Take a Child Hunting

[Fletcher Knives]

I don't sugarcoat it. I hunt for sport, the thrill, and the meat. I like the taste of animal flesh. I like the thrill of tracking something and all of the setup, and I like the sport of it. I don't lie to myself or anyone else and say that killing another of God's creatures from a distance and consuming it isn't fun. I don't HAVE to hunt to put food on the table. I do it to put food I ENJOY on the table. At least I feel something when I kill an animal. Most people who consume meat feel nothing. They get nothing from the experience but nutrition, even though they are just as responsible for the death of an animal as the farmer who took it's life. I appreciate that animals death much more than the soccer mom who makes burgers for her kids and then preaches about the cruel conditions of farm raised animals. I feel much better when I kill something that lived a good life in the wild than I do eating something that never saw the outside of a chicken house. Plus it tastes better.

 

[mymindisamob]

If God didn't want me to eat meat, he shouldn't have made it so tasty.

On topic though. I am hoping to be back in the hunting trend after this season if all things go right. My youngest is already interested and I will educate him and my youngest daughter. It is good to see people defend their convictions of not killing, but that doesn't mean it is right in this arena. Hunting (as most of us seem to know) is vital to ecological growth and health in far too many ways to list in a simple post. Anyone who claims that not harvesting animals is healthy for Mother Earth is very misinformed and/or ignorant.

 

[sunnyd]

If God didn't want me to eat meat, he shouldn't have made it so tasty. .

. . Hunting (as most of us seem to know) is vital to ecological growth and health in far too many ways to list in a simple post. Anyone who claims that not harvesting animals is healthy for Mother Earth is very misinformed and/or ignorant.

This is concise and sums it up quite accurately. Well stated.

 

[hlee]

Try Bird or Wildlife watching. Time to switch gears.

"Bird watching" and "wildlife viewing" can be very rewarding

 

[avidknifeusersf]

If God didn't want me to eat meat, he shouldn't have made it so tasty.

If God didnt want us to eat animals, he shouldnt have made them out of meat.

 

[LeeCQC]

Well, I dont really hunt. Not because I dont believe in it, but just because I dont need to. My cousin is an avid deer hunter, and supplies me with plenty of fresh venison every year. However, I am quite the fisherman (or so I tell my wife and friends ) and I do enjoy cooking and eating what I catch. I dont find it cruel, or morally wrong, at all. It's part of mankind, as has been stated before, and it's naive to believe otherwise. Now, I also do some varmint hunting every year. I get rid of pests on my neighbors farms, namely groundhogs. They raise horses, for a living, and groundhogs destroy the fields and dig holes in which the animals can step into and break legs. A horse with a broken leg is a dead horse. Some people might not agree with groundhog hunting, but I find it enjoyable, and if I didnt do it they would just be poisoned and die a slow death. My .17HMR is quick and humane. People are different. I respect people's right not to eat meat and not hunt/fish. Most hunters and fishers I know do. But, it seems that the other side is more rabid, and less respectful of others choices. Odd how the "good guys" tend to be the jerks, huh?

 

[JD Mandrell]

It's been said before and here it is again.

This is a WILDERNESS & SURVIVAL SKILLS forum, those skills include hunting, trapping and fishing in all their forms.

If you want a forum that is only for backpackers and tree huggers, go join the Sierra Club.

 

[mymindisamob]

It's been said before and here it is again.

This is a WILDERNESS & SURVIVAL SKILLS forum, those skills include hunting, trapping and fishing in all their forms.

If you want a forum that is only for backpackers and tree huggers, go join the Sierra Club.

Agreed!:thumbup:
I just noticed your sig line, absolutely awesome!:thumbup:

 

[HomeBru]

TAKE KIDS HUNTING!!

Not only is it good for the kids as has been stated, but it's good for relationships as well! I started my kids at about 3 years old with "walks in the woods with a gun". We'd look at tracks, watch birds, talk about nature, and never take a shot at anything, but boy did we all enjoy the time together. By age 5, they'd graduated to short stints in the deer stand or pass shooting for doves. They'd last about as long as the hot cocoa and cookies held out, but again, it's relationship building and time spent together.

This year is the third year for #1 son and first year for #2 son to hunt. We celebrate getting close enough to animals to have a shot even if we don't take it and laugh for weeks at mistakes or silly critters we've seen. These boys love spending time with their dad and I can't get enough time with them. I'm confidently hoping that these relationships built on outdoors activity will build a bond with my kids that will keep them loving, trusting, and enjoying their old man for many years to come!

J-

 

[Fieldtestornothing]

I'm not educated or well spoken. But when times were lean in our family my father worked a 12 hour day and then went out to the field to hunt. We were dirt poor but ate like kings. I have done the same with my own family when times were tuff.

I do not endorse killing just for trophy.

But if you have a problem with hunting for sustainment maybe you better take a second and stop and smell the roses. That's just plain stupid. Hunting is an essential skill.

 

[SkunkWerX]

The government, whether it be State, Federal or branches like DNR aren't making it easier to hunt, they are making it more difficult. That could be yet another reason for the drop off in number of hunters.
As a society with all this fancy technology, we have less leisure time, we are always working, it seems.

The family farm was always central to a hunting lifestyle, adding to the food stores, yet, now, you have to own 1/2 a bizzillion acres to compete in farming, so, the family farm that was able to support a family or two, is all but disappearing.

Where I live they complain about all the dead deer along the roads, the car accidents, the diseased, malnurished and inter-breading problems, yet, heaven forbid we would allow a bow hunter onto some local parkland to thin the herd?
The solution is crystal clear and it's deeply embedded in our DNA, we are hunter gatherers. Some may deny it, but I say place them in the woods, without food nor water, and in a couple of days the will become what they truely are, or will die trying.

Hunting for humans is as natural as going to sleep at night. There is about a half million years to prove it is so. The fact we are here, at the apex is the proof.

BTW, i don't actively hunt. But I support hunters, and if need be, I could rasie a rifle or set a trap , without remorse, because i know it's part of the bigger picture.
Eat or be eaten.

 

[mymindisamob]

Hunting for humans is as natural as going to sleep at night.

Anti-Hunting Posts make me feel this way too.
Oh, you meant for humans to hunt. Um, ya, I knew that.:foot:

 

[Guyon]

It's been said before and here it is again.

This is a WILDERNESS & SURVIVAL SKILLS forum, those skills include hunting, trapping and fishing in all their forms.

If you want a forum that is only for backpackers and tree huggers, go join the Sierra Club.

In all fairness, this thread began in Community.

 

[sunnyd]

In all fairness, this thread began in Community.

That is quite true. I'm pleased you mentioned that fact, Guyon.

However, that being said, it certainly doesn't excuse Lycosa's comments here by any means regarding insults to the folks who hunt among BladeForums.com's population.

And worse yet, after making his inflammatory and offensive statements here at the beginning of this thread regarding those of us who choose to hunt and take our children hunting to teach them these valuable skills, he immediately ran for cover without ever commenting further to explain his position.

IMO, these actions hijacked the thread from its intended purpose form those who may have benefited from it.

His actions baited many members here and then he disappeared.. This is not right = Wrong.

 

[onemor4u@aol.com]

Thisng work both ways. I hunted for years, then I quit. I wouldnt consider it anymore. I dont even quite understand why I did. I(f I could undo anything in my life it would be to undo the harm I did to the wildlife. Animals have feelings to. Whin I have told others of this decision, the common comment is that "you grew up and became a confident man. You no longer felt insecure and no longer had the need to be dominant over innocent creatures" I think they were right.

 

[mymindisamob]

Thisng work both ways. I hunted for years, then I quit. I wouldnt consider it anymore. I dont even quite understand why I did. I(f I could undo anything in my life it would be to undo the harm I did to the wildlife. Animals have feelings to. Whin I have told others of this decision, the common comment is that "you grew up and became a confident man. You no longer felt insecure and no longer had the need to be dominant over innocent creatures" I think they were right.

One more "self-aware" but uneducated individual saving animal kind with no understanding of what being a good steward to wilderness entails.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

A first post, stiffly worded, -- sounds like someone's friend called in to help with the debate. or a second identity sent from a different computer. A "sock puppet".

 

[sunnyd]

Thisng work both ways. I hunted for years, then I quit. I wouldnt consider it anymore. I dont even quite understand why I did. I(f I could undo anything in my life it would be to undo the harm I did to the wildlife. Animals have feelings to. Whin I have told others of this decision, the common comment is that "you grew up and became a confident man. You no longer felt insecure and no longer had the need to be dominant over innocent creatures" I think they were right.

I'm thinking Esav is dead on with his assessment of this fellow.

Sock puppets.. [shrugs & shakes head disgusted]

 

[HomeBru]

Thisng work both ways.

Whatchoo mean? Think the critters are gonna rise up and start hunting us?

Animals have feelings to.

Sorry, can't agree with that one. The have a sense of touch, they have an instinct for self preservation and preservation of their young and/or preservation of the herd/pack/flock/school but "feelings" like humans, aren't there, they don't have the cortex for it.

J-

 

[Guyon]

That is quite true. I'm pleased you mentioned that fact, Guyon.

However, that being said, it certainly doesn't excuse Lycosa's comments here by any means regarding insults to the folks who hunt among BladeForums.com's population.

And worse yet, after making his inflammatory and offensive statements here at the beginning of this thread regarding those of us who choose to hunt and take our children hunting to teach them these valuable skills, he immediately ran for cover without ever commenting further to explain his position.

IMO, these actions hijacked the thread from its intended purpose form those who may have benefited from it.

His actions baited many members here and then he disappeared.. This is not right = Wrong.

Oh, I wasn't defending Lycosa's ideas. Just pointing out that he wasn't aiming any of his "philosophy" at the W&S crowd in particular.

Thisng work both ways. I hunted for years, then I quit. I wouldnt consider it anymore. I dont even quite understand why I did. I(f I could undo anything in my life it would be to undo the harm I did to the wildlife. Animals have feelings to. Whin I have told others of this decision, the common comment is that "you grew up and became a confident man. You no longer felt insecure and no longer had the need to be dominant over innocent creatures" I think they were right.

If this is Lycosa, it's certainly the longest damn post he's ever made.

Whatchoo mean? Think the critters are gonna rise up and start hunting us?

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