Do You Hunt, hunting

how many people here hunt .i havent in a few years ,gess i would rather watch them play in a field then shoot them .i also understand hunting ,i would rather see some one hunt a deer and eat it rather then see it smashed on a high way by a car or 18 wheeler and go to waist what do you think .

i also know we are all animale lovers here ,so if this afends any one just remove it thanks

I go fishing... does that count? Hehe... I have never hunted though, but even though I'm an animal lover, I'm not going to bite someone's head off for hunting, and besides, I've eaten a lot of "hunted meat" in my time. I do think it's most sensable to, if you're going to shoot an animal, follow the laws and use the meat, etc.. I'm sorry if I offend anyone when I say that those hunters who just go out to kill something, is a bit disturbing to me.

While I'm not into hunting or fishing,other than for a beast friend :lol: :wub: ,I do not have a problem with those who do it legally,not just for sport (hunting that is).
I have a friend who goes hunting and he does it the right way and is responsible and only allows himself to take what he can use. Also he has not done any hunting for several years now because of other things.
In a sense,we are all "hunters". The men seeking that perfect football game and the women,that perfect dress :lol: :lol: :lol: :w00t: Or was that the beer and chips and maxed out credit card ;)
Happy "hunting". B)

I have two hunting dogs. And I even go hunting. But only with a camera, never a gun. Could not even think of using such a thing.

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No...can't say that I hunt, not really overall thrilled with the prospect of it. Absolutely can not stand trophy hunting. I've always been one of those who say if you want to hunt, fine...but if you do your name goes into a special lottery, and if at the end of the hunting season your name gets choosen, then well, your part of that special hunt...and you get to run from your brethren and get to see what the animal feels...up until that last second of course.

:w00t: :w00t: :w00t: Camera Hunt :lol:

I love that too :)

Some hunters that claim that it is absolutely painless for the animal to be shot by a bullet... I wonder if they would dare to try it themselves. Hmm.

In my personal opinion: Don't do anything to an animal that you wouldn't like happening to yourself, or to anyone else you love and care for.

This post has been edited by Svansfall on Sep 28 2006, 08:54 PM

I hunt deer and before the animal rights activists hop up on thier soapboxes just let me say that the meat you buy in the supermarket all wrapped up in celophane didnt start out in life that way, and animals that are bred for food usually die more painfully than those killed by a competant hunter's bullet.

Just my two cents :)

Yea, but how many hunters out there are competent...16 year olds hunting with dad, or the bunch of rowdy rednecks having a beer or Dick Cheney . Of course there is always the person who just can't shoot to save their lives. I have no real problems with hunting, I just think there should be more risk involved...when that wolf or lion goes out on the hunt, it's not 100% certain that it's going to be coming back or with food at all, but with a hunter it's oh well, hand me a beer and throw another burger on the grill. I agree with you that slaugterhouses are horrible, that meat in the market all wrapped and tidy isn't the whole story.
Hopefully emotions don't turn this into a dead end thread, it could be interesting.

This post has been edited by Itzwolf on Sep 28 2006, 09:27 PM

I agree about the incompetant hunters, in fact I believe that there are just too many hunters out there considering the size of most deer herds in the US (Thats where I am btw).
As far as the odds go, here in PA the majority of deer hunters dont bring home a deer or even get to see one. This is mainly because of overestimating the size of the deer herd around here and raising the bag limits in past years. Too many people were hunting illegally (poaching) or simply not reporting thier kill.
I do believe in hunting for food, but I also believe in conservation and hunting responsibly.

Good thread, I hope it can continue without getting ugly :)

*Edited cuz I cant spell today* ;)

This post has been edited by Zimmm on Sep 28 2006, 09:41 PM

Absolutely not .I used to fish though.

Anyway I'm not vegetarian and with the abundance of food available there's no need to hunt .

I can accept the hunting only if someone is in need of food to eat in extreme conditions.

:thinking: Bad topic in my opinion!!

i love to hunt also watch game i bet i have seen more things in the woods than most people in a life time

I tend to agree in fact it seems to be dangerous , though I will not fall in any flame nor will argue with anybody