[CollegeRepublican]

Do you kill something every time you hunt? I go hunting alot without killing. Also, please explain why it is "sick".

The kill, if it even happens, is not the fun part for me. It is the beginning of the work. Work to take care of the meat that I just harvested. The fun part is spending time in the woods or field as a steward of mother nature. Watching a fat squirrel climb into your stand, or a fox sneak through the woods, or eagles chase turkeys, that is fun. Or the time that a twentysomething can spend with his 70ish grandfather alone that is special. It is not sick.

You might have felt bad because you killed something for fun or trophy, but I say you were not a hunter. If killing happened everytime, it would not be called hunting, it would be killing.

[12GA]

BINGO!

[warchild9]

I've enjoyed the hiking and camping for many years without killing anything. Except when I go out with my best friend, who is a photographer, and I have to hump his equipment.

Confusing love of nature with hunting is common. Note how many people use the "I love animals, that's why I hunt," argument. By logical extension, it actually goes, "I love animals, that's why I kill them."

ie: no logic

[highnoon]

>The kill, if it even happens, is not the fun part for me. It is the beginning of the work. Work to take care of the meat that I just harvested. The fun part is spending time in the woods or field as a steward of mother nature. Watching a fat squirrel climb into your stand, or a fox sneak through the woods, or eagles chase turkeys, that is fun. Or the time that a twentysomething can spend with his 70ish grandfather alone that is special. It is not sick. <

I'm glad I read all the posts before I posted, because this is pretty much a mirror of what I would have written. Hunting for me is a beautiful adventure, a chance to communicate with nature and her Creator. If I did happen to kill something that would end up on my table later that evening, or in the freezer, I considered that icing on the cake.