Do you think its okay to hunt for fun?

I would prefer if they eat the meat they kill, but as long as its a clean kill, sure, go for it.

We're at the top of the food chain, so why not? :P

Sure, I hunt all the time and love it. Hunting has been a sport for hundreds of years and I see no problem with it as long as you follow the laws of course.atony12

[QUOTE="atony12"]Sure, I hunt all the time and love it. Hunting has been a sport for hundreds of years and I see no problem with it as long as you follow the laws of course.bcroger2

Sure! If you think taking the life of something away just for s***s and giggles is something right, more power to you.

If you hunt to eat, alright. If you hunt for kicks, for the pleasure of hunting, go see a doctor.

[QUOTE="bcroger2"][QUOTE="atony12"]Sure, I hunt all the time and love it. Hunting has been a sport for hundreds of years and I see no problem with it as long as you follow the laws of course.atony12

Sure! If you think taking the life of something away just for s***s and giggles is something right, more power to you.

If you hunt to eat, alright. If you hunt for kicks, for the pleasure of hunting, go see a doctor.

TehOverkill

[QUOTE="TehOverkill"]

Sure! If you think taking the life of something away just for s***s and giggles is something right, more power to you.

If you hunt to eat, alright. If you hunt for kicks, for the pleasure of hunting, go see a doctor.

PernicioEnigma

Well I'm going take what you meant by "Hunting for fun" and use that to believe that you're saying killing game for the hell of it and not for the meat. No I think that is wrong. I've been hunting my whole life and it disgusts me to see someone hunting just to kill and leave it there. A good friend and I was heading out to go hunting this one morning, while I was driving down the trail (going slow because we were almost there) there was a doe on the side in the woods, well he pulls his .22 out, rolls down my window and this whole time I'm asking him "you're not going to shoot that doe are you?" well he did, and it took off running injured pretty bad. I was pissed and I told him "You know it's going to run off and just die somewhere." he didn't seem to care so I kicked him out of my truck and made find his own way back to town, and I left.

So killing for fun really upsets me, and it's 100% wrong.

I know you probably didn't want to hear a story but I figured I'd tell it because it just shows how wrong I think it is.

EDIT: Let me edit this because I've read some posts and it seems people are really have a misconception of the meaning "hunting for fun". Where I'm from and just about everyone who knows about hunting, "hunting for fun" pretty much means killing and leaving the meat, same as poaching. Most hunters including me find hunting to be great sport and a way of life where I grew up/where I'm from. You were pretty much born a hunter and a fisherman here. Just because people mount and stuff the heads and consider them trophies still doesn't mean the meat goes to waste...EVER. When you kill for ex: a 10 point buck, you're proud because that's a hard find and if you can't gut it there in the woods then you'll take it home and gut it there and start packaging the meat and then save the head to have it stuffed and mounted at a taxidermist a little later.

[QUOTE="TehOverkill"]

Sure! If you think taking the life of something away just for s***s and giggles is something right, more power to you.

If you hunt to eat, alright. If you hunt for kicks, for the pleasure of hunting, go see a doctor.

PernicioEnigma

And, as I said, "if you hunt to eat, alright". If you're hunting an animal for your own subsistence (you need clothes, materials or food), it's fine -- specially if you're not mass murdering them.

[QUOTE="PernicioEnigma"][QUOTE="TehOverkill"]

Sure! If you think taking the life of something away just for s***s and giggles is something right, more power to you.

If you hunt to eat, alright. If you hunt for kicks, for the pleasure of hunting, go see a doctor.

TehOverkill

And, as I said, "if you hunt to eat, alright". If you're hunting an animal for your own subsistence (you need clothes, materials or food), it's fine -- specially if you're not mass murdering them.

If its like deer or animals like that, then who gives a ****.

[QUOTE="TehOverkill"]

[QUOTE="PernicioEnigma"] That's not fair. In this day and age, very few people need to hunt for survival. People that do hunt do it for pleasure just as much as they do it for food, and like I mentioned in my previous post, animals hunted in the wild suffer a lot less (if they even suffer at all!) then animals that are farmed do. PernicioEnigma

And, as I said, "if you hunt to eat, alright". If you're hunting an animal for your own subsistence (you need clothes, materials or food), it's fine -- specially if you're not mass murdering them.

That doesn't matter. An animal who eats another animal did so because he needed to be fed, not because he likes the thrill of the hunt. It's kind of pointless to waste time, effort and money in a hunt that will render no benefit to the hunter other than a sense of accomplishment.

NO, in the name of sport is a shame and your self (anyone dose it) should be put in a ring and hunted them self's. If your going to hunt then Eat it not because you want to feel that u have some balls because you used some gun with your bad self. Why don't you run up and start fighting it and see how far u get.

i do fish time to time but all fish i catched is cooked and not wasted.

Hunting isn't a sport, though most people I hunt with don't get that. Whether you enjoy it or not, there's no competition in it. It'd be a competition if the animal had a rifle as well, so let's get that straight. Hunting can be fun, but rules still apply. I love hunting, I call it fun. Nothing like spending some time outside and feeling that rush. It's obvious that you shouldn't "waste" the animal. That's going on a broken record here. You softies make me chuckle. Man up. I won't explain to you why it's good, because you damn well know. Hunting happens in nature too, believe it or not. EDIT: I read some more posts and this has to be said. No matter what stupid stereotype you have about hunting and hunters, 99% of people who hunt are normal folk who use everything to the bone and have the same feelings as you about people who do waste. The only difference is they actually know hunters, and know that trophy hunting and leaving the meat is extremely uncommon. Seajack

I'm a softie because I've no interest in shooting an animal dead? The things people say...

I'm a big fan of sports. I practiced tennis for nine years, have played and accompanied football since a child and like to watch a match of anything, from Basketball to Rugby, but the thought of tracking down and killing an animal does not appeal to me -- not unless I truly require it to survive.

[QUOTE="TehOverkill"]

[QUOTE="Seajack"]Hunting isn't a sport, though most people I hunt with don't get that. Whether you enjoy it or not, there's no competition in it. It'd be a competition if the animal had a rifle as well, so let's get that straight. Hunting can be fun, but rules still apply. I love hunting, I call it fun. Nothing like spending some time outside and feeling that rush. It's obvious that you shouldn't "waste" the animal. That's going on a broken record here. You softies make me chuckle. Man up. I won't explain to you why it's good, because you damn well know. Hunting happens in nature too, believe it or not. EDIT: I read some more posts and this has to be said. No matter what stupid stereotype you have about hunting and hunters, 99% of people who hunt are normal folk who use everything to the bone and have the same feelings as you about people who do waste. The only difference is they actually know hunters, and know that trophy hunting and leaving the meat is extremely uncommon. thegerg

I'm a softie because I've no interest in shooting an animal dead? The things people say...

I'm a big fan of sports. I practiced tennis for nine years, have played and accompanied football since a child and like to watch a match of anything, from Basketball to Rugby, but the thought of tracking down and killing an animal does not appeal to me -- not unless I truly require it to survive.

I don't know if it's more acceptable, but it's certainly more convenient to just buy a few pounds of meat at the market instead of heading down to the woods every time I want a piece of steak.

I'd prefer if hunters ate the meat. If you're not going to eat it, it's a just a waste.

Therefore: if you eat it- mostly ok, don't eat it- not ok.

i think you should eat what you kill but tbo i'm kind of a hypocrite here because i catch and release fish and that is stressful to the fish and a few times per year the fish swallows the hook and even though i use hooks that are supposed to dissolve it still can't be that great for them.

[QUOTE="PernicioEnigma"][QUOTE="TehOverkill"]

And, as I said, "if you hunt to eat, alright". If you're hunting an animal for your own subsistence (you need clothes, materials or food), it's fine -- specially if you're not mass murdering them.

TehOverkill

That doesn't matter. An animal who eats another animal did so because he needed to be fed, not because he likes the thrill of the hunt. It's kind of pointless to waste time, effort and money in a hunt that will render no benefit to the hunter other than a sense of accomplishment.

It's sort of necessary now that we have removed all major predators from most ecosystems.

Something has to keep populations under control.

Hunting is easily the most fun a person can have. Not to mention, game animals taste a hell of a lot better than farm animals.

Absolutely.

Why? Because you have that freedom.

People have hunted since humans ahve existed. I say keep the tradition going whether it is for survival or sport. I myself would never go hunting. I like animals to much and would feel bad killing one. I would honestly rather shoot a random person than a deer (not a person i knew though).

Waking up early as **** and sitting in the same spot for hours in the cold really isn't my cup of tea. My brother seems to love it, though.

Hunting for fun is fine, is stops overpopulation of species like deer, its getting people outside to do a legitimite activity. As long as they are not breaking laws it or just shooting something and leaving it there I don't see why not.

I'm suprised to see so many against it, but I guess thats today's soicety for you.

OF COURSE NOT. You should ONLY kill an animal if you are going to eat it.Rod90

All the hunters I know do eat the animals they kill.

I'm suprised to see so many against it, but I guess thats today's soicety for you.

Lalucar

As long as it's quick and painless for the animal and the hunter actually uses the meat I see no problem with it. Despite our abundance of guns I don't go hunting, never had the heart to kill a defensless animal, but I know plenty of people who do enjoy it and I have no problem with it.

I find it to be ok. Better than others things.

No. Killing something for fun is a bit twisted. Also using weapons against animals and then making a trophy out of any animal killed is about as pathetic as it gets. I'm ok with hunting for food but hunting for fun and showing off your kill is just sad.xTheExploited