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Originally Posted by t951
I have a plethora of firearms, but I couldn't imagine killing an animal for "sport".
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And that is your choice, and I respect you for it. I'm just not a fan of people telling me that hunting is evil and I shouldn't do it. (Not saying that is what you're doing either).
I'd rather hunt a game animal for sport, and kill it cleanly, myself, than eat beef or poultry that has been "harvested" in a modern day slaughterhouse or rendering factory.
I have no problem harvesting and processing (killing and butchering) my own food. It's a much better option for me than relying on others to do it and burying my head in the sand.
Jamie Oliver had a great mini-series about travelling through Italy while cooking. He came across a village that did group hunts for wild boar, in order to feed the families of that village.
During that hunt, many of the children (6-10 years old), were introduced and educated about the hunting of the animals, and the respect demanded of the event. At first, Jamie was absolutely disgusted with that.
After thinking about it, and seeing the results of that education, he realized that it was all part of the chain of life in the world, and that he then planned on doing the same thing with his children.
It was a very powerful episode, and a lesson I think many more people need to learn.