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I gotta tell ya,all day long as I was catching crappie,my mouth was watering for the feast I just had. Yes,I filet them while they are still alive and it doesn't bother me in the least.What bothers me is when one dies before I can clean him and I have to throw him away.Fresh fried crappie,known as white perch in some areas and as sacrelait in Louisiana.Now when it comes to steak,knock his horns off, wipe his ass and send him on in.

I just found this thread so I am not aware of your entire opinion on hunting but I will say this...I approve of hunting as long as the hunted animal is used for food rather than just becoming another carcass. I am bothered by those who hunt only for the hell of it.

Just wondering....how come it is so enjoyable to kill an animal? How do you feel when you just killed it.

Actually I thought I would cry when I got my first deer. But I felt very strangely calm and serious, and full of awe.

Just wondering....how come it is so enjoyable to kill an animal? How do you feel when you just killed it.

Primarilly the enjoyment of the hunt itself. Getting out in nature, seeing more wildlife in one day than most people see in their entire lives. But also the challenge of matching wits and skill with animals or birds that been evolving for millions of years to learn better ways of avoiding predators... including man. The kill is of secondary importance to whether I have a great day hunting, but I DO get enjoyment out of killing my own food... as I get enjoyment out of eating vegetables I've raised myself. Feeling of self-sufficiency... feeling of getting back to accepting the challenge of taking on nature one-on-one. Hunting is NOT just shooting or killing... it's a LOT more challenging than you'd expect. Takes a lot of preparation, skills learned over time. You have to learn to think about what the animal or bird is thinking... what do you have to do to be in the right place to get a shot.

And how do I feel? Satisfied... and even a better feeling when I watch my son hunting with me shoot a duck or goose.

******"how do you feel when you kill an animal?"*********

Thats the part that bothers you doesn't it? You can't stand the thought that someone would get a feeling of satisfaction from killing an animal even tho' it is an activity that man has engaged in since the beginning of time. I find the fact that you are unable to understand it odd & I think that you must be geneticaly flawed somehow.

Just wondering....how come it is so enjoyable to kill an animal? How do you feel when you just killed it.

I'd venture to say it feels *exactly* like you feel when you look in the mirror after adorning yourself with jewellery, make-up, and clothing...satisfied.

Would you entertain the opinions of someone who claimed your desire to look attractive had at its root a pretension, or desire to deceive...look like something you're not? How would you refute them? How could you possibly argue against them when their whole claim hinged on the conviction that they "knew" why you were doing it, and you'll lie to avoid embarrassment.

The best way I know to outrage someone is to maintain they are guilty when they absolutely know in their heart they're innocent. That's why you're getting so much grief here. It's not your love for wildlife that makes people mad. It's your notion that hunters are rapacious brutes because they don't love wildlife the same way you do.