Who is into hunting here?

I know sometimes people get all... ver klempt about the prospect of hunting, but I don't see a problem with it so long as it is legal and not endangering a species. Of course I live in a state stuck between two other states where deers and wild boars are a major issues and the population of other things are quite healthy... the kind of healthy that needs culling.

So yeah anyone here besides me into hunting?

 

I am not into hunting at all but I may try it when my friends and I go on our camping trip. Now that I am an adult I am trying to execute all of the things that I never got to do as a child. When I was younger, I was deprived and wasn't allowed to do all of the things that I wanted to do. So, I will definitely do everything and more. Hunting was never on my agenda but I am willing to give anything a try. I don't like it then at least I can say that I have done it before.

 

I see hunting as a completely normal and natural thing. However, I do not accept massively killing animals for the purpose of earning money (selling various items made from bones or whatever).

 

I think hunting is something that can be justified. The rules I think it should follow involve not breaking the law, wasting the kill, selling it for parts, killing an endangered species, or killing for the thrill. Doing this and not killing too many animals would make it okay in my book. The one way it would be okay to break those rules is if you are killing to eat because you have no other way to eat at that time. This should only apply if you're actually in the wilderness. These aren't official rules obviously, but I would encourage hunters to have a similar mindset.

 

I think that shouldn't even be a rule. You should feel no guilt when hunting food for yourself as it's a very natural thing that we have been doing for thousands and thousands of years when there was no fruit or other food sources available.

 

Here in Northern Michigan there are more hunters than non-hunters. This year we were over run with deer and I know they changed and extended a few laws for the hunters. I do not hunt nor do my teenage boys. But they have alot of friends who do go hunting. Deer meat in the winter is on our dinner table at some point. We have plenty of friends who have extra processed meats. Rabbit and squirrel is hunted too. And ofcoarse the ever popular turkey hunting season.

 

whenever you go camping it at times may become a challenge if you lack anything to take as food. be in the wilderness for camping can therefore force you to go hunting. i personally do not see any problem with hunting for a meal but when it comes to the life any creature be endangered it also becomes another challenge. if you go hunting for fun and money i think rules must be followed.

 

I enjoy hunting, though it has been a while. I believe that it's important that you can go out into the woods and come back with the food to support your family, but only through legal means.

 

reply: I don't see what the issue is with hunting especially if it's meat for you and the family. The issue with wild boars is that they tear up farm land like a shredder. In the Pacif Northwest they really are a nuissance.

 

I can see the issue to a point, but I mean like where I live if we didn't shoot the deer they'd just starve to death anyway. And like you said wild boar are awful little pests. Awful, vicious little pests - that taste delicious.

 

@2sweed
The problem I see with your situation is that commissions tend to be run by idiots. That explains why instead of just letting you shoot a few more... they brought in coyotes. I have to image that you aren't near any cattle farmers or whatnot because they would have had a fit.

 

@2sweed
I don't even know. That level of stupid is just... why would you introduce a new species you have taken extra care to render sterile? All it does is crowd out the breeding population... and it doesn't even. I mean if it were a reserve looking to make some extra money or... God that is stupid. I-I- ugh! I'm officially disgusted.