Do you hunt for sport or for food?
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I do not hunt. I consider that hunting is a job or a sport, like any other. Hunting for food, is a different story.\n\nI have read carefully all the messages posted and I wonder that some people say that wild life is dependant on hunting. Nature has its own rules that are maintaining the equilibrium.\n\nI have seen also messages saying that they are going hunting because this way they can avoid eating steroids and other chemicals injected to harvested animals.\nI am asking if they are really so good in hunting, in order to be able find their daily food. I have heard a lot of stories from hunters and they say that they DON'T FIND SOMETHING TO CATCH, EVERY TIME THEY ARE GOING HUNTING.\nAnd on the other hand, do you have the time to go hunting every day?\nSo, it sounds more reasonable to me to say that you are going hunting for your pleasure and IF you find something, you are catching it.\n\nThere is another point that I want to point out.\nAs a specialist(I am a health care provider), I can't understand how can hunting contribute to maintain healthy populations.\nIt is refered that we have to eliminate the population of some animals, because some carry diseases and if they get overpopulated, the disease will be spread to humans and it will get dangerous. I can't understand the meaning of this phrase, it is scientifically incorrect, as it is well known that it is enough just one sick animal/bird, in order to transmit a disease. \n\nI don't say to anybody not to go hunting, if he wants to and he has the instincts to do it. But let's admit some things and give the real dimensions to things.\n\nThanks for the oportunity that you have given to us to give our opinion on this very interesting issue.\n\nKaterina
649101
I eat the fish that I catch so I don't feel that bad about it.\nThe ones that i have to release I don't just throw back in the water, I hold them in the water and try to make sure that they recover a bit before they move off.\n\n(Bears don't catch fish with hooks for fun!)
314230
It's a sport and it's not evil like some would suggest.\n Deer ,Moose,elk,beaver and many other animals are a good replacement for beef ,chicken and other meats.
437698
I am a 38 year old female and have hunted for most of my life . It is a passion that only hunters and fisher woman can understand. If you like to hunt , then hunt and by all means have fun and enjoy what u like to do. You do not have to explain yourself, if it feels good do it. Hunt for you and no-one else. Does it really matter what anyone else thinks???? I like archery and black powder. it is your time to stand alone and be you.
362909
Boring no way.  I love it.  I love getting everything ready and sighted in.  I love sitting in the stand waiting patiently, it is so peaceful.  The hunt is the main part of hunting not just the kill.  I get just as excited with a spike as I do a "big pointer".  They all put meat in the cooler.  When your telling your story the main part is the hunt the kill is at the end.
189371
No, sport is a direct competition of fastest, strongest, and other physical activities. Not who can lie the best, not who looks the prettiest as in other sports. Sport should have to be something that you sweat for.
326701
So are most hunters.  The thing is there are animals that are dangerous to those I do care about (we have had mountain lion and coyote) so I have no problem with killing them.\n\nI hunt deer for meat.\n\nThe only way to know is to actually do it
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In my mind there are two types of hunters and two types of hunting......\n\nThe first type of hunter is the one who enjoys nature and really does not care if they get that big buck.  They hunt because they love the experiance of watching that squirrel sitting 10 feet away, or having a deer walk so close you could reach out and touch it.  They hunt to put meat in the freezer and if they don't, its not a big deal, but they love know that the meat they have was something they worked for and earned.  If they don't like the meat, the always make sure to have someone who will take it.  \n\nThe other type is the ones who hunt just to say they shot that big buck, or the big bear or whatever.  The shot the animal, take the horns and could really care less about what happens to the rest of the animal.....They don't care about conservation, they don't care what happens to the rest of the animals as long as they get the trophy.  \n\nThose are the ones the antis see.  They don't realize that a majority of hunter love what we do.  They also don't realize that we do more for the protection and conservation of game animals that they do.....who do you think pays for all of the new game reserves and management areas...the hunters paying for the tags a permits to hunt.  Who do you think manages them, the people who enjoy the animals, most of the hunters themselves, who really understand what is involved.  All antis see is killing.  THey don't understand what will happen if hunting were banned.  The don't see and refuse to see.  We hunters do more for protecting the animals we hunt than any person sitting behind some desk saying stop killing animals......I for one am proud of that...and I will continue to enjoy my time in the field and to pass on the true meaning of hunting, the ethics involved, and the proper ways to ensure a good clean hunt to my children and anyone else willing to listen.
217733
yes...I like to play tennis but hate watching it(its boring)\nI like to surf....but hate watching other people\nand i love to play and watch football,baseball basketball\nand another sport i hate watching but love playing is soccer
593540
Yes. It's fun, it can be competitive, you can have teams, you keep score, people try their best, it is a physical activity. I think that qualifies it as a sport.
538053
Elk. hunting them when they are in the rut is an unreal experience. Bugling and having them answer back angry is one of the most eerie sounds ever. It makes the hair on your neck stand up and your heart race. I have shot 2 at under 20 feet charging me. \nAnother i like to hunt are mountain goats. They have amazing eye sight and are a tough challenge to get close enough for a good shot.  You have to have excellent fitness as they tend to hang out above the tree line and it's usually a tough climb to get to them.
389952
I like to watch football, just because everyone loves it and the feeling at the games are great! If I watch tennis, I'll want to get up and play it. I prefer playing tennis over playing football A) because I'm a girl and B) because you don't need that many people to play tennis.
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Look at the pros and cons of doing either one and choose which one you'd be happier doing.\n\nI say Volleyball.
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Bound here:\n\nWhen I was a kid, I couldn't wait until I was 12 and I could start hunting with my father. Now, my husband and I are looking forward to the day when our little girl (now 10 months old) is old enough to go hunting with us. \n\nI believe that it's more than okay for girls to go hunting... that is, if that is something that they want to do. We do look forward to the time when our daughter is old enough to go hunting with us, but if she decides that it's not something she wants to do, that will be fine with us. \n\nOur daughter will learn the ability to fend for herself, appreciation for the balance of nature and the value of a good shotgun! We shoot and will hunt together, which means she is getting good quality time with her father and I. She is learning to be safe, to be a part of nature (rather than just a spectator), she is learning respect for the animal that she is going to hunt and she is learning our family values... all this and a freezer full of meat, to boot!\n\nAs a quick aside... yes, hunting means that if we're fortunate enough some furry or feathery critter is going to be gracing our dinner table. The way we hunt, the taking of a deer is much more humane than the way a cow, for example, is kept and slaughtered to be sold at your local grocery store... just something for people to think about before they bash hunters then go shopping for hamburger.\n\nWe hunt to put meat in the freezer, not to hear a gun go bang. (If we just feel like shooting, we all head out to the range!) \n\nYes, I think it's more than "okay" for girls to go hunting and I can't wait until our daughter is old enough to head out to the woods one early morning with her father and I and her very own Remington and bring home a whole new view of the world.
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i'm also a deer hunter and i think that hunting is a great outdoor activity....and i love the meat but their are people out there who make hunting sound wrong and mean, because some hunters hunt for the "wrong" reasons doesnt mean they all do and i'm sure there is stuff she does that u dont agree w/ , try talking to her about it
542318
in the woods? look at birds and stuff.\nat a sporting event? football, baseball?\nyou can spy on the neighnours as well! (jokes)
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u should eat something light, not too much of it, but it should have alot of protein, u should be drinking more fluids b4 the game, and especially during and after, water of course is best, but sport drinks are great also gatorade/powerade etc..