There are many reasons why men and women are strongly against hunting. Many people think is is environmentally destructive and extremely cruel. Some think it will ruin the food chain. Killing off too many of one species will result in the decrease of many other species. Less than one percent of hunters do not even eat what they kill according to the National Rifle Association. It is also believed that those that hunt are more violent than those that do not hunt. Kids that were involved in school massacres were either young hunters or from families that hunted and had access to guns. Trapping is also very cruel. Animals suffer in pain in tiny little cages. Sometimes even pet cats and pet dogs get caught in these traps. Conservationists manage species so they believe hunting to control population is an excuse to kill.
There are many reasons why men and women do hunt. Some hunt for meat. The meat is more lean and healthy than from the store because there are no additives. It is free and you can obtain a lot of meat from just one carcus . Others hunt because they love the challenge. Having to load up all their gear and head out to the woods or swamps is a challenge in its self. After finding the right spot, they have to wait for the right prey to come out. Hunters do not want to shoot something too small and waste away a tag. Sometimes there is not even anything good to take a shot at. Some believe it is their duty to control the population of species. Without hunting, animals will over populate. The love of being outdoors is definitely another reason people go hunting. Being outside is peaceful and relaxing to many. The sound of crackling branches, smell of pines, and the sun coming up at the crack of dawn is unlike anything someone could imagine or even search on the Internet. Being in the woods on a frosty morning waiting for the biggest buck to get a shot at is thrilling. Humans would not even be on this earth if our ancestors did not hunt to survive. These are things non-hunters won't ever understand.
Works Cited
Chau, Yong. “Interview with Anne Muller, President of the Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting.” Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. N.p., 2006. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&prodId=OVIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010504217&mode=view>.
Clark, Ward M. “Why Hunt?” Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Wildfowling Magazine, 2004. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&prodId=OVIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010504206&mode=view>.
Jen i totally agree with your last sentence. Some people will never understand that if it wasnt for hunting we wouldnt be were we are today.
ReplyDeleteHunting is not a Passion its an obession !!
I don't have anything against hunting, there any many animals out there, and the population keeps growing, and I think killing them is not harmful to the economy it gives people food to eat, and less accidents such as hitting such animals. Your blog was very interesting!
ReplyDeleteI am aganist hunting because I don't like seeing animals being killed.
ReplyDeleteI think hunting is a good thing because animals can get over populated and also people need animals for many things. Your blog was very good jenny!
ReplyDeleteIf it wasnt for hunting then the animals would be too populated and there would be more accidents with deer and other things like that.
ReplyDeleteI think humans are designed to eat meat. I think the animals would rather run free than be caged until their death. I never heard of a wolf getting put on trial for murder because it is part of nature.
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ReplyDeleteI don't have any problem with hunting at all, like other people have said if it wasn't for hunting, we wouldn't be here.
ReplyDeleteI don't like hunting animals for the fun of it. But if you really need the food you don't have much of a choose.
ReplyDeleteHunting is tolerable unless you are wiping out an entire population of animals./
ReplyDeleteI agree with that you should be able to hunt. My whole family hunt's and half of our meat comes from deer or others. Some areas can be over populated, and i believe it is a good thing. Good Article!
ReplyDeleteI hate hunting. I think it's wrong and people shouldn't do it. Yes some populations will get out of hand...but oh well. That's nature. Hunting is animal cruetly.
ReplyDeleteJen I love your blog. Hunting is a really good thing it helps out the environment a lot
ReplyDeleteI lime hunting and i also think that it is good and helpful to the living environment
ReplyDeleteJennifuur. I believe hunting helps out the environment. Your pictures are very nice and descriptive, i liked the bear one. Keep up the good work this blogs hot around the block! :)
ReplyDeleteI think that hunting is right and wrong. It is the opinion of a person. I think it is wrong because you are poor innocent animals but then it is right because we need to survive and we need the meat. This is a good blog jen!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I don't mind hunters as long as they abide by the law and don't just kill everything that they can aim the sight on. People like that should have no rights to hunt if they just kill to kill. There are some idiots in my class like that who just go out with a .22 and "plink stuff." They don't know what they are shooting - they just call them "Tweety birds" or bunnies. In reality, most "Tweety birds" are migratory birds and are protected.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry if this sounds stupid, but I can't stand it. That is why I hate guns.