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I don't get it. I know people who got up early this morning to go and sit in a deer stand in the cold waiting for a deer to come close enough for them to shoot. Why?
If you could see the number of deer plastered on the roads here in Michigan, you would consider hunting mercy killing.
I'm not a hunter either, but it is true that there is an overpopulation of deer in a lot of states (such as mine) and those that aren't killed by hunters or cars often do end up starving during the lean winter months when the snow is on the ground and they can't find food. I love animals, and if it were up to me, I would rather see a deer killed instantly by a bullet than see it slowly starve and freeze to death.
That's what they do out here in the country..deer,feral hogs, dove.
They don't bag more than then plan to consume.
It's food.
I have no idea. The question is why do they enjoy it? I understand some may do it for necessity. I am talking about the people who do it because they enjoy it. What is there to enjoy?
I don't get it. I know people who got up early this morning to go and sit in a deer stand in the cold waiting for a deer to come close enough for them to shoot. Why?
For some, maybe most, it's food on the table, subsistance.
My uncles were genuine kentucky backwoods folk who made moonshine, and who hunted not only deer, but also rabbit and squirrel, and also fished. They were poor people who depended upon natural resources to see them through harsh winters.
Most people who hunt do it more than for the sport, and, in some communities, hunters give their kills to food shelters to put meat on the table for needy people.
So, it's not as bad as some people might think hunting is.
Hunting also helps keep nature in balance too.
For some, maybe most, it's food on the table, subsistance.
My uncles were genuine kentucky backwoods folk who made moonshine, and who hunted not only deer, but also rabbit and squirrel, and also fished. They were poor people who depended upon natural resources to see them through harsh winters.
Most people who hunt do it more than for the sport, and, in some communities, hunters give their kills to food shelters to put meat on the table for needy people.
So, it's not as bad as some people might think hunting is.
Hunting also helps keep nature in balance too.
I have made no value judgments here. I understand the benefits of hunting. I am asking why people enjoy doing it. No answers to that question yet.
I don't get it. I know people who got up early this morning to go and sit in a deer stand in the cold waiting for a deer to come close enough for them to shoot. Why?
While that is how some hunters may hunt the most successful ones that I know that consistently bag the big ones year after year spend a great deal of time in the woods prior to the day hunting season opens. If you want to be a successful hunter there is littler bit more involved with it than sitting in a tree especially if you're hunting during archery season.
While that is how some hunters may hunt the most successful ones that I know that consistently bag the big ones year after year spend a great deal of time in the woods prior to the day hunting season opens. If you want to be a successful hunter there is littler bit more involved with it than sitting in a tree especially if you're hunting during archery season.
Why do you keep asking the same question when you have been provided with the answer(s)? Are you trying to make a point.....if so, make it.
My husband hunts and is a member of several hunting organzations such as ducks unlimited and deer management organizations.
We eat venison as it is much healthier for you than ground beef. Additionally, it is something he loves to do with his friends and they also loe being out in the woods and maintaining the hunting land they own. It's a guy thing, I guess, although I do know several women who love it.
Responsible hunters also do a lot to thin out the deer over population.
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