Are you a hunter?

Question

my brother likes to hunt, with bow and arrow which is respectable. i do like to eat meat, i understand the whole circle of life and natural selection philosophy, but i, personally could not kill a live animal. he does make a good point being that he lives in florida. he is going to teach his kids to hunt so that they will not be standing outside of the newly looted wal-mart after the next hurricane saying "what do we do now?"

Answer 1

Yes I do hunt and have ever since my grandfather gave me my first BB gun. It is a heritage that I have to say I am proud to have passed on to my kids as well.

I think it is admirable of you to say that although you do not hunt, that you understand the reasons for hunting and that you also eat the meat. There are a lot of people who just plain think it is wrong and that no one should hunt. I do not understand what makes one person condemn another for their personal choices as long as they don't hurt other people.

Hunting does kill animals, but the anti hunters do not realize what will happen if the flocks and hurds are allowed to just over populate. The diseases and famine are horrific when viewed by those same tree huggers. This hunting process as you understand does serve a positive purpose, especially so as urban sprawl continues to take over natural habitat and forces the animals to be in contact that much more with humans.

This contact is terrible at times causing not only the death of many animals for instance with car and deer collisions, but also deaths of humans and destruction of vehicles and property, not to mention the increases we all see in our car insurance. Ask someone from MI or WI what they think about the number of deer in their states and you will hear that they are so over populated now and hunting isn't catching up with the population growth.

I am glad you are able to see the other point of view even though you are not a hunter. It is refreshing to hear from someone who is not a hunter, but yet doesn't seem to be against the practice either. Good for you!

Answer 2

Yes, I hunt and I have no emotional or ethical problems with it. I am of the opinion that the various creatures were put here for the pleasure of man. It pleases me to eat some and to look at others. Still, others I make pets of but I view them differently. A farmer or rancher often has a pet, favorite horse, etc. that he would feel bad about if it became hurt or killed. Yet he has no problem with killing and eating aminals that are intended for that purpose. When I am hunting deer, I view them in the same way a rancher views his cattle, they are food, they are not a cartoon character called Bambi. When I kill a deer, the first thing I do is to give thanks to God for providing this meat for me. The second thing I do is to thank the deer for his body to be my food. How many people do likewise when they grab a package of meat out of the meat cooler at their local super market? Who has the greater respect for the animal? Those who are unable to make this distinction between food and pets or cartoons are destined to become vegetarians. Being a vegetarian is not a bad thing, it just isn't MY thing.

Answer 3

As a hunter I can say that by harvesting my meat rather than buying it, I have a greater respect for the animals and what they have given us. When you buy a pound of ground meat at the grocery store, do you ever stop and think about the animal that was slaughtered to provide for you? In hunting, the animals have a chance at getting away, you actually have to work to get the reward, and thus you respect what you hunt a lot more than what you buy.

Answer 4

Think of it this way. If you follow game laws then you are culling the herd, this leaves the remaining population with more room and food. By taking one to eat yourself you preserve the lives of others.

Also, make sure you hunt in a ethical manner. I would feel bad about killing game if I did so while hunting from a heated box. Learn to stalk your prey, it is much more satisfying

Answer 5

I used to hunt,before I was in the ARMY.I really used to enjoy it,I hunted for about 10 years.But after I got out of the ARMY I no longer wanted to hunt anymore.I don't know what happend but after I got home, I went hunting and I was thinking wile I was out in the woods that I didn't need the meat so why am I here.I still love to shoot guns but I haven't went hunting in well over 5 years.

Answer 6

I really do wish the general population could spend a little time on a farm and understand where meat comes from. I've got cows and fish, which I raise specicially for eating, in fact I'm letting my 12 year old daughter pick out which cow she wants to have butchered this year. As a side note, she picked out a real pretty steer named "blaze" which she has known since birth. It is a cold reality, but stuff dies to feed you, me and everyone.

I heard Ted Nugent on a show last year and the host was giving him crap about hunting. Ted informed the host to "not be fooled, but that leather he was wearing was nothing but a natural fur coat with a hair-cut" or something to that effect. The only people who really aren't exploiting animals for personal gain are hardcore Vegans, but who the heck can eat that much tofu??????? If that is their choice, I appauld them for their convictions! Otherwise, I think most people should realize that hamburger you have for lunch was once a furry bovine who was capable of nuturing affection for her beloved offspring. She lived, she died, she was ground up and she was mighty TASTY. Get over it because you're the end user of killing too.

Now as far as hunting goes, I hunt and am taching my kids to do the same thing. I'm teaching thme to respect nature, to not take game recklessly, and to appreciae the God-given beauty that surrounds us, ( oh and to exercise their 2nd amendment rights). I don't hunt just for fun; I eat what I kill when hunting.

Hunting teaches a new respect for nature and anaimals, and anyone who thinks its just easy as walking around and pointing a gun is sadly mistaken. There's nothing (to me) quite as unique as being out on a lake as the sun rises and watching the ducks move in and the world wake up around you.

Now, sometimes I do kill without eating my target. That is called predator control, and I do it daily on my farm.

Come to think of it, the deer and wild hogs on my farm have a lot better chance of survival than my cows do, their fate was pretty much determined from birth.

Answer 7

YES, Small game, Big game.*> Rabbit, Squirrel, Grouse, Pheasant, Woodcock, Groundhog, Doves, Whitetail Deer, Crows..* >> Bow & Arrow, Rifle and Revolver.**

Answer 8

Yes, I'm a hunter.

If you eat meat, you ARE personally killing live animals, you just do it by paying someone else to get their hands dirty. Every time you drive thru McDonald's.

Why not stop being a hypocrite and just say things as they are?

Answer 9

Yes, I hunt for food, trophies and conservation of critters, over population is a tragic site.... the 2nd amendment is one of our most important amendments. O and self protection is not a right given to you by any government.....have a pleasant day

Answer 10

Yes, I am a hunter. It's something that's been passed on to me from my dad, and it was passed on from his dad, and so forth. It's good to teach kids how to hunt, because it will keep them out of trouble, and they can learn to respect wildlife, and the outdoors.