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femmocrat

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1. I don't understand why anyone has to hunt for food.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 04:19 PM
Jun 2014

Surely there are less violent ways for families to "bond" than blasting the life out of a defenseless animal.

Video games are imaginary; killing is brutal reality.

PS. Watch them come out of the woodwork now.

Why is hunting given a pass? [View all] WestCoastLib Jun 2014 OP
I don't understand why anyone has to hunt for food. femmocrat Jun 2014 #1
Because not everyone likes eating mass produced meat. dilby Jun 2014 #3
That is true. femmocrat Jun 2014 #4
feral hogs are a severe problem Aerows Jun 2014 #9
So are deer in many places. GoCubsGo Jun 2014 #30
Are they any good eating? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #35
Cook anything slow enough with enough marinade, or Aerows Jun 2014 #37
I read somewhere that the big, old boars are not good eating. Jenoch Jun 2014 #44
You're better off not eating any (bloody) meat. n/t Peregrine Took Jun 2014 #46
so DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #62
Sorry but if you buy it at your butcher, health food store or Costco dilby Jun 2014 #65
not always DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #93
Someone kills the animals people eat... MineralMan Jun 2014 #10
Because wildlife needs to be managed to be healthy? X_Digger Jun 2014 #18
no one...or very few..HAVE to hunt for food backwoodsbob Jun 2014 #47
Because it's more humane and environmentally sound than grocery stores. Daemonaquila Jun 2014 #70
I could make the case snpsmom Jun 2014 #86
I have a friend who 840high Jun 2014 #90
Really? You think Hunting is anything like a vidoe game? dilby Jun 2014 #2
Is this for real statementofgoods Jun 2014 #5
I've known many people that used Aerows Jun 2014 #6
Hunting is needed - or bringing back the predators csziggy Jun 2014 #92
I give both, and neither, a pass. LWolf Jun 2014 #7
Discipline would make video games have no effect on him. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #28
Well, LWolf Jun 2014 #34
I live in the suburban Twin Cities. Jenoch Jun 2014 #53
My grandson was suspended LWolf Jun 2014 #96
+1 Exactly Aerows Jun 2014 #38
Who kills the animals you eat? MineralMan Jun 2014 #8
Some Mexican in Modesto. Throd Jun 2014 #11
OK. But my question was to someone else. I'm still waiting MineralMan Jun 2014 #12
I eat meat and have others put it into nice tidy packages for me. The Road Runner Jun 2014 #15
Yes. So, do the people who kill the animals you eat enjoy the MineralMan Jun 2014 #16
Many of them do not ohheckyeah Jun 2014 #48
If that was the reality for your Dad then he simply did what he needed to do... The Road Runner Jun 2014 #59
Utter B.S. Jenoch Jun 2014 #72
Various immigrants in low wage or illegal wage jobs probably. WestCoastLib Jun 2014 #21
I don't give hunting a pass. The Road Runner Jun 2014 #13
Dont really see a lot of crimes committed with hunting rifles. dilby Jun 2014 #14
I dunno...You may well be right...I'm not a gun expert by any means... The Road Runner Jun 2014 #19
75% of the guns used in murders are handguns Kurska Jun 2014 #24
I would prefer not to be shot by a handgun or a long gun. The Road Runner Jun 2014 #56
No one is going to shoot you with a bolt action hunting rifle. n/t Kurska Jun 2014 #58
That is certainly a relief to know The Road Runner Jun 2014 #61
Let me reassure you Kurska Jun 2014 #91
Woo Hoo!!! The Road Runner Jun 2014 #97
A pass on what? What equation? What issue? Brickbat Jun 2014 #17
Re: pass on what? What equation? What issue? WestCoastLib Jun 2014 #20
Do you HONESTLY think that Aerows Jun 2014 #41
Another swing and a miss? WestCoastLib Jun 2014 #43
I agree. Aerows Jun 2014 #45
I coach basketball for underprivileged kids WestCoastLib Jun 2014 #50
Children playing video games can ohheckyeah Jun 2014 #49
No...Children playing videogames can't "kill" WestCoastLib Jun 2014 #54
There are many, many Jenoch Jun 2014 #71
Because hunting is a necessity for some, it can be seen as classist to disparage it. Brickbat Jun 2014 #60
I'm a vegetarian and I support hunting. Kurska Jun 2014 #22
Fair point, but irrelevant to the issue WestCoastLib Jun 2014 #25
What message do we send when children sustain themselves on the flesh of the murdered? Kurska Jun 2014 #27
Again changing the subject WestCoastLib Jun 2014 #33
feral hogs are an invasive species Aerows Jun 2014 #42
Children who are taught to hunt ohheckyeah Jun 2014 #51
It's not the hunting I find repugnant, it's the pleasure taken in killing. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #23
^THIS Jamastiene Jun 2014 #40
How do they torture the animal during the process of hunting in your area? and what specifically statementofgoods Jun 2014 #69
A few examples... Jamastiene Jun 2014 #75
Your step brother sounds like a psychopath , I don't know how you equate that with hunting statementofgoods Jun 2014 #76
Well, the cousin was on a hunting trip when he did it. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #94
I started hunting decades ago. Jenoch Jun 2014 #79
Good. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #95
And many hunters don't take pleasure in killing ohheckyeah Jun 2014 #52
If you eat meat from the supermarket and condemn hunting it makes you the worst kind of hypocrite Kurska Jun 2014 #26
If you just leave the animals alone they will die naturally. The Road Runner Jun 2014 #55
Except that process would be them starving to death Kurska Jun 2014 #57
Because a lot of people hunt for their food Marrah_G Jun 2014 #29
Since you are trying to tag hunting for school shootings .... former9thward Jun 2014 #31
I am not trying to tag hunting for school shootings WestCoastLib Jun 2014 #36
I am certain the time spent playing video Jenoch Jun 2014 #73
One more point... WestCoastLib Jun 2014 #39
Divide and conquer? Unrecommended. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #32
very good point.. though we won't be outlawing it Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #63
Done it all my life madville Jun 2014 #64
What nonsense. Daemonaquila Jun 2014 #66
Good point. Vattel Jun 2014 #67
Hunting is not 'murder of animals'. Jenoch Jun 2014 #89
Glad my son only engages in "big" game hunting. ileus Jun 2014 #68
Why are kids on a farm who butcher animals given a pass? Kaleva Jun 2014 #74
You know...just the other day I was playing Mario Cart. Earth_First Jun 2014 #77
LOL...That was you? The Road Runner Jun 2014 #83
Well, people have been hunting since the beginning of time YarnAddict Jun 2014 #78
Hunting WestCoastLib Jun 2014 #81
Sure. YarnAddict Jun 2014 #87
Dumbest post of the day... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #80
If you aren't saying that videogames are to blame... WestCoastLib Jun 2014 #82
Seriously? Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #85
Rewarding sociopathic behavior ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #84
My thoughts about killing animals, even for food, is this. Booster Jun 2014 #88
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