[Falcon4.0]

It's NOT ENTERTAINMENT. It is seeking a renewal and a connection with nature. It "IS" the ultimate Enviormental experience and if you need furtherer explanation I doubt you have the time or attention span. You see, you'll need to spend countless hours sitting quietly waiting and observing, sweating and freezing and coming home empty handed 75% of the time to appreciate hunting. Oh yes and then there's the reward. The delicacies that can only be enjoyed through fresh game cooking.

[Dogbert41]

Hunting is the closest sport to heaven there ever will be. Can't explain it, it just is. It's nothing but a spiritual experience.

[Cagey]

Oh yes and then there's the reward. The delicacies that can only be enjoyed through fresh game cooking.

The debate this article references in Britain refers to Fox hunting. How does one prepare fox?

[Aarchaeus]

It is seeking a renewal and a connection with nature. It "IS" the ultimate Enviormental experience and if you need furtherer explanation I doubt you have the time or attention span. You see, you'll need to spend countless hours sitting quietly waiting and observing, sweating and freezing and coming home empty handed 75% of the time to appreciate hunting. Oh yes and then there's the reward. The delicacies that can only be enjoyed through fresh game cooking.

I really, really enjoy rabbit hunting, and all you have said here is true. However every bit of it would also apply to learning about, collecting and using native plants. So, anyone so inclined can experience this connection with nature without any killing of animals.