Anyone shoot/own guns but not hunt?

[PaladinX13]

I've only known a few hunters and they all moved on to bow hunting after a few years on firearms... so to me, the emphasis clearly isn't on shooting or guns. One of the fellows is a total gear head and loves getting every gadget no matter how silly and I can't fault him; toys are fun!

Personally, I'm most impressed by the work and knowledge necessary to handle the deer afterwards. The gadget guy has a couple videos that I ought to borrow one day. Myself, I've shot pests and shot, skinned, cleaned, and ate a couple squirrels. If anyone will take me hunting one day... I'll go.

 

[The_Antibubba]

Need vs Want

Schizrade, Welcome to THR! I wish I'd had an uncle like that. I've never hunted, and I've never really had the desire to hunt, but I'd certainly like to know how if I needed to.

Actually, with my family background, it's amazing that I'm even a shooter. A hunter would be just too unbelievable.

 

[Ant Mod]

Actually, with my family background, it's amazing that I'm even a shooter. A hunter would be just too unbelievable.

Same here Antibubba. My family is extremely anti firearms. They feel firearms are needed by the police and military but civilians have no need for them.

 

[mainmech48]

Looked to me like Nightspell knows almost as much about the LDS church as he does about hunting

 

[Andrew Rothman]

I plain don't understand the "only if I were starving" people.

Why is it okay for someone else to kill your food, but not you?

I think that personally taking the life of the food you eat is not only moral but a necessary experience in shaping a realistic view of the world.

That said, I come from a non-hunting family and have never had the opportunity.

Anyone in Minnesota want to "adopt" a 35-year old for a day or two and take him deer hunting?

 

[Ant Mod]

I plain don't understand the "only if I were starving" people.

I have no problem with eating meat or hunting for food. However I am sure its true that the majority of people do not need to hunt for food. You can buy good meat for cheaper at any grocery store. I know someone mentioned the "food for amonth for the cost of a 38 cent bullet." But that doesnt take into account the camping supplies, the gas, the permots, the gun etc etc.

What I cant stand and will never understand is people killing just for the sake of killing. Coyotes, crows, varmints, gophers etc. ANything that is livng and legal to hunt people kill. I will never understand that.

 

[ShaiVong]

varmints, gophers etc

Because for some of them, their existance is an annoyance or can cause damage. Its like swatting a mosquito... except with a gun!

 

[Majic]

Coyotes, crows, varmints, gophers etc. ANything that is livng and legal to hunt people kill. I will never understand that.

The killing of groundhogs will help keep the prices of your vegetables in the stores down. A couple of goundhogs can clear a large field covered in young sprouts in a couple of nights.

 

[Heraclitus]

Not hunt?!!! You mean... there are... (gulp!)... actually people on this board who... (gasp!)... do not hunt? I feel faint. Why is the room spinning? Please, somebody help me. I'm blacking out.



To hunt is to live.

 

[cerberus]

Woods Dangerous

Can't go into the woods around here to dangerous. If someone don't shoot you by mistake or for being near his dope patch or meth. Lab. Then for sure you might find your auto or truck all shoot up when and if you return to where you parked it.

 

[standingbear]

dont hunt much anymore,dont shoot much neither.the places are all overgrown with briars and nettle patches and if the nettles dont get me the durn biting flies and squitos do.I cant afford to pay for use of an indoor range so i just set up my airsoft range in the basement and plink away.
If there was something that was a challenge say a rampant bigfoot or a bear hunt then yes..i'll go...otherwise,I'm just plain gettin lazy.

 

[tyme]

For an 80's anti-communist TV show, Airwolf had some really cool scenes...

Hawke catches a trout.
Gabrielle: It's beautiful!
Hawke: Yeah, about 3 pounds.
Gabrielle: No, put it back.
Hawke looks at her.
Gabrielle: It's beautiful! I couldn't eat that. It's beautiful! You can't kill it! Put it back, okay?
Hawke takes off his sunglasses and continues staring.
Gabrielle: Please?

Later... over dinner (trout and vegetables)
Gabrielle: You're eating the poor thing just to spite me. I suppose you think I'm being stupid?
Hawke: Yeah?
Gabrielle: I know people eat fish. I eat fish. It's just that trout was very beautiful.
Hawke: Yeah, I think I understand.
Gabrielle: Do you?
Hawke: Yeah, you just like to eat ugly fish.
Gabrielle: I don't know; maybe that's it.
Hawke: You know, like sole. You know, sole has two eyes on one side of its head. It's an ugly fish.
Gabrielle: Yeah, like sole.
Hawke: And pig, that's not one of God's most beautiful creatures, but I bet you like pork.
Gabrielle: Yeah, pork's okay.
Hawke: And lamb?
Gabrielle: Yeah! I love lamb!
Hawke: Cute, cuddly, wooly little lambs.
Gabrielle gets up in disgust and leaves the table.

I'm more than willing to go hunting eventually, but it'll probably be with a bow -- that I don't have at the moment. I don't see the point of startling several square miles worth of creatures just to kill one, unless there's no viable alternative.

 

[auschip]

I don't see the point of startling several square miles worth of creatures just to kill one, unless there's no viable alternative.

Disney would have you believe that every forest creature immediately takes to running when a shot goes off. In reality, unless they are close, odds are they wont do more then lookup and/or twitch a tail.

I shot a doe who was feeding with 5 or 6 other does (a couple had fawns with them). Shot was slightly more then 100 yards, she took one step and fell drt. The does with fawns ran into the brush. The other barren does looked at the one who fell, as if to say "What's up with her?". They didn't run off till I walked up.

 

[Diggler]

What I find disturbing is that tyme can quote entire scenes from Airwolf.