Hunting for sport: Good or bad

Do you think in this day and age people should hunt for sport? Hunting for sport has been going on for hundred's of years and animals hunted include: Fox's,Deer, and wolves to name but a few but is it right now? Also should people take animal life's just for pleasure? On top of that do you think a person is sick minded for killing for fun?

Discuss all this and more here.

Also i have made a pro's and con's for hunting for sport below.V V

Pro's

1:Kills off pests.
2:Gets people out.
3:Tradition in some area's.
4: Provide's job's for the communty.
5: Protects livestock.

Con's
1: Can be cruel
2: (Foxhuntsonly)Wrecks gardens.
3: (Foxhuntsonly)Dogs can kill pets.
4: (Foxhuntsonly)Hunting dogs can go over rails and get hit by trains.
5: Can take vital parts of the local Ecosystem.
6: Can kill of rare animals.(The Dodo Anyone?)

So there are the pro's and Con's so get posting. Also tell me about any new Pro's or Con's that i missed. Now get posting.

I appreciate the true hunter. In other words, the one's that use their own skills with a rifle and tracking game that usually results in only one or two kills in a whole day of hunting. I dislike people that hunt with excessive amounts of traps and dogs to do their work for them. In certain areas, I think hunting is necessary to hold population steady, because if I remember correctly, parts of the world with game have a smaller amount of natural predators.

And in most cases, a real hunter will actually use all the aspects of the deer along with getting the trophy, instead of just collecting the head.

Im all for hunting. Keeps populations at a good number, pests are controlled, and other pros that you mentioned. Though its not my thing, Its too early in the morning, Im tired, and I dont wanna go.

I'd say hunting is ok as long as you don't just kill with the intention of only taking the head or something. Even if you aren't hungry or anything you can save the meat for later, and there's lots of uses for other parts of game animals. Hunting for the sake of hunting isn't something I agree with. I wouldn't hunt myself unless I was going to eat what I was going to kill...and I was really hungry. I prefer fishing, that way if you don't want to eat what you caught you can just throw it back.

I only support hunting and killing for food. I mean, if you live alone in the wilderness, of course you'll need to hunt for something for food. You need to survive and in the laws of the jungle, the strongest lives, the weakest dies. So... yeah. I don't support hunting for sport. That's like killing people for fun. What makes these people think they have the right to hunt and kill animals for their own sick personal pleasures?

I absolutley HATE hunting!!!! What did those poor animals do to you anyway? I feel very bad for those poor little animals that get killed during the hunting seasons! Whats with you people honestley!

[QUOTE=2 Dope]Im all for hunting. Keeps populations at a good number, pests are controlled, and other pros that you mentioned. Though its not my thing, Its too early in the morning, Im tired, and I dont wanna go.[/QUOT

But its 2am in the morning here so how can it be morning in the USA.
Also when you said you dont want to go do you mean the site or this topic.

[QUOTE=Zelda Gaiden]I absolutley HATE hunting!!!! What did those poor animals do to you anyway? I feel very bad for those poor little animals that get killed during the hunting seasons! Whats with you people honestley![QUOTE=Zelda Gaiden]

If you are refering to the post about hunting to survive then all i have got to says its only way to survive. Also what animals are you talking about? Also(again)Only 2 Dope said hunting for sport was good so how can you say people.

I don't really care much for hunting but I do agreee with Rena; a ture hunter would use all parts of the deer, bear, duck, or whatever their hunting. If somebody is hunting for food, then by all means let them. However, if thier hunting for their own sport, I don't really care and besides, I find hunting boring.

[QUOTE=Keaton256][QUOTE=2 Dope]Im all for hunting. Keeps populations at a good number, pests are controlled, and other pros that you mentioned. Though its not my thing, Its too early in the morning, Im tired, and I dont wanna go.[/QUOT

But its 2am in the morning here so how can it be morning in the USA.
Also when you said you dont want to go do you mean the site or this topic.

[QUOTE=Zelda Gaiden]I absolutley HATE hunting!!!! What did those poor animals do to you anyway? I feel very bad for those poor little animals that get killed during the hunting seasons! Whats with you people honestley!

Originally Posted by Zelda Gaiden

If you are refering to the post about hunting to survive then all i have got to says its only way to survive. Also what animals are you talking about? Also(again)Only 2 Dope said hunting for sport was good so how can you say people.

Okay Mr. Point out everything! 2 Dope is wrong well I think so anyway! Yes if you live out in the wilderness you'll need food, but it's your own fault for moving out there! By animals I mean (duh) The Foxes,Wolves, all thse other unfortunate animals that get killed during hunting seansons!

The problem is, what if you are forced to live out there in the wilderness? What if your community is living out in the wilderness, like some of the native indians or remote inhabitants? What if you have no choice? You were born and you were right there, out in there, instantly. You can't just tell them to move back into the cities and be "civilized". Should they be accused of animal murders because they need the hides, the meat, the bones, and all other parts of the animals to survive? That's one point you have to think about, Zelda Gadien. Hunting for survival is perfectly acceptable. Hunting for fun is not.

Well thats the Indians.Thats the past. And plus I said if they lived out there in the wilderness you'll need food!! To end this Hunting for sport is bad-- Hunting for food is...okay I guess... I just feel bad for the animals you know I love animals!! I'm a gurl can ya blame me!?

The Indians are not the past though. They are still there. The Inuits are not the past as well, because they still live around Alaska. They are still there. I understand your passion toward animals and I really like people who care about the animals. But like I said, hunting for survival is necessary, quite like how wild animals kill each other to survive. Of course, we could always plant vegetables, but that would be malnutrition in the long run. :3

Originally Posted by Keaton256

Do you think in this day and age people should hunt for sport?

No.

Also should people take animal life's just for pleasure?

No.

On top of that do you think a person is sick minded for killing for fun?

Yes.

To be honest, the only reason I see the need to kill any animal is if it is attacking livestock. I don't see how protecting livestock ties in with hunting for sport. I think protecting livestock and hunting for sport are different. Protecting livestock is important, hunting for sport isn't.

[QUOTE=Zelda Gaiden][QUOTE=Keaton256][QUOTE=2 Dope]Im all for hunting. Keeps populations at a good number, pests are controlled, and other pros that you mentioned. Though its not my thing, Its too early in the morning, Im tired, and I dont wanna go.[/QUOT

But its 2am in the morning here so how can it be morning in the USA.
Also when you said you dont want to go do you mean the site or this topic.

Originally Posted by Zelda Gaiden

I absolutley HATE hunting!!!! What did those poor animals do to you anyway? I feel very bad for those poor little animals that get killed during the hunting seasons! Whats with you people honestley!


Okay Mr. Point out everything! 2 Dope is wrong well I think so anyway! Yes if you live out in the wilderness you'll need food, but it's your own fault for moving out there! By animals I mean (duh) The Foxes,Wolves, all thse other unfortunate animals that get killed during hunting seansons!

Alright no need to have a go at me!
Also it depend how you kill an animal. If shoot it in the head it will feel little pain but if chase it around then tear it apart it will feel pain. Also 2 Dope is right in some w
Your right lone wolf. native indians respect the animals they hunt and dont do it for sport.

Originally Posted by Lone Wolf

The Indians are not the past though. They are still there. The Inuits are not the past as well, because they still live around Alaska. They are still there. I understand your passion toward animals and I really like people who care about the animals. But like I said, hunting for survival is necessary, quite like how wild animals kill each other to survive. Of course, we could always plant vegetables, but that would be malnutrition in the long run. :3

Ok didn't you read my post I said hunting for survival is...okay But hunting for pleasure is SO NOT are ya happy now? So let's just drop this whole thing deal?

Keaton, I edited out the bigger size, the tags just weren't working, and, to be honest, big size font gets obnoxious, and is considered so by many users.

Anyway.

Hunting for food I'm all for.

Hunting for sport, I think can be regulated. It certainly can be cruel, and it certainly can be dangerous to the environment. Local authorities should decide that, though. I'm wary of outlawing hunting as sport, though. Many consider it their right. Local governments are the best place to deal with it.

-Rob

Originally Posted by Bobslob

Keaton, I edited out the bigger size, the tags just weren't working, and, to be honest, big size font gets obnoxious, and is considered so by many users.

Anyway.

Hunting for food I'm all for.

Hunting for sport, I think can be regulated. It certainly can be cruel, and it certainly can be dangerous to the environment. Local authorities should decide that, though. I'm wary of outlawing hunting as sport, though. Many consider it their right. Local governments are the best place to deal with it.

-Rob

Thanks Bobslob.

When it come's to hunting for sport it depends on how you kill an animal. If you shoot a fox in the head it will feel minimal pain compard to a standerd fox hunt. I can stand most form's of hunting but one thing that really make me snap is cub hunting. Cub Hunting is just the most evil way of pest contral.

Ok well I agree with you Let's drop it and just talk freely Unless you really like killing animals for fun thats really just gross but like I said I (finally) agree with you killing aninamals for survival is okay! I'm going to bed goodbye!

Originally Posted by Zelda Gaiden

Ok well I agree with you Let's drop it and just talk freely Unless you really like killing animals for fun thats really just gross but like I said I (finally) agree with you killing aninamals for survival is okay! I'm going to bed goodbye!

Yes i love murdering animals for fun. I kill deer with a Machine gun, I torch foxs and behead ikittens. No only joking! Also the hole point of this thead is hunting and goodnight.

Hunting is fine by me. It helps keep the deer population here in the south in check. If there are too many deer in one area, poor health starts to show up in them. And besides, there are limits that you cannot kill over.

All of the hunters that I know use most of what they kill. My family always uses the meat from the deer that we kill. It's always enough to fill up the deep-freeze for a long time. So as long as the meat is being used and you're within the scope that your local wildlife laws allow, then I'm all for it.