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Mr Higgins it is always a pleasure to read your posts about hunting.

A guy who hunts who gets it.

Like everything else in this world, hunting has been invaded by corporate jerks. Hunting for 'the biggest' and the 'the most' completely overshadows what being a hunter is about.

I can only speak for me.

Hunting is about sacrafice. Its about going to where the animals live, not where you have caged them. Its about hunting animals on their own turf. It about not shying away from the elements your prey must endure. Its about understanding your prey as a part of a larger system, and using that to your advantage.

Hunting is also about killing. Not in some 'Hey Dude! Check out this wicked deer I nailed!' way. No killing is a suprisingly quiet affair. The crack of a rifle is loud, but that is a tiny point in a hunt that could take days. Killing should be deliberate, and with purpose.

I guess if someone is willing to gut out a large animal and eat it, well then I'm not one to pass judgement. But it bugs me when people seem to think its some kind of god damn MTV thing.

Killings personal.