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Originally posted by kang
I don’t understand how someone can shoot and kill a helpless, beautiful animal. I just don’t get hunting for sport. What is it that you like? Is there some sort of power trip involved, some sort of power you have over these “lower” animals? Seriously, I want to understand.
Now, hunting to feed your family, that’s different. But we can go to the supermarket these days. Not that slaughter houses are any less cruel than hunting for sport, of course. But a slaughter house is just a business, the business of feeding the population. Hunting for sport, killing helpless animals, is somehow fun for the people that do it. I don’t get what is fun about it to you.
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It is a lot of things to me, none of which is a power trip. Now there are plenty of the sport hunters out there and I can not stand those guys.
Here is a few reasons why I hunt.
It is MUCH better meat. It may be a personal taste thing but I find wild game much better than store meat.
Try to buy ~100lbs of meat for $32 + gun and gear. Not going to happen. Most people have the gun and camping gear so it ends up being very cost effective. My biggest cost is gas to and from.
Spending time with family. It is something I always do with my Dad and brother.
Makes it more personal. You have a little more respect for your food if you have to kill, clean, cook it yourself. I don't know why a person would want to eat meat if they are so squeamish that they must distance themselves from the act of producing it. Killing for food is a part of life and people should "Man up" and experience it. It might change your life, you would find that it is not about a blood-thirsty frenzy.
