Hunting as a "sport"

Just because you as a hunter kill for meat and not just because you like killing doesn't mean that there aren't hunters that do it just because they get their jollies from causing misery and pain and just leave the animal to bleed out and rot. You can NOT speak for EVERY hunter just as I can not speak for every woman or every vegan or every 20 year old etc. There are some truly cruel and twisted individuals in the world and that's just fact.

Agreed, why don't you try nature photography Shooter? There's much more skill in capturing a beautiful photo than blowing something's brains out. I can see why the tracking of the animal would be fun, because it's a challenge, but nothing has to die when you're just shooting a camera. Happy days for everyone.

Don't worry, if the freezer is fiiled, all I'll take is the camera.

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But, you still find it fun? I mean, I do think it's good when hunters  hunt purely for meat etc. but still, I have all these friends that hunt and they enjoy it. What is so exciting about it if you don't mind me asking?
(not trying to judge you or anything. I actually prefer when people hunt pest animals that will be killed regardless, for meat, rather then buying heaps or factory farmed meat. Don't really agree with it, but it's much better then modern farmed meat in my opinion)
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First, good to see someone having a mature debate.

I really don't know why I like hunting, it just do. I just find it enjoyable. Its not the killing that is really the enjoyable bit. I've been hunting for deer about  10 times, only ever seen one and never shot one, yet I still keeping going out. I love getting into the outdoors, and being in nature. In the end, killing and havesting the animal  is just an added bonus.
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Have you considered hiking? or taking up photography? When I was doing volunteer work in Costa Rica I met a guy that took photos of animals, mostly for the enjoyment of it but he does also sell his photos (he has all the professional equipment and everything), Watching him in action showed me how much skill (I would argue that it takes much more skill to shoot an animal with a camera than a gun after seeing a professional) it takes to be an animal photographer. You still get to go out and 'stalk' the animals still but instead of a bloody mess you get a beautiful photo. It takes a certain mindset that I can't comprehend to kill an animal, be it human or non.

I've done a bit of hiking, good fun. Nothing huge, just 20 k over nighters

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Have you considered hiking? or taking up photography? When I was doing volunteer work in Costa Rica I met a guy that took photos of animals, mostly for the enjoyment of it but he does also sell his photos (he has all the professional equipment and everything), Watching him in action showed me how much skill (I would argue that it takes much more skill to shoot an animal with a camera than a gun after seeing a professional) it takes to be an animal photographer. You still get to go out and 'stalk' the animals still but instead of a bloody mess you get a beautiful photo. It takes a certain mindset that I can't comprehend to kill an animal, be it human or non.
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err, how does it take more skill to get it on the camera?

I love hiking, never done more than one day but I'm hoping to do some trekking through the Amazon rainforest in the future. Did some hiking through the rainforest in costa rica, trying to catch certain species of frogs to identify them and estimate populations for conservation purposes, and I must say that climbing up tall hills covered in wet mud is the messiest, toughest and most fun I've ever had hiking. Highly recommend it if you ever get a chance, though the humidity and mosquitoes can be annoying.

To poor to head over seas. Spend to much money on guns I suppse LOL

Have you considered hiking? or taking up photography? When I was doing volunteer work in Costa Rica I met a guy that took photos of animals, mostly for the enjoyment of it but he does also sell his photos (he has all the professional equipment and everything), Watching him in action showed me how much skill (I would argue that it takes much more skill to shoot an animal with a camera than a gun after seeing a professional) it takes to be an animal photographer. You still get to go out and 'stalk' the animals still but instead of a bloody mess you get a beautiful photo. It takes a certain mindset that I can't comprehend to kill an animal, be it human or non.
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err, how does it take more skill to get it on the camera?
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Getting the shot right, without scaring the animal away. Very, very tough and takes a lot of patience and dedication, frustration is futile.