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In reply to the discussion: Why is hunting so sacred? [View all]Squinch
(50,949 posts)82. You said he was part of the problem that is causing these slaughters. That's vile.
you can parse all you like, but that's still going to be vile.
Thoughts and prayers to you. Wavey thing.
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A lot of the taste depends on the dressing and butchering, diet of the deer, etc.
WhiskeyGrinder
Feb 2018
#13
Needy families aren't being helped as it is, whether they are rural or urban.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2018
#10
Which other outrages agains human decency can be excused with "If it feels good..." nt
Binkie The Clown
Feb 2018
#54
They taste like liver soaked in pee, but many people like venison.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2018
#55
Your engaging in anthropomorphism by describing them as gentle and innocent. They are neither.
Marengo
Feb 2018
#66
The small group of guys I hunt with would likely surprise some of the folks here who express...
Marengo
Feb 2018
#168
One "harvests" crops, and "murders" living creatures. To say "harvesting" doesn't change what it is.
Binkie The Clown
Feb 2018
#117
You list a lot of good ideas. Another area I'd consider is requiring some kind of insurance.
Gidney N Cloyd
Feb 2018
#91
LOL! But you'll alienate your ally right here on DU by calling HIM names. Seems like that's OK.
Squinch
Feb 2018
#65
You said he was part of the problem that is causing these slaughters. That's vile.
Squinch
Feb 2018
#82
How did you call them out? My neighbor uses an AR-15 variant to hunt coyotes, and Ive used...
Marengo
Feb 2018
#78
Your post is the ignorant equivalent of pouring gasoline onto the always red hot
Atticus
Feb 2018
#23
If you are not a vegan, you are eating "creatures who never hurt you". Were they
Atticus
Feb 2018
#74
I think hunting with bare hands and teeth is okay if you eat everything you kill.
byronius
Feb 2018
#81
There may not actually be grocery stores as convenient as you suggest but Amazon's comin'.
Gidney N Cloyd
Feb 2018
#93
Can you name a mass shooting that used a traditional, non-automatic hunting rifle?
Pobeka
Feb 2018
#100
It always cracks me up when hunters kill a deer and get a picture with it.....
USALiberal
Feb 2018
#112
Less than 6% of the USA population went hunting in the past 12 months. That's small,
Hoyt
Feb 2018
#127
Sorry, fact is less than 6% hunt and shooting a bear may be good for your business, but
Hoyt
Feb 2018
#137
"Less than 6% of the USA population went hunting in the past 12 months. That's small"
EX500rider
Feb 2018
#160
Many, one time for chits and giggles. Are all the guns you own just to feed your family?
Hoyt
Feb 2018
#161
Having hunting family members, I don't doubt there is some satisfaction in using a skill.
moriah
Feb 2018
#173
Good ideas. Most gunners are opposed to biometric IDs or other safety activation systems, thinking
Hoyt
Feb 2018
#169
I guess if you have hunted you might be able to see the answer clearer. Among many things
beachbum bob
Feb 2018
#182