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akrogirl

My biggest problem, as I said before, is that most of the people I personally know who hunt aren't doing it to provide food for their families.

ptquilts

I can't think of anyone I know who hunts, who doesn't do it for the food, or at least use all the meat. And a lot of hunters donate the meat to food banks.

DebsShelties

You enjoy hunting, good for you, I dislike everything about it. Yes, I have tried deer meat - I did not like it, ended up throwing up right after. Not everyone eats red meat, let alone wild meat as the gamey taste is not to everyone's personal like.
Please respect those who do not like hunting. Everyone has their own prefs in life as to what they choose to like or dislike.
I also understand that many grew up hunting, I did not. I had an ex who would bring bloody animals (sometimes still barely alive) from his so called kills and expect me to dress and cook it, of course I refused.

ptquilts

yuck!! no wonder you don't like it!!

Candace

When you say something should be "outlawed" your trying to impose your opinion and views on others. Consider that.

lab fairy

You are entitled to your opinion. But your arguement doesn't really hold water. Based on what you have written this means you do not live on any sort of real estate that once supported any animal life what-so-ever. Following your logic, all vertibrates should vacate the planet. The cockroaches will probably win in the end.

Until the mass exodus occurs, I will congratulate these young hunters for their accomplishment. Good job ladies.

Ramona Byrd

Please don't get me wrong, I am NOT against hunting, I just feel that if I did it, there would be a moment when I saw the deer as a beautiful, living creature and feel regret that I had to kill it.[/quote]
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Yes, I suspect every one does at some time or other. But I remember to this day one of my uncles telling a soft hearted lady why it was not bad to kill deer. He said that since she was a farmer, she should understand. Said to take one bull and one cow and put them in a pasture big enough to feed them well. Then let them breed for 10 years, not removing any at all and how would all those cows and bulls look then, with nearly denuded pastures? Let all the wild animals breed with no culling and you get starving animals who are not good for even us to eat. Wolves and foxes maybe..dogs maybe.
I grew up during the depression, and hunting sure did add a lot to our breakfast and supper table that we didn't have to pay for. Even with raising our own cow and pig and chickens, dear meat was darn good to eat, canned and eaten during snowy weather it was delicious. I would hunt with my aunt, who was a good shot, she said hunger was a great teacher. We ate pretty well when city folks were begging for food in big towns.

pookie ookie

Congrats, emsgranny. It's wonderful that your grans have a positive father figure in their lives. I wish everyone were so lucky. :0)

DebsShelties

You are also entitled to your opinion, please do not tell me that I am not allowed to voice my opinion as you think it is incorrect.
As I said, people are different in what they think, like and dislike. I do not like the idea of hunting or anything about it, I don't have to just because some do like it.
It's called allowing others to feel the way they do about matters instead of insulting them about how they choose to feel.
I also do not think it is smart giving guns to kids, that is just dangerous, even with all the gun saftey installed in them. Accidents happen, people, pets etc. get shot instead of the intended target.
Nature had a balance, man destroyed it by demanding that animals move to suit man.