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Lol Dude, the meaning is in the name.Hunting for sport.Hunting for food.Its not rocket science.
First off, you've confused the terms. Generally, one would likely firstly imagine that "hunt for food" implies that things are shitty enough that you have to go out there and get shit done for yourself out of neccessity.
What creates more waste? The first option. There's a very slight difference, in that at least one scenario, one death is less of a waste than the other.
Is there a difference between trophy hunting, and hunting for food when there's iffy meat products on store shelves?Very slight.
There can be. You can hunt out of necessity, and not gain enjoyment out of it. Likewise you can hunt and give the food away. My cousins usually get their own permits as well as filling my grandmothers. So in that sense they're hunting purely for the sport of it. Even if the food is still being used. I don't see anything preventing you from doing both tho. I think most hunters see it both ways. Though obviously that seems deplorable to the vegan/peta types. In the end its like you said not much difference whether you get enjoyment out of it or not. End result is the same. I don't see either as being worse, or even bad.
Clearly Hunting for sport is worse.If I ever have to hunt an animal, it means I'm hungry as fuck. By that point it's survival. Hunt an animal or be hunted by an animal.
What about people who have easy access to supermarkets?And please don't lump me in with PETA =[
The thing is that most hunting is required for population control purposes (since we've forced out most natural predators).
For the sake of the animals (disease, etc). Hunting is also regulated by permit ensuring the population doesn't come anywhere close to endangered. Which makes the sport aspect of it acceptable.
I suppose that's why I respect vegans more since they're at least willing to stick to their beliefs across the board. Even if I think those beliefs are pants on head stupid
The thing is that most hunting is required for population control purposes (since we've forced out most natural predators). For the sake of the animals (disease, etc). Hunting is also regulated by permit ensuring the population doesn't come anywhere close to endangered. Which makes the sport aspect of it acceptable.
Most hunters have access to supermarkets, so that makes no difference to me. As long as you're not endangering the overall population, and not wasting the meat, I'm fine with it.
Plus what's more respectable? Raising a cow in its own shit and then firing a pin into its head, or hunting a deer and giving it a reasonable chance.
Anyone saying hunting is wrong (for any reason) should be horrified by any meat on any plate.
I suppose that's why I respect vegans more since they're at least willing to stick to their beliefs across the board.
Even if I think those beliefs are pants on head stupid
do you have sources to back this up, or are you just regurgitating what you hear from your fellow meat-eaters
how
yes, it's pants-on-head stupid to draw the simple conclusion that we don't have the right to torture other sentient beingsi hate you so much
Eh, as for Pendulate I wasn't looking to start another stupid vegan war thread or derail this one. I don't care what you eat. I was just being honest with my opinion of refusing to eat meat or being against hunting. Its an opinion. I wasn't trying to be a dick about it. Just jesting and being playful. Though that tone probably doesn't carry over in text.
They're basically one and the same.Now poaching... fuck those assholes.
Quote from: DAS "كافر" B00T on May 31, 2015, 05:40:10 AMThey're basically one and the same.Now poaching... fuck those assholes.Why is poaching so much worse?
Theres enough food in the shops.so hunting and fishing is a waste of time
Quote from: FatherlyNick on May 31, 2015, 04:47:40 AMTheres enough food in the shops.so hunting and fishing is a waste of timeYes there is enough food in shops, but most of those animals had a worse life and a worse time dying than animals that were hunted.
Well, first off it's illegal and unregulated, meaning no tags, limits, or firearm/ammo restrictions.
Secondly, if done enough, it can completely deplete game populations for legal hunters.
Third, and this seems to mostly be an asian/african issue anymore (though I think there's issues down in Delaware with their endangered fox squirrel population), it directly hinders and opposes conservation efforts.