Is hunting a sport? Best answer is 10 pts!?

Question

You decide. Is hunting a sport? It is defined as "act of seeking, following, and killing wild animals for consumption or display.

I want to know if it is a sport! NOT OF YOU THINK IT IS WRONG TO HUNT ANIMALS! IF YOU THINK IT IS WRONG KEEP IT TO YOURSELF, PLEASE!

What do you think? Is hunting a sport? In an organized paragraph, give your opinion regarding this question. There is no right or wrong answer, but whoever supports their answer the best gets the best answer.

Answer 1

It sure is a sport. It requires stamina and patience. It also requires skill and knowledge. The most popular type of hunting is probably deer hunting. Before the season opens hunters go scouting, looking for indications of deer in specific locations. This requires knowledge of the deer's behaviour and tracking skills as well. When the season opens, the hunter goes to the scouted location before sunrise, and climbs a tree. The using some form of tree stand ( a small platform in the tree) he sits and waits, sometimes for hours, and if he did a good job of scouting the location, a deer will show up. At that time, he has only one chance to shoot the dear with the weapon of his choice, be that shotgun, rifle, muzzleloader, or bow and arrow. If he makes a sucessful kill, he will then need to transport the deer to the checking station, to register his kill. Since a deer can be very heavy this is no easy task.
There are some that say sports require competition. Not true. Mountain climbing is a sport, but it is seldom competitive. The same holds true for many sports, and hunting is one of those sports.

Answer 2

According the definition of the word in the dictionary Hunting is a sport. It is a physical activity, that has set rules or takes skill, along with a whole lot more that hunting fits into the definition.. Beside the dictionary has hunting as part of the definition. So to answer your question hunting is a sport according to the definition of sport. No matter if we agree or not. If you could argue it is not a sport. Then sport has no definition and is not a word. Look up the word and you will agree That it is as much of a sport as football, mt.climbing,ski diving,billiards,ect. Also if you look up the definition of hunting it has in there that it is a sport.So if we don't want to agree with the definition then hunting is not a word. And all the anti hunter can't complain about people that hunt, because it is not a word and is not happening. We are just predators out with a riffle getting our food just like a lion does. And a gun is as fair as the lions claws, size and teeth. Also the word sport is defined as a enjoyable activity, so if you enjoy hunting and you are walking it is a sport . Walking is the activity and hunting is the enjoy. so if while hunting you sit on a log to rest it is not a sport until you either start walking again or shoot at an animal which shooting falls in the skill area of the meaning. Sport is also define as an activity that creates competition. So I will use sport in a sentence. Tommy made sport of little johny. This is not a sport it is bulling until one throws the first punch turning it into a sport. A fist fight just like boxing is active and is competitive, because there will be a winner and a loser that makes it a sport. And yes always best answer is 10 points DUUU

Answer 3

I don't consider hunting a sport, although they do award points under governing bodies like Boone and Crockett for things like weight and antler or horn size. The Guinness book of World Records are full of activities that were graded in some fashion, and most intelligent people would not categorize them as sports either. After all, being the world's fattest living twins is hardly athletic. I have never really been hunting (I have gone with my cousin when he was turkey hunting), but I know it takes preperation, a certain amount of athletic prowess, skill, and luck to be able to hunt, but so does hiking and rock climbing, and these are not in any way sports. They are all activities, and thats fine.
Here's my criteria for deciding whether something is a sport
1) There has to be a well defined and non-subjective goal. In other words, if you have judges who must decide whether you looked good enough, it's not a sport.
2) There must be two or more contestants. That leaves out solitaire and masturbation.
3) There must be a time limit, or a limit to the length of play, and there must be a winner within a 24 hr period. That sounds like I'm dissing baseball, but they have a limit of nine innings or until there is a clear winner. The real question is whether this removes the Tour De France from the list of sports. This is moot point, because of the following...
4) No activity practiced in France is a sport. Drinking wine and losing wars are not sports, either. Any country that considers testosterone as a foreign substance is too panty-waisted to entrust with something as manly as sports.

Answer 4

In most instances it's a sport. There are those who hunt for sustenance, and not for sport, but even then there is still a sporting aspect to it. Others will hunt for sport and will be respectful enough to use the animal for a source of food.

I believe it's the hunt, not necessarily the kill, that's the sport. Hunting usually requires skill, strategy, and such. Killing in this situation is no more than an aim and squeeze.

This is, of course, only for hunting. Not so much as just shooting things can be a sport, as would be the case in canned hunts or dove shooting. Skeet does seem to be a more of a sport, though, as it's very competitive.

Answer 5

Sport - a recreational skill contest in which there is a winner and a loser.
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

Of course it's a sport.

Far from every hunt ends in a harvest.
That doesn't change the fact that a recreational skill has been practiced. A contest of human hunting skill vs. animal stealth and evasion skills occured, and the prey "won" and the hunter "lost".

If an animal is harvested, again, a contest of human hunting skills vs. animal stealth and evasion skills occured, and the human "won" and the animal "lost".

There is never a guarantee the hunter will be sucessful,
The winner of this game is not pre-determined.

Answer 6

Hunting is a Sport.* It has a direct relationship with the Shooting Sports.* There are seasons established to Hunt edible animals & Fowl.* The word or term Sportsman & Hunter are one and the same.* Laws were established and Trained Wildlife Conservation Officers were hired to Serve and Protect this renewable resource.* Game is Pursued and Stalked with the goal of succeeding in harvesting the Game that one is pursuing. The animals that are capable of being harvested are truly appreciated and revered by the Hunter and Sportsman. No Hunter or Sportsman dwells only on the killing of any animal or Fowl.* What they do concentrate on is the opportunity to participate in this beloved Sport and everything leading up to the harvesting of the Game they are pursuing either alone or with others or with their Hunting Dog or Dogs.*Do you Hunt to Live, or Do you Live to Hunt?***

Answer 7

After tramping up one hill and down another, walking 6-9 miles, carrying a 8 pound rifle, I would say yes. Cause if you are not in shape, you aren't going to do the above.

The Kill is only the final act of hunting. There is much to the sport that is under appreciated. The chance to be one with nature, observe things and animals you would not normally ever notice or see, or feel the cool wind in your face while sitting in a tree stand. Drink ice cold water directly from a snow melt stream. It is good to be humbled by the majesty of nature. We tend to think we control all, when you are out there, you realize how insignificant you really are.
I never felt closer to my God than when sitting on a crest looking out over Jarbridge, Nevada alpine valley at 10,000 feet.

Answer 8

Personally I think the act of Hunting itself is a sport. I takes skill, patience,knowledge, physical ability,cunning, intelligence, and all of these elements define a "Sport". I think the problem/breakdown is when people automatically link the sport of Hunting with the actual kill. The kill is the natural end, but hardly the definition of the Sport itself. Does it take any less of the above elements if a hunter doesn't bag or kill his/her quarry ? No ,of course not, but all of those elements listed above must be present regardless of weather he/she (The Hunter)is successful or not.....If the Olympic "Sport" of Biathlon shooting is a sport...Or Olympic Archery is a "Sport". Why would hunting not be a "Sport" by comparison, be it with a Firearm or Bow & Arrow. The only element that changes is the "Target"..... Hunting existed long before and throughout history before anyone even tried as we are now to define it......Just my opinion

Answer 9

I personally have never considered it a sport. I am an avid hunter. I was born and raised in Montana, and still live there.
For my family and I it is more of a way of life. I am now financially stable, but even 5 or 6 years ago we would not have had alot of food for the winter, if we had not had wild game to eat.
We eat what we kill (and enjoy it).
I do not think there is an easy answer to your question, it depends on where and how you live, and probably how you where raised

Answer 10

Hunting is very much a sport, with the winner eating the trophy!!

You have to practice a lot, honing your shooting skills. You need to be familiar with your equipment and keep good care of it.

You need knowledge of the "enemy", how they think and where they are going next. You need to be Able to know what they are doing before they do.

You also need to be in shape. You may be bringing lots of equipment and tools with you.

You also need specialized skills, such as map reading, butchering, knife sharpening and wilderness survival skills.

And safety is also a big part of hunting. Knowing where other players are.

Is this a good analogy?