how could a person hunt.........i mean animals have fellings too....please tell me why people hunt????????????

Answer 1

To give Beagles a reason for existence, that is after all what they were bred for. No rabbit hunting, no beagles. Plus rabbits are just so darn tasty!

Answer 2

Too many people have watched cartoon movies where the animals have human-like characteristics......and then think thats the reality in the animal world. The real Bambi does not cry when his mommy gets stuck by an arrow and bleeds out fifty yards later. He just accepts it and moves on. Some people think this is some kind of reason to not hunt - because in the cartoon - its Elmer Fudd - the only human - who is the bad guy because he's always trying to shoot the 'cute' rabbit.
My point of this rambling: We humans are carnivores - we eat meat. We have for our entire existence. Now people want to say its not necessary because we have so many grocery stores. But all you are doing then is to pay someone else to pull the trigger. Its fine when its nicely packaged and there's no fur or excessive blood to look at. Its fine when your mom buys some T-bones for the grill and there's no field dressing to be done. Its perfectly acceptable if there's no gut-pile. Its not the same when you go to McDonalds and get a super-fatty cheeseburger....(well its really not because that poison couldn't have come from anywhere good). I think, and its just my opinion, that most of society is pretty jaded to the reality of meat. It doesn't happen if we can't see it right?
Hunters know the reality. We see animals for what they are. Part of the food chain. Nourishment for our bodies. Gifts from God. All you organic, all natural junkies SHOULD, but probably don't, see the benefit of hunting. Its all natural, high protein fuel for our bodies. Cooked right wild game can taste great, better than any steak.......or tofu block. And hunting can be for population control. "Don't shoot the cute deer!" Say that after you've hit a couple of them with your car because their population is exploding.

Answer 3

I think ultimately you have to accept the fact that a person going out and shooting a deer and using all of it is no different than you buying a piece of steak at the supermarket.

Hunting in the context of using every part of the animal is something I have no problem with. I do have a problem with the kind of hunting where guys want to go out and kill something exotic just so they can mount it's head on their wall and feel like a big man ie. canned hunts in Africa where you pay 10 000 to kill a Lion or other animal. That kind of stuff is just a matter of compensating for a very uncomfortable masculinity. Making up for something else which is lacking.

As long as the hunter makes use of their kill, it's hypocritical to criticize it unless you would never ever consider eating anything from an animal.

Answer 4

Why does it matter so what if we like to hunt. We help keep animal populations in check along with nature plus we help stop the spreading of diseases. It's also another way to get food. Besides if you have never been hunting or never went with a hunting party why do you care and if you have than I suggest you don't go if it bugs you that much. How many bugs have yo stepped on when your out walking they have " feelings" to what are you gonna do about that not walk? I bet you couldn't survive back in the old days when people hunted and fished for their food. You would care to much about the animal than trying not to starve to death. Oh by the way I'm having venison for Thanksgiving.

Answer 5

Hunting to me is almost a religious experience. Harvesting a deer or bear is great, but I would hunt even if I knew I would never shoot another animal. It is part of who I am. To watch the sunrise and hear the woods come to life on a crisp, autumn morning bow hunting in Colorado is beyond words. Hunting is good for the soul. I enjoy the peace; I enjoy the time with my friends; I enjoy the exercise and clean air; I enjoy trying to out-smart the game on their turf; I enjoy the freedom.

I grew up in the Midwest, where I learned to hunt from my father. It was a good way to spend time together, and in the process, it was a good way to learn values and respect for the land and the creatures around us. The magic of a bugling bull in September. A whitetail chasing a doe during the rut. The size and power of a bear lumbering down a stream bed. The gobbling of a turkey in the pre-dawn hours. The cackling of rooster pheasant as it takes flight from under your feet.

I have a good friend from Hungary who I’ve been hunting with for the past seven years. He told me that hunting in his country was not for "common people" like him. After our first hunt he wrote his brother to tell him what he had done--it was a great privilege. I have been a bird and animal watcher since childhood, and hunting seems to me to be a way of life. Don’t get me wrong, the kill can be very exciting, but it can also be a descent. I prefer eating wild game to any store-bought meat, and for that reason view the kill as a somewhat necessary conclusion.

Ever since I can remember, I’ve loved the woods and hunting. Hunting finds a way to inspire our senses. Coffee never tastes as good as at 4 a.m. when you’re joking with family and friends and predicting the day’s hunt. It’s a connection back to the woods, my food, and my history. It’s the thrill of the chase, and the regret for the kill. I can look my food in the eye and not hide behind the styrofoam and plastic wrap of the grocery store.

Most of all I hunt because deer meat with potatoes and carrots in a brown gravy is hard to beat. I grew up in a hunting and fishing family. It was our primary recreation and a source of meat to stretch the family budget. Where other kids had football or basketball, I had a 20-gauge and waders. I came to find a peace and order there that can’t be found in civilization. I f they outlawed hunting tomorrow, I would still spend mornings up a treestand or in a blind. I started to hunt as a child, and I love everything about the outdoors. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about our sport. Merely buying wrapped steaks at the store teaches nothing. Knowing that a life was lost for the meat I need brings home the importance of survival and the truth of life and death. As a meat consumer, I am also an animal killer. I know what I am. I accept it. Hunting keeps me real.

Answer 6

Seriously, I wonder what an animal's "feelings" are when it dies of starvation, or is killed slowly by a predator animal, or freezes to death in a colder than usual winter... death is usually not pretty, whether it comes from a rifle, a barn owl, or a pack of wolves. People and other animals hunt for food. This includes the cute little birdie feeding a live worm to it's young, the cheetah chasing down a gazelle,or my annoying neighbor that catches bigger fish than I do (the jerk!).

I think hunting is a more honest way to get your food than buying your meat in a cellaphane wrapper or between layers of styrafoam and plastic. Vegetarianism is fairly honest -- though the truth is that many small animals die from agricultural practices (combines and tractors aren't gentle on field mice!).

Answer 7

Don't worry. Animals don't have much feeling after I shoot them in the head. I always wait for a good headshot, so that I can get a clean kill. Hunters don't want animals to suffer. Hunting is about providing food for our families in a way that humans have done since the dawn of time. It is not about cruelty. So many people get their meat from the drive-thru and are disconnected from the fact that their chicken poppers used to be an animal. All meat used to be an animal whether it was hunted or not. Humans are not the only carnivores or omnivores. Eating meat is natural for us. Thankfully, hunting technology has really advanced so that we are able to make the hunt as painless as possible for the animal.

Answer 8

My stepfather was a hunter. He wasn't cruel and didn't leave hurt animals to die slowly. He either killed them instantly, or he tracked them and killed them as soon as possible. Hunting is not an evil thing. When done responsibly, hunting is a sensible way to keep animal populations down to managable limits. This is to the benefit of the hunted animals, because the survivors have more resources to make it through the winter. Responsible hunters do no hunt young mothers, or those who can still carry young. Usually they are going for older males who will soon be in trouble anyway. It's not something I could do, because I don't like the idea of killing anything, but it isn't wrong either.

Answer 9

It has been going on since the beginning of time,we are not going to stop hunting just because you tree huggers feel bad for the animals. some people hunt for sport, the animal is the trophy, some people hunt for food maybe some people are low on money and feed their family with animals, and finally if we did not hunt there would be a great amount of over population and there would be a lot more Bambi's on the side of the road suffering to death because they did not die from being hit by a car.I have yet to hear a good argument why people are against hunting and animals having feelings too is not a good reason. so please stop with your stupid questions.

Answer 10

Those who must ask will most likely never be able to understand. Those who hunt understand and need no explanation.

One wonders, are you asking because you have a genuine interest in understanding why we hunt or are you just asking for the sake of generating an arguement?

Answer 11

Ok first of all how did people get food 500 years ago. Hunting is to control wildlife population and is is a tradition. People have been doing it forever. And I personally believe animals are just animals no amount of an animal is worth a human life and they really dont have feelings.