DoeEyed
Well-Known Member
I'm sorry to say, that the variety of hunter you just described does exist, and though they are few and far between, they serve to give the rest of us a bad name. I'm also sorry to hear that this is the type you've come into contact with.I never enjoyed killing for sport.Very few people kill for food.Deer and other wild meat taste like crap.Hunters can argue that all they want but if it was good Wal Mart would sell it.The jerky is good but if you consider all the money that goes into this kill sport you could buy a ass load of jerky.Every hunter I have ever met5 has a annoying personality.It takes a certain type of person that actually enjoys the act of killing animals.Every year I always have people wanting to give me their dear meat to make room for the latest kill.I never have people ask if I want beef,pork or chicken.I also could careless what a hunter has to say about what I just said,like I said before they are most times right wing annoying rednecks.
Let me assure you, most of us are not like that. When it comes to the hunt, it isn't the "act" itself that we enjoy, it's the hunt - being in the great outdoors, being close to nature, and trying to be more wiley than the creature you are hunting, who's instincts serve to keep it alive. That is what most hunters enjoy. Most of us also live by the "One shot, one kill" creedo, regardless of what or weapon of choice is, so there is no unnessecary violence, or suffering for the animal. Do cows raised for slaughter enjoy as much consideration?
Lastly - most of us never aim at something we don't plan to use - be it for fur, or food. That is what being a responsible hunter means - not wasting what you harvest. And BTW - many of us do like venison over beef, just because you don't care for it, has nothing to do with hunting. That is like saying - they should stop growing green peppers because myself and my family hate them.
You should try and be more open minded - don't judge an entire set of people based on a few bad eggs.