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It's not sport, it's slaughter.
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While an avid target shooter, I've never been a hunter. Unless the animal has an equal chance to bag the hunter, I can't see it being called 'sport'.
By the same token, if someone's operating within the legal boundaries, and they consume the carcass, I don't object to anyone else hunting, either. We are omnivores and the vast majority of us do not refrain from eating meat on morality grounds. Those who do have earned protest rights. Everyone else sounds hypocritical, to me.
I
do like baiting people, however. One conversation with a co-worker went along these lines:
"Hey Brian, why do you like killing things?"
I don't enjoy killing things, I just like being in the outdoors
"Surely you can be in the outdoors without hunting. Admit it: you just like killing things."
No I don't. I enjoy the chase and pitting myself against the instinct and reactions of the animal.
"You can still do that, and take a photograph as your 'trophy'. C'mon, Brian, don't be ashamed. You can admit you enjoy killing."
*Brian's turning a mite flushed at this point, but doggedly continues...*
But I eat what I kill, and I save money by not not having to buy as much meat at the store
"Wait a minute, Brian, weren't you just bragging a minute ago about how many $1000 + guns you have? That's a lot of meat. No, Brian, accept it. You enjoy killing."
I'm not sure if he ran out of arguments or finally realized I was messing with him. We laughed about it later, but I still (occasionally) refer to him as "Bwana".
*grin*
[This message has been edited by Jerry Glenn Hartwig (edited September 01, 2008).]