Taking an animals life

[cottswald]

its a serious thing to take a life of any kind. I would be concerned for those that feel *nothing*. I don't think a calloused heart makes us more 'manly' or whatever. Just cold. that kind of attitude scares me a little.

Without a sober acknowledgment of the seriousness of death - I wonder how we could really appreciate life to its fullest?

And I'm sure you feel the same way every time you bite into your Chicken McNuggets!

 

[chbrow10]

In the gulf south we have an invasive species of animal that is destroying our coastal marshes called the nutria. They are a real problem and need to be controlled if not totally eradicated. I went hunting for the 2nd time in my life Saturday night with my 10 year old son. After we shot one, I looked at it floating in the water and felt bad for the taking of a life, but knew in my heart that it was for the greater good. We left it for the crabs to eat, knowing that the redfish would eat the crabs and maybe we would catch one of those redfish later.

My son had some questions later that night about killing the animal and not taking it and using it. I told him that God had not put the nutria in this environment, man had, and it did not belong in the natural order here. So we were correcting Man's mistake of bringing the nutria to North America.

I'd like to hear what others who hunt nuisance animals think when the hunt an animal simply to control it in the environment.

 

[M91/30]

chbrow10, That is very well said. You acknowledged its death and understood what you did. I can appreciate when people are killing for a reason rather then killing to kill. When a species is causing a problem something must be done. Its good that you explained it to your son. Remember nothing in nature goes to waste, it feed's something, be it plants, bugs, animal, etc. Thanks you