Hunting As A Sport

[Professional Russian]

Simple question do you think hunting should be a sport?

I do not think so because if it is a sport people will take the trophy only and pisses me off. if your going to shoot an animal you should have to take the meat with it. When you shoot a deer and just take the trophy your leaving a shit ton of meat behind. very good meat.

so what do you guys think?

[Aidan]

Simple question do you think hunting should be a sport?

I do not think so because if it is a sport people will take the trophy only and pisses me off. if your going to shoot an animal you should have to take the meat with it. When you shoot a deer and just take the trophy your leaving a shit ton of meat behind. very good meat.

so what do you guys think?


I agree with you

[Carlsen]

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My family hunt for sport and for birds. we hunt birds like grouse, ptarmigen, geese and duck. The meat is very good to cook.



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[Professional Russian]

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My family hunt for sport and for birds. we hunt birds like grouse, ptarmigen, geese and duck. The meat is very good to cook.



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DIdnt get the point. people who hunt for sport take the trophy and thats it. they cut the head off and leave. the meat lays there and goes bad and that pisses me off

[Haleyzmont]

NOo.
Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides know their in the game.

Btw i took time to notice your username:Professional Russian. I am guessing you are too, a fellow russian.

[Professional Russian]

NOo.
Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides know their in the game.

Btw i took time to notice your username:Professional Russian. I am guessing you are too, a fellow russian.

Is no one getting the point of this thread. As much as i hate saying this. where are the great minds of VT when i need them. they always know what they're talking about

[slowmo]

I live in southern-east Tennessee. And we hunt only for the meat, not as a sport to win anything. Although when the deer are not in season we will, occasionally kill one or two that get in our crops, but we have permits.

[Sugaree]

It should only be a sport when tranquilizer darts are used. If you're going to hunt for sport, be courteous and just let the deer be knocked out for a few minutes and then let it run away. There is no harm in tranquilizer darts being used in hunting for sport.

[Stryker125]

If you're going to cook it and eat it, then I don't have any problems with hunting. But no, I don't think hunting should be a sport at all. I'm not gonna go all hippy on ya, but there should be no pleasure in taking a life. Animal or not.

[Professional Russian]

It should only be a sport when tranquilizer darts are used. If you're going to hunt for sport, be courteous and just let the deer be knocked out for a few minutes and then let it run away. There is no harm in tranquilizer darts being used in hunting for sport.

Because everyone has a tranquilizer gun, yes.

[FreeFall]

I hate hunting as a sport. I hate hunting if all they want are the antlers/skull/hide/head/teeth and/or claws. It's probably an awful comparison but I'm not going to kill a girl I see with nice hair because I want it, so why kill a deer just to get yourself a nice pelt and toss out the rest? Eat the deer and use the rest of it, not just pick out/off one or two things and throw it out. Same with fishing as a sport. Either stick the fish in a little fish bowl, eat it, or throw it back. I hate mounted fish, they're as attractive as stuffed squirrels.

[Sugaree]

Because everyone has a tranquilizer gun, yes.

Did I say that everyone had a tranq. gun? No. You're putting words into my post that aren't there.

[xXJust Jump ItXx]

I hunt... Lots of my family does but I wouldnt call it a sport... More of a heritage and umm I cant think of the word. But we do eat what we kill and its good to be out there with family and friends it can be very good for bonding.

[Professional Russian]

Did I say that everyone had a tranq. gun? No. You're putting words into my post that aren't there.

I didnt say you said that. i just simple replied and said that everyone has a tranquilizer gun. which practically no one does

[Azunite]

Because everyone has a tranquilizer gun, yes.

If it is going to be a sport, and if tranquilizer darts are to be used in hunting, then stores who sell hunting equipment will also sell tranquilizer darts. Simple as that.

[Professional Russian]

If it is going to be a sport, and if tranquilizer darts are to be used in hunting, then stores who sell hunting equipment will also sell tranquilizer darts. Simple as that.

I dont even want that. if you're not going to eat it you shouldnt be allowed to do anything. i hate trophy hunters

[Sugaree]

I dont even want that. if you're not going to eat it you shouldnt be allowed to do anything. i hate trophy hunters

Tranquilizer darts will simply knock the animal out for a bit, give the hunter time for a quick photo or two, and then move on so the animal can go back out into the wilderness. Is that so bad?

[Stephan]

Perhaps hunting as a sport is form of population control of certain animals during certain seasons of time?

I mean..overpopulation of one specific species can lead to devastating effects to the ecosystem it inhabits affecting all the other species that are in the same ecosystem as well.

Just a thought.

[FreeFall]

Perhaps hunting as a sport is form of population control of certain animals during certain seasons of time?

I mean..overpopulation of one specific species can lead to devastating effects to the ecosystem it inhabits affecting all the other species that are in the same ecosystem as well.

Just a thought.

That makes sense but that's not always the case.

The deer population in an area of my state was out of control, so they did control by hunting. Few hunters took home their prize, the rest were piled up and removed like road kill.

[Professional Russian]

Perhaps hunting as a sport is form of population control of certain animals during certain seasons of time?

I mean..overpopulation of one specific species can lead to devastating effects to the ecosystem it inhabits affecting all the other species that are in the same ecosystem as well.

Just a thought.

NO i want to be able to kill deer because i eat them. hunting for sport is when you hunt for the trophy. i dont care if the person takes the trophy and the meat but if someone chops the deers head off and just leaves it in the woods that pisses me off. If your going to shoot an animal atleast take the meat. you dont have to eat your self give to your friends or something but dont fucking let it rot thats just wrong

[MisterSix]

It should only be a sport when tranquilizer darts are used. If you're going to hunt for sport, be courteous and just let the deer be knocked out for a few minutes and then let it run away. There is no harm in tranquilizer darts being used in hunting for sport.

Just ignore the fact that you need to know the weight and type of animal you are knocking out before you go out into the woods to shoot it, otherwise you can just as easily kill it.

I see no problem with leaving it there. The nutrients of the animal will go back into the soil and into other animals

[Professional Russian]

I see no problem with leaving it there. The nutrients of the animal will go back into the soil and into other animals

well thats fucking stupid. that can feed alot of people. i may be a prick but i do care about other people and that meat could help alot of people

[Stephan]

NO i want to be able to kill deer because i eat them. hunting for sport is when you hunt for the trophy. i dont care if the person takes the trophy and the meat but if someone chops the deers head off and just leaves it in the woods that pisses me off. If your going to shoot an animal atleast take the meat. you dont have to eat your self give to your friends or something but dont fucking let it rot thats just wrong

Could it be that leaving the animal's carcass is some form of a tradition that is just done by hunters to show how great they are? Or maybe they just like hunting deer or any other wild animals but not enjoy eating their meat.

[Professional Russian]

Could it be that leaving the animal's carcass is some form of a tradition that is just done by hunters to show how great they are? Or maybe they just like hunting deer or any other wild animals but not enjoy eating their meat.

If someone wants to hunt it should be for food not to fucking look good

[MisterSix]

Great debating skills. It's a very American method
State your opinion and shoot down anyone elses that isn't exactly the same

[Professional Russian]

Great debating skills. It's a very American method
State your opinion and shoot down anyone elses that isn't exactly the same

Look i dont like trophy hunters let tons of meat rot each year. if you're going to kill the animal eat it. theres no use of just takeing the trophy to look good.

[Cicero]

I agree. If your gonna shoot an animal, use as much as possible and waste as little as possible.

[LuciferSam]

I think it should be a sport, but not in the way that it currently is. If you're going to kill an animal, you should have to use it. I don't see anything wrong with it being a sport, but it should at least be required for the kills to be brought in and butchered for sale, or if you hunt on your own private land, take them yourself.

[Azunite]

Look i dont like trophy hunters let tons of meat rot each year. if you're going to kill the animal eat it. theres no use of just takeing the trophy to look good.

That is fucking why we say: "If someone does not have the guts to see a poor creature dying, we can hand them out tranquilizer darts".

[Bath]

I actually have the same view as you, PR.

I don't have a problem with hunting if it's done right and the animal is used for something. If it's either done wrong and the animal is tortured, or the animal isn't eaten or used for something practical afterwards, I don't agree with it. I can't really stop it but I don't agree with it.

[TheBigUnit]

Simple question do you think hunting should be a sport?

I do not think so because if it is a sport people will take the trophy only and pisses me off. if your going to shoot an animal you should have to take the meat with it. When you shoot a deer and just take the trophy your leaving a shit ton of meat behind. very good meat.

so what do you guys think?

Well nascar is a sports, its entertainment and requires skill as for the meat most hunters I know bring it home or donate it

[Gigablue]

I don't have problem with hunting for food, but I think hunting for sport is wasteful. I don't think killing animals is good, but I don't really mind as long as they are killed humanely and as much of them is used as possible. I don't think it's right to kill an animal and take some part of it as a trophy, while leaving all the meat and other useful parts.

[chris1997]

hunting is a sport as it helps cut down on a surplus of the animal. Many state laws clearly state tht only bucks should be hunted unless otherwise noted. State laws also require you tag ur kill and use all of it. (meat,fur, etc.) Venison is really good to eat

[Mikedamaniak]

Hunting was necessary survival in the caveman days and for quite a while afterward, and it never should have changed from that. Back then, life was essentially one very extreme and aggressive outdoor sport, so basically hunting is still a sport no matter what, but as a modern sport, where the meat is not used, it is total crap.

[fallman]

Not a sport. I find it very relaxing and I don't have yo worry about being beat or winning anything. I either get the deer or I dont.