[Joeaksa]

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.

You are a vegan then? No leather belts, shoes or jackets either? If you are not a vegan and eat/wear animal products then why does it matter where they come from and how?

If you have never hunted and know what the meat tastes like when its fresh, then you need to. The crap that is served in supermarkets is no where near what it tasted like right after the animal was butchered.

Have not hunted in years but still enjoy shooting. Whenever someone goes out I usually tag along. A 30.06 is more than enough for Elk but do not go too light on the bullet. Get to a range beforehand and sight the rifle in as told above. Then once you get out in the field, do a three round test shoot to make sure that it has not changed, THEN go hunting.