Posted on 03/29/2021 8:01:28 AM PDT by w1n1
“I enjoy hunting both coyotes and foxes...”
While I fully understand the necessity to control wild animal populations, my mind is still unable to comprehend what “enjoyment” can be had from killing a living creature doing nothing other than what it has to do to survive. That sort of “enjoyment” is as foreign to me as anything liberal minds “think” or enjoy.
Said he enjoys hunting.
50 cal ought to do it...............
With a cpl of 30mm chasers to be sure.
He has never had to deal with what a coyote or fox can do to many small domestic animals in a urban or suburban setting.
If you have witnessed a pack of coyotes kill your beloved pet dog you might have a different opinion.
Maybe you are reading too much into that expression. I can comfortably say I ‘enjoy’ prairie dog hunting. They are varmints that destroy grazing land and their tunnels make it hazardous for grazing cattle and horses. I also enjoy hunting big game. One clears a nuisance, the other puts meat in the freezer. Both require mastering a skill set with an appropriate firearm.
So part of the enjoyment is getting a clean kill, not maiming the animal.
Part of the enjoyment is knowing that what you are doing is wildlife ‘management’, not killing for the sake of killing. In many cases, uncontrolled herd growth will lead to starvation due to insufficient food sources.
Part of the enjoyment is the gratification of mastering a survival skill.
And part of the enjoyment is just getting into the outdoors.
Yeah. A noob trying to stir the pot.
40mm M-79 frags. Just to be sure.
“I enjoy hunting both coyotes and foxes...”
While I fully understand the necessity to control wild animal populations, my mind is still unable to comprehend what “enjoyment” can be had from killing a living creature doing nothing other than what it has to do to survive.
The sentence started: “I enjoy hunting...” Nothing was said about enjoying killing. Non hunters never get this distinction.
We got BIG squirrels..................
“Maybe you are reading too much into that expression. I can comfortably say I ‘enjoy’ prairie dog hunting. They are varmints that destroy grazing land and their tunnels make it hazardous for grazing cattle and horses. I also enjoy hunting big game. One clears a nuisance, the other puts meat in the freezer. Both require mastering a skill set with an appropriate firearm. So part of the enjoyment is getting a clean kill, not maiming the animal. Part of the enjoyment is knowing that what you are doing is wildlife ‘management’, not killing for the sake of killing. In many cases, uncontrolled herd growth will lead to starvation due to insufficient food sources. Part of the enjoyment is the gratification of mastering a survival skill. And part of the enjoyment is just getting into the outdoors.”
I have been through a couple of hunter safety programs, and both of them taught the wildlife management information. I have been hunting with family and friends at times, but other than for wildlife management or food, I do not see the point of it. And yes, predators do invade areas where they are unwanted at times and must be removed in some way. I was not referring to any of that. My reference was to the idea that there are people who actually “enjoy” killing animals, and I find that disgusting.
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Killing for the same of killing is not a healthy attitude. I didnt read the full article but i did not get the impression that that was being advocated.
Ever seen a hen house after a fox has visited?
“Ever seen a hen house after a fox has visited?”
Pretty sure that if I had a henhouse, I would make as certain as possible that a fox was unable to gain entry into it, if I cared about the hens.
“Pretty sure that if I had a henhouse, I would make as certain as possible that a fox was unable to gain entry into it, if I cared about the hens.”
Pretty sure you’ve never had a hen house.
Yep.
Never seen it and never kept livestock.
You are forgiven for being ignorant.
Try not to make a display of it.
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