bad days I can outshoot most people at the range.

Do I kill because it is fun? While this may not make sense to a non-hunter…I enjoy hunting but I really don’t like to kill. I enjoy the scouting for game, walking in the woods, sitting in the treestand, watching things happen in the woods that many people don’t see. Hunting is a way to watch the raw beauty of nature. I know I could pick up photography, but a rifle feels more natural to me than a camera.

I don’t condemn trophy hunters or people who hunt and not eat the animal. Some animals like raccoons, coyotes, and similar game just don’t have an appeal to me to eat. Yet the numbers must be controlled through hunting and trapping. I think this is OK, I just won’t to it personally.

I always wanted to go on a hunt in Africa. I wanted to do this until I saw a zebra hunt on an outdoor show and I learned they just skin/cape the animal and leave the rest for scavengers. I have no idea if zebra in Africa are abundant and I have nothing against people who shoot them, I just think that is a waste and won’t participate in it myself.

I only kill what I will eat. I used to live trap raccoons and possums and move them so I didn’t have to kill them (I felt bad killing something that was just looking for a meal). I do my best not to waste any meat. If I don’t eat all my deer meat from a season, it goes into the sausage when I get a fresh supply of meat.

Each hunter does what they do for their own reasons. It is a bit if an enigma, but most hunters love the animals they seek to destroy. They spend money on land and habitat improvements to make life better for them and support a healthy animal population. All hunters play a small piece in the animal conversation efforts. They help prevent overpopulation and help curtail the spread of diseases amongst animals.

I guess I hunt for the experience. I hunt to spend time with people I love. I hunt to get an untainted supply of food. I don’t hunt for trophies and I don’t hunt for the thrill of the kill.

Answer 9

As hunters from the very beginning, it is etched into our DNA.

I am a hunter, but I do not do it for anything but food. I have passed on trophies in favor of a younger animal with higher quality meat.

In my opinion, trophy hunting goes against the grain of natural selection. If we continue to kill the finest and strongest members of the species, the species as a whole will suffer genetically.

I do not kill for pleasure and as other answers have said, look into how you got that cheeseburger. Animals in filthy captivity from birth to death.

At least what is in my freezer was born wild and died wild - and quickly.

Let he who is against hunting and killing never again kill an ant or spider in their home.

Answer 10

I hunt because I enjoy it. If I don't eat what I kill, someone in my family does. Hunting is in my blood. The only "trophy" type animals I hunt are turkeys, but if I can't shoot a trophy, I'll shoot whatever comes along. When you shoot that big one, there is always a story to go along with it.