[proud_yank]

Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you. If you are going to go out hunting animals, you can’t complain when they object to being eaten.

Does that mean the life of a human is only of equal value to a wild animal?

[Ronin]

Nope. But to my mind hunters are in the same league with skydivers, bungee jumpers, rodeo riders and those who partake and enjoy other dangerous sports and hobbies.

Very few hunters have to hunt. They do it because they enjoy doing it, and part of the reason they enjoy doing it is for the challenge and the danger.

That being the case, I am not particularly sympathetic when a hunter gets chomped on. If he/she was worried about the bears, he/she could stay home and buy their meat at the supermarket like the rest of us.

The bottom line is if you enjoy doing things that are dangerous, you have to take the consequences of your choice. Don’t come bitching to me if/when the dice comes up snake-eyes.

[P8riot]

Does that mean the life of a human is only of equal value to a wild animal?

It does to the bear.