Hunting: Should we allow it?

Question

What exactlt are the Pro's and Cons of this....I need specifics, I'm doing a report on it and I don't even know where to begin....So if you think you can help me....I'd appreciate it lotz!!!!

Answer 1

Here's how I see it. If you eat meat and go grocery shopping you should hunt. I know it's a carnal thing and some see it as dirty or wrong but It's like sex in so many ways. Think getting married and having a baby but never having sex. Just do everything, raise your kids but no sex (because it's carnal and primitaive). That's like going shopping for you meat. If you hunt once in a while you are in touch with an intimate part of your heritage and being. The part where you are part of nature and the food chain. Yes it's primitive and carnal but it should be savored and everyone should do it sometimes. BTW, what gives anyone the authority to say someone can't do it ? Hunters don't go around deciding if you should be gay or if you should grow flowers in your yard or if you should put your dog in a crate (I would never do that) or if you should get an abortion. Most hunters just want to be in touch with nature and feel part of the natural world that surrounds them. When I was young I was trained in survival by my dad and older brothers. Hunting is a huge part of that and if all hell breaks loose in this world, I'll still be able to feed my family. More people should realize that the world dosen't end where the roads end. More people should learn to be self-sufficient in many ways and hunting is symbolic of that. The people who want to ban hunting are the ones who do so many things to discourage true self-sufficiency.

Answer 2

Hunting: Should we allow it?

First off, "Should we allow it," is completely off base. There is no "allow it" to it. Hunting has been a part of the human experience since the human experience began! There is no group in the country or world that has the right to allow or not allow the act of harvesting food.

Secondly, as mentioned many times above, hunting controls animal populations. If hunting were not "allowed" you'd have deer, elk and every other wild game coming up to your door at night and eating your flowers, breaking your windows and who knows what else. And I guarantee you that every city-slicker PETA advocate would be saying, "Someone should go out and shoot some of these animals to keep the population down!"

Next, every state's Department of Wildlife works diligently to identify populations of animals throughout the state. That's way certain counties have limits on how many deer you can take, or whether you can shoot a doe or not. They're taking measure to insure that there is always a healthy population. So anyone wanting to claim that we're endangering the wildlife is full of ...

Lastly, hunting is more humane than the billion-dollar industries that are raising cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and other animals with the express intent of killing them for food.

When done properly, the animal actually has the advantage in hunting. They are in THEIR natural environment, to which their senses are especially adept at protecting them. Unless you've actually hunted and seen these animals in their environment you cannot fully appreciate how fast, covert and equipped for survival these animals are. For every deer that is harvested, there are huge numbers of animals that got away, or morever were never even seen.

Hunting will never be banned or "not allowed." It's a constitutional right, and it represents all that is right with the human spirit: Confidence, self-reliance, opportunity, prowess, intelligence ... I could go on and on ...

Answer 3

1. Man is a natural predator and a important part of the food chain

2. Urban sprawl has fragmented natural habitat. Large predatory animals require a very large home range, many times in the hundreds of square miles. Unlike prey animals, predatory animals usually want nothing to do with urban areas. Less predators means many bad things for prey animals.

3. Following the above.....Man is the single most important predator in nature. We keep track of animal populations and set limits by age and gender. This allows exact thinning of the animals to avoid overpopulation. When animals become overpopulated starvation and diseases take hold, as is a problem with many parks that dont allow hunting.

4. Hunting relieves our natural desires in a natural way. If there was a study I am sure it would find that hunters are far less likely to commit crimes than non-hunters. One way or another natural instincts still rule man, be it by hunting or by criminal activity.

Answer 4

Without land available & wildlife to hunt is the only way that hunting as we now know it will continue to exist.*** No one has the right or authority to prevent anyone, anywhere at any time to outlaw Hunting as a sport or activity by Hunters & Sportsman around the World since the beginning of time.**

Answer 5

In hunting, using the most of the animal is a must. Meat & anymore would be a plus. Sorry can't think of any cons for such. It's a way to control the population of animals. Keeps them from overcrouding an area.

Answer 6

If it wasn't for hunting there would be a lot less land for animals to live on. Hunters with their tickets and tags purchases are used to help manage the lands that animals live on. Groups like Ducks Unlimited help buy up scarce wetlands to use for hunting and conservation. Hunters are the best stewards of the environment because we want lands to hunt on and we care for the long term preservation of game. I've noticed that the animal rights activist are really quick to protest, whine, complain, shriek and protest, but ask them for money for conservation of lands and they disappear quicker than Jane Fonda at a Vietnam POW meeting.

Answer 7

ethical hunting should be allowed it actually saves animals.
If you have a large population of wild animals and a limited supply of food would you rather see 40 die of starvation or have 20 taken by hunters and ALL the rest survive?
Hunting is very regulated in the US and records are kept as to the number of animals harvested and the total number in a heard (deer elk etc) as far as smaller game like rabbits and squirrel there is a daily limit on the number you can take.

Saying that hunting is bad is as silly as saying guns kill.
Hunters are a viable tool in animal management.
A gun can not kill it is just a tool

Answer 8

Yes we should allow it if you do it with the way the law is stated in each state that is fine. such as michigan for instance if we dont' have diffrent deer seasons there would be problems with over run and there would be deer all over the place. we have turkey up there also and they have a hunting season and what guns etc. you can use its for their and our own good not to kill them out to weed them out so there will be enough for seeing and eating and most people that hunt will eat their stuff its good and its good sport if done properly.

Answer 9

If we did not hunt we would have no wild animals. Over population would wipe them out.

Why should the anti-hunters be concerned if we hunt? According to them Global Warming is going to wipe us all out very soon. LOL

Answer 10

Well do you want the over proliferation of game animals that will eventually die from disease and starvation if not properly harvested? Mankind has essentially killed off the main predators that maintain deer herds, etc. SO, these populations continue to rise. Their are more white tail deer on the N. American continent than there ever was. I suggest going to some Dept. Of Natural resource sites and learn about game management and effective harvest systems.

PETA would rather have these animals suffer and die from disease and starvation that serve as food under a properly maintained harvest program. Makes no sense.