Why do you hunt?

[ClorideRUS]

Why do you hunt?

Do you hunt to kill the biggest of the species?
Do you hunt for the experience?
Do you hunt for the time spent with friends and family?
Do you hunt for the meat?
Do you really care if you kill something?
Do you hunt because it's an instinct?
Do you feel a little remorse when you kill an animal?
Do you feel a little bad if you eat a tag?
Do you hunt to try & out do the other guy?
Do you think you'll ever quit hunting?

Hmmmm! I'm thinking we all probably will answer the questions the same!

How about you?

RUS

 

[dilagaf]

1. NO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
2. YES, I LOVE TO BE OUTDOORS
3. NO, BECAUSE I HAVE HARD TIME FINDING SOMEONE TO HUNT WITH
4. NO, BECAUSE BEEF IS CHEEPER, BUT I DO LIKE IT
5. NO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TOO
6. YES, IT DOSE FEEL INSTINCTIVE
7. NO, UNLESS IT SUFFERS
8. NO, UNLESS ITS ALOT OF $$$
9. NO, BUT I LIKE TO BE GOOD AT WHAT I DO
10. NO, NOT TILL I CANT GET AROUND IN THE HILLS

 

[sageadvice]

LAST EDITED ON Jan-10-09 AT 07:12PM (MST)[p]Do you hunt to kill the biggest of the species? Yes
Do you hunt for the experience? Yes
Do you hunt for the time spent with friends and family? Yes
Do you hunt for the meat? Kinda, Yes
Do you really care if you kill something? No
Do you hunt because it's an instinct? Yes
Do you feel a little remorse when you kill an animal? Yes
Do you feel a little bad if you eat a tag? NO
Do you hunt "and" try & out do the other guy? Yes, i want the oldest, biggest, knarley buck i can get!
Do you think you'll ever quit hunting? No

Joey

 

[mtmuley]

1. NO
2. YES
3. YES
4. YES
5. NO
6. YES
7. YES
8. NO
9. NO
10. NEVER
No explanations needed. mtmuley

 

[madmoose]

meat,yes..friends/family,yes..experiece, absolutely...quiting only when i die.. deffinately in my blood and on my mind constantly.. driving to work everyday, watching game movement,mental notes going constantly. family vacations geared around areas to potentially hunt or scouting trips of familiar areas.( got to cut down on that)even watching all kinds of movies,(drama, action, old westerns) paying more attention to the terrain in the back ground, (where at? fun to hunt? what species?) sad to say the wife and i even planned the birth of our first child so that he fit in between fall hunting and spring bear/turkey. and that she wasnt to pregnant not to hunt...she was at 5months belly crawling in the sage to get her first antelope, and bow hunting late november to get her first deer with a bow... then delivering a baby the 7th of jan....i might be passing on my sickness.....

lord knows theres folks out there that are worse than me...work, sleep and a mortgage payment are the only things stopping me from spending even more time out there..wish i could but i'll enjoy the time that i do get and do my best to pass that on.

 

[1911]

Do you hunt to kill the biggest of the species? Sure.
Do you hunt for the experience? Yes
Do you hunt for the time spent with friends and family? Yes
Do you hunt for the meat? Sure.
Do you really care if you kill something? No
Do you hunt because it's an instinct? Not sure.
Do you feel a little remorse when you kill an animal? Not sure if remorse is the right word for it, but there is certainly a time where you feel a little bit sad for any critter you put down.
Do you feel a little bad if you eat a tag? No.
Do you hunt "and" try & out do the other guy? Not really, if I can get away from work, get in the hills, see more animals than humans, it is a good day.
Do you think you'll ever quit hunting? No

 

[sworhntr]

I agree with muley,it is a great time to spend with family and friends.

 

[eelgrass]

My reasons have evolved over the years, but currently:

Do you hunt to kill the biggest of the species? In my younger days yes, but in reality today no.

Do you hunt for the experience? Yes

Do you hunt for the time spent with friends and family? No. Fishing and family outings yes, but hunting no.

Do you hunt for the meat? Yes, not because I need it but because I enjoy it.

Do you really care if you kill something? Yes

Do you hunt because it's an instinct? Not sure.

Do you feel a little remorse when you kill an animal? No, if I felt remorse I wouldn't kill it.

Do you feel a little bad if you eat a tag? Yes, a whole lot bad.

Do you hunt to try & out do the other guy? No, I take what nature gives me and am happy with it.

Do you think you'll ever quit hunting? In a perfect world no, but in todays world, yes.


Eel



Always treat the land with respect. Remember, you didn't inherit the land from your parents, you're borrowing it from your kids.

 

[outlawlineman]

Do you hunt to kill the biggest of the species? NO

Do you hunt for the experience? Of course

Do you hunt for the time spent with friends and family? Yes

Do you hunt for the meat?Yes

Do you really care if you kill something? No

Do you hunt because it's an instinct? Not sure

Do you feel a little remorse when you kill an animal? Not remorse but I do feel something

Do you feel a little bad if you eat a tag? Not really

Do you hunt to try & out do the other guy? No

Do you think you'll ever quit hunting? When I'm dead



Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear. - Mark Twain

 

[lve2143]

MEAT

lrv

 

[never_catch]

I just hunt because money burns holes in my jeans pockets and hunting just happens to be the most expensive "hobby" i've been able to find...that or i'm just straight up addicted to how rewarding and challenging it is to scout and hunt mature muleys with a bow. All the greatest moments in my life have been while hunting. I'm always anticipating the next archery hunt!! 216 days, 9 hours, 30 minutes, and 43 second until the 2009 Utah Archery Deer Hunt.....

~Z~

 

[Rackcrawler]

(1) Do you hunt to kill the biggest of the species?
Elk- The state I live in: Washington has a dink only restriction unless drawn. I haven't drawn in 12 years.
Deer- 3 point os better,except Western WA but I don't shoot anything smaller than 3 point anyway.
(2) Do you hunt for the experience?
YES-YES-YES I love the woods.
(3) Do you hunt for the time spent with friends and family?
I like it when my son and friends are along, but I go alone if I have to. I've hunted Utah,Idaho and Washington several times by myself
(4) Do you hunt for the meat?
Yes and no, as I said in (2) I like it but don't need it.
(5) Do you really care if you kill something?
Not if I've turned down animals, I care if I'm not seeing them.
(6) Do you hunt because it's an instinct?
I don't know if it's instinct or not. I started going with my Dad when I was six in 1962. Started hunting at 12 in 1966 and havent stopped since. When the season starts getting close: I get more antsy and my neck starts to swell. Is that instict?
(7)Do you feel a little remorse when you kill an animal?
Just joy
(8)Do you feel a little bad if you eat a tag?
Yes
(9)Do you hunt to try & out do the other guy?
I suppose so I always have whether it be hunting, working or whatever.
(10) Do you think you'll ever quit hunting?
I believe if my health ever got bad I'd have my son drop me off at an edge of a clearcut with a lawnchair and a blanket and I'd still hunt. I'm 54 now and pretty good shape. Opening morning for deer this year I hunted with a younger guy (early 30's) and we hunted(hiked)a 13 mile circle gaining 1300 feet elevation.
I hope I'm a few years from that blanket and lawn chair.
Good post,
Tom

Hmmmm! I'm thinking we all probably will answer the questions the same

 

[bobcatbess]

GEEZUS COPPER BOY!!!

YOU TRYING TO WIN ANOTHER 61 POUNDS???

WE HUNT BECAUSE WE CAN & WE WILL!!!

THEM QUESTIONS COULD BE ANSWERED IN A COMBO OF MANY VARIATIONS & STILL THERE'D BE NO WRONG ANSWERS!!!

MOST DON'T BREAK THE LAWS!!!

BUT IF THEY EVER TRY & OUTLAW HUNTING THERE WILL BE LOTS OF US BREAKIN LAWS!!!

I DON'T KNOW BOUT THE REST OF YOU???

BUT I AIN'T LETTING NOBODY TELL ME I CAN'T HUNT!!!

"A HARVEST IS ONLY A BONUS"!!!





"I'M NOT COMPLAINING,I'M TELLING IT THE WAY IT IS,SOME OF YOU MAY NOT LIKE IT,THATS O.K.,SOMETIMES THE TRUTH HURTS & YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT IT,OR YOU FIND OUT WHAT THE FACTS ARE,STAND UP & VOICE YOUR OWN OPINION,THIS IS STILL AMERICA THE LAST TIME I CHECKED"!!!

REMEMBER!!!

THERE'S ONLY ONE bobcat!!!

 

[rugarm77]

I hunt to get away from the every day bullshit. It't a good reason to spend time with family and friends. Throwing horseshoes, riding, taking a break to fish, and a good campfire to name a few. In a couple of years it will be especialy nice to take my son and watch him hunt big game for the first time.

 

[Longun]

Why do you hunt....Cause I like it, I like it a lot...like a 2 legged PackRat/Raccoon, always bringin' sumthin' home whether I can eat it or not....(eat a tag) WHATS THAT???

 

[antlerrick]

1. Do you hunt to kill the biggest of the species? Not with the permits I get!
2. Do you hunt for the experience? Of course!
3. Do you hunt for the time spent with friends and family? When they are around to go.
4. Do you hunt for the meat? It is a bonus if I decide to kill something.
5. 6. Do you really care if you kill something? Not really..see #4
6. Do you hunt because it's an instinct? I dont think so
7. Do you feel a little remorse when you kill an animal? Not really unless I dwell on it.
8. Do you feel a little bad if you eat a tag? Depends on the tag.
9. Do you hunt to try & out do the other guy? no
10. Do you think you'll ever quit hunting? No Way

 

[one_dryboot]

1. Do you hunt to kill the biggest of the species? Yes, or something that catches my eye.

2. Do you hunt for the experience? Yes
3. Do you hunt for the time spent with friends and family? If they want to go great, if not ill tell them how it went
4. Do you hunt for the meat? it is a bonus!
5. 6. Do you really care if you kill something? I would rather let the small ones live. Half the fun is watching game and being outdoors
6. Do you hunt because it's an instinct? ya,
7. Do you feel a little remorse when you kill an animal? most times yes
8. Do you feel a little bad if you eat a tag? No
9. Do you hunt to try & out do the other guy? When I hunt with friends its always fun to out do one another. bragging rights!
10. Do you think you'll ever quit hunting? The day Im laid to rest in my grave I will give it up!

 

[Roy]

Take the time to read my signature line!

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)

 

[Rackcrawler]

Roy- Good one



Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife. (GNB: Prov 21.9)

I agree,
Tom

 

[Rackcrawler]

Or better yet:


Better to live out in the desert than with a nagging, complaining wife. (GNB: Prov 21.19)

 

[AWHOLELOTTABULL]

Yes to all of the above. Except the remorse part. The only way I would feel remorse is if the animal went to waste. I would term it more quiet respect vs remorse.

It's always an adventure!!!
www.awholelottabull.com

 

[Roy]

>
>Or better yet:
>
>
>Better to live out in the
>desert than with a nagging,
>complaining wife. (GNB: Prov 21.19)
>

The King James Version (which is where I got the quote) renders it as such:

"It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman."



UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)

 

[Slide]

Do you hunt to kill the biggest of the species? If the oppertunity presents it's self.

Do you hunt for the experience?every time
Do you hunt for the time spent with friends and family?Yes
Do you hunt for the meat?Yes, MMMMMMMMMMMM, Deer
Do you really care if you kill something?No
Do you hunt because it's an instinct?Yes
Do you feel a little remorse when you kill an animal?No
Do you feel a little bad if you eat a tag?Yes
Do you hunt to try & out do the other guy?No
Do you think you'll ever quit hunting?NO

 

[overton]

LAST EDITED ON Jan-12-09 AT 04:38PM (MST)[p]I hunt alot I just don't kill anything. It's not that I don't try I'm just a bad shot. And I don't spell so well either.

 

[feddoc]

Why do you hunt? Because it is a catharsis for all that bothers me.
Do you hunt to kill the biggest of the species? Nope
Do you hunt for the experience? Uh huh
Do you hunt for the time spent with friends and family? Yup
Do you hunt for the meat? Yup
Do you really care if you kill something? When I was younger, yes. Don't really care anymore.
Do you hunt because it's an instinct? Dunno
Do you feel a little remorse when you kill an animal? Yes
Do you feel a little bad if you eat a tag? Nope
Do you hunt to try & out do the other guy? No
Do you think you'll ever quit hunting? The day after I die.

 

[alp75]

>Why do you hunt?
>
> Do you hunt to kill
>the biggest of the species? Yes
>
> Do you hunt for the
>experience? Yes
> Do you hunt for the
>time spent with friends and
>family? Yes
> Do you hunt for the
>meat? Yes
> Do you really care if
>you kill something? Yes
> Do you hunt because it's
>an instinct? Yes
> Do you feel a little
>remorse when you kill an
>animal? Ocassionally
> Do you feel a little
>bad if you eat a
>tag? Depends on the tag
> Do you hunt to try
>& out do the other
>guy? sure
> Do you think you'll ever
>quit hunting? No
>
>Hmmmm! I'm thinking we all probably
>will answer the questions the
>same!
>
>How about you?
>
>RUS