Thoughts on hunting?

Question

please put ur point across within tha yahoo answers community guidelines, stay respectful and we can hear all sides and views to this

my view is that i dnt need to go out hunting, i live in a society where food is mass produced or at least produced by companys and business's, so i dont need to go out and hunt animals for food.

tha self defence thing, eg:if your being attacked by a wild animal, then you should protect yourself thru any means.

but wot i dnt understand is tha whole 'fun' thing....i mean, some people find it fun to fight, but their called hooligans and criminals, we class them as being wrong.

my last thing i want to say is that some of tha people for animal huntin suggest that we 'need' to keep tha numbers down and theirfor healthy packs....since when has it been our responsibilty to interfere with mother nature...we shud take a step back from our 'virus-like' activitys and let mother nature do her thing in my view.

Answer 1

You raise good points. Myself speaking, I grew up in the country where hunting was just part of everyday life. I've had deer meat, rabbit, squirrel, you name it. Now that I'm older, I do try to avoid game, I just have a problem with the people who consider it a "sport". In my opinion, it's only a sport if the other "person" knows they are playing. Bambie puts her little lips down to take a drink of water and a hunter blows her head off.....Not much of a sport to me...Just one gals opinion.

Answer 2

c I would like to answer you in reverse, your last point about mother nature, well she didn't forsee the hundreds of millions of acres that is now paved and covered with concrete. In just the last 20 years the number of homes and businesses have tripled in my area, driveways, lawns, and new roads provide no food for the animals. The number of deer, car accidents have increased dramatically.
The fun as you call it isn't fun at all, it's a chance to add food to the freezer and escape the stress of work and daily life.
Do you believe dogs or other animals have instinct to hunt or do other things. We came from hunters and self providers and as such the hunting instinct is in all of us. A good day hunting doesn't depend on harvesting any game, that's a successful day.
Although food is mass produced by farmers and meat is supplied by slaughter houses the benefit of hunting isn't diminished. The quality of the meat is usually much better, less fat no growth hormones or other additives.
My last point is that you should visit a slaughter house and see what they do, then you may change your mind about hunting

Answer 3

For it. 1. Hunters pay over 200 million dollars a year in taxes that go to support and increase habitat for all wildlife not just game animals 2. In many parts of the country there is a huge over population of Whitetail Deer that are causing millions of dollars in property damage, causing highway accidents etc...Additionally many of these deer will die slow painful deaths by starvation during the winters if their numbers are not reduced. 3. The Human Animal is a predator by either nature or god's design (you pick). The urge to hunt is natural and it's hardwired into each and every one of us at birth. 4. When properly managed hunting benefits all wildlife.

Answer 4

"i live in a society where food is mass produced or at least produced by companys and business's, so i dont need to go out and hunt animals for food."-

Animals aren't "produced" they are raised, and are living creatures that must be killed in order to eat them. If you are too lazy, and shallow to do it yourself, that's fine but allow me to do my own work if I please. I don't like someone else getting dirty hands all over my food thank you very much.

"some people find it fun to fight, but their [they are=they're you moron] called hooligans and criminals, we class them as being wrong."

And some are called boxers and professional fighters and make millions of dollars to do what they love. Some have been deemed heroes throughout the ages. They do it in a legal and regulated matter and so are not considered hooligans. I hunt in a legal and regulated manner and instead of millions of dollars, I earn myself meals in the form of good, lean, healthy, red meat, free of chemicals and additives.

"people for animal huntin suggest that we 'need' to keep tha numbers down and theirfor healthy packs....since when has it been our responsibilty to interfere with mother nature...we shud take a step back from our 'virus-like' activitys and let mother nature do her thing in my view."

Are you really this ignorant and stupid? Honestly? I mean two human beings could not have possibly concieved somone as amazingly dim witted as this, right? Well, assuming they have, and you are,.... We interfere with nature every day all day, whether you want to realize it or not. By living, you interfere with nature. Your house takes up space that would otherwise be habitat. Your store bought meat was there because somone clear cut or burnt thousands of acres of natural habitiat, to raise cows. The difference between you and hunters, is that hunters own up to their responsibilities and help keep the uprooted wildlife at manageable levels. Their interference in nature is somewhat cancelled out by their participation in it. I am a part of nature. Not an outside force. You cause more damage in your ignorance to wildlife, than I could ever do intentionally.
One more thing, you are allowed to have an opinion on matters when you learn how to spell. What, are you in first grade, or kindegarten. Let the adults talk about adult things. Go play with your stuffed unicorns and fairy land coloring books.

Answer 5

I prefer to eat chemically un-treated meat myself. I also like knowing my source of meat is fresh, killed humanely, and clean. Most cows are butchered while still alive. I just don't find this humane. That's why I hunt. Every deer I've killed dropped on the spot or was "walking dead" and went no further than 20 yards. I would rather die unexpectedly from a shot I don't even hear, than from a bolt-gun, then hung-up still alive and skinned.

I do have to say I eat the occasional McDonald's, but when I can, I prefer wild game to penned up cows, turkeys, etc...



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Here are some of my responses to above posts:

Humans hunting is part of mother nature. Don't believe me; look in the mirror. Open your mouth, you should see some canine teeth. These are for tearing up meat. Now look up and look where your eyes are. Probably on the front of your face. Another characteristic of a predator. Lions, wolves, bears, mountain lions, and other predators share this same characteristic.

Every predator I can think of right now has these features (save sharks and other fish).

Now look at deer, rabbits, squirrels, and the such. Eyes on the sides of their head. This is to have a better field of view to watch for predators. All herbivores or omnivores that don't hunt prey.



I also can't stand people who are against hunting and still eat meat. Steaks don't grow on trees you know.

Answer 6

Strange that you should close your question with '...and let mother nature do her thing...' Hunting is the natural order of things. Man is a hunter/gatherer. ALL things in nature hunt. Bears hunt. Lions hunt. Wolves hunt. Domesticated tabby cats hunt. Even lambs hunt for greener pastures, so what is your beef?

And speaking of beef, do you consume beef? Do you use any animal products like leather wear, foot wear, leather upholstery on your car or furniture? Where do you think your grocery stores get their meats? Where do you think the Colonel gets his chicken? You think hunting is cruel? How about herding domesticated animals into slaughterhouses so that you can buy your meals pre-packaged all clean and neat? These poor brutes have no chance at all hence the expression, "Like lambs to the slaughter."

A hunted animal is free. There is always the possibility that the hunter will miss. Hopefully the hunter will effect a clean and humane shot and bring home the venison to put on the table rather than pay the slaughter house, butcher and vendor for his 'services.'

You say you don't need to hunt? Of course not, you rely on contracted butchers to provide you with your meat. Think about it.

Best.

H

Answer 7

Well, you obviously have no Christian religious background where we are to be in charge of all animals and no apparent understanding of animal viruses, diseases, starvation or animal husbandry. Get literature from any State Dept of Natural Resources. there are reportedly more deer now than when Indians only roamed the US,. There is also more woodlands, believe it or not ( at least in Illinois)

Yes, let's try your way for 2 years. No hunting anywhere. When people start to die or suffer because we did not control animals, then you can proudly stand up and say, " Hey, it's OK. It was my idea". Apparently you believe starvation is better as well as disease to "thin the herd".

You don't want to hunt, fine. Don't force you "emotional plans" on me. Get some science and facts, then make your case.

Answer 8

Where I live, people hunt for the sport of it, but the animal is eaten by their family. Most commonly deer. Turkeys also, and elk. It's a skill, so it becomes like a sport, you achieve success by providing meat for your family and friends for the winter. There are lots of rules and regulations safeguarding the animal populations, the use of weaponry and the manner in which hunters act. I have nothing but respect for these people, for all the ones I have met [and they hunt right at the bottom of my garden] are responsible, non cruel, and ecologically minded. You can't just go out and take pot shots at anything that moves. I respect your choice not to hunt..you don't have to. However there is a lot to be said for a free range wild animal being shot for food, rather than a sad animal that has been herded into small spaces and bred specifically to be killed.
A lot of the wild ones will die of old age and weakness to predators. More than can be said for our domestic ones...
as for interfering...too late, we live in houses don't we?
You like your computer, heated house, supermarket...all too late for that...so, let's make the best of the situation for the animals that they have left.

Answer 9

I got hooked because it was a thrill to see if I could get a deer. A grocery store steak off the grill doesn't taste as good as a haunch of venison that I took myself, field dressed, butchered and carefully smoked for 24 hours.

And well smoked deer jerky is nothing short of addictive.

Few things taste as good to me as sausage made from a wild hog.

Additionally, the area foodbanks are always eager for processed game. So the deer, or hog, that I've processed and can't store or eat, goes to people that can't afford to go to the grocery store for their meat.

The same goes for fish.

While I'll probably never change your mind about hunting, the human race was, first and foremost a hunter-gatherer society. The dawn of agriculture along the river valleys led to the initial beginnings of society, but never erased the hunter-gatherer society. Some of us just feel it more strongly than others.

If I'm taking game, I know it's as organic as I'm going to find. It isn't some nuclear turkey leg the size of a dwarf's thigh, steroid stuffed, mass produced beef or pork that spent it's life from beginning to end for the simple purpose of reproducing and dying.

Better tools for hunting have allowed us to more effectively hunt. Some of us have stayed with older tools. I know guys that fish with spears, hunt deer with recurve bows, and black powder rifles. My old .30 carbine with open sights isn't much different than what's been used for a century and a half, compared to larger calibers, telescopic sights, lasers and feeders that change it more from hunting to simply harvesting.

There are few bonding experiences anyone remembers more strongly than catching their first fish, or first deer, what have you.

So, if you've ever played a game of chase, or hide and seek, you understand the fun of stalking. If you've ever won a few bucks on the lotto, you begin to understand the pride you feel when you bring a deer back to camp, or the house. If you've ever stepped back from your work and felt proud of your product, you know the feeling of a hunter who looks at the animal he just processed and can't wait to share it. If you've ever felt the joy of giving a good gift, you know the feeling of donating what you can't use to the homeless or simply having a fish fry at the bar on Saturday evening.

To the argument of interfering with mother nature, let's take the nutria. They were imported for their fur, escaped and became feral. The swamps and bayous provided abundant opportunity and food for them to multiply in numbers that now threaten much of the wildlife in the areas where they proliferate. This has come to a point where the government has been looking for ways to reduce the population since the great depression.

Hunting, and retaining the instincts of our hunter-gatherer values creates a system of bonding, challenge, enjoyment and sharing. Hunting provides an aid to the poor, and helps control overrun populations to protect the environment.

Answer 10

I don't believe that you should kill animals for fun. That's cruel and inhumane. If it is because an animal is over-populated in your area and would die of starvation, then yes, I believe that someone who is hungry could use the meat. If it's because to hang your "trophy" on the wall then NO. That's using hunting as a bragging right. If it's in self defense, then kill or harm the animal. Just as we would people.

Answer 11

You have asked a complicated question. Hunting and hunters are good for the species, be it rabbits or deer. Those who buy their meat in the store have no connection to the life and death process their hamburger/chicken breasts have gone through. We need to know that. See a dvd called Meet your Meat. Also, when there is no more fossil fuel, it is the hunters that will survive longest. Especially bow hunters.
They will know how to get food. When the stores are empty where will you get food? Give it 5 years and see.