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13. I don't give hunting a pass.

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 04:30 PM

Jun 2014

I'm not a vegetarian. I eat meat daily.

I'm not even particularly against hunting except for the fact that it increases the number of firearms in circulation. For that reason alone, I oppose hunting. Surely people can find other ways to occupy their time that don't involve killing animals.

If someone feels that they must hunt to reconnect with their cultural traditions or whatever it is that they find appealing about it, then just use a cross bow or take up fishing.

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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