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Envitro · 08-19-2016, 08:30 AM

Just jumping into this thread...

I have fished but I haven't hunted, yet. I have my AHIA Hunter Education card and a good caliber rifle, as well as a 12gauge for birds. I have been meaning to get into it but none of my friends do it, so it's tough to find a group to go with. One of these years I'll probably do it.

But much of what has been said I've thought about, as I'm sure any sane human being with an ounce of compassion has as well. How do you justify taking another being's life, for the sake of satisfying your needs, even when it's for food or sustenance only. It's a hard dilemma for most people, but for me the biggest thing is I want to make sure that if I ever needed to use my rifle in a survival situation I would be able to do it without hesitation.

I'm a good shot, of that I have no doubt having spent countless hours at the range, and you want to make sure that you take the animal down as quickly and cleanly as possible so that there's no suffering. I've spoken to many hunters over the years and each and every one of them feels this way. I have yet to come across some a-hole that does this only for the thrill of the kill and is all jacked and hooting and hollering like the guy in the video (which was absolutely disgusting BTW).

08-19-2016, 08:30 AM	#43
Envitro First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Saddledome, Calgary Exp:	Just jumping into this thread... I have fished but I haven't hunted, yet. I have my AHIA Hunter Education card and a good caliber rifle, as well as a 12gauge for birds. I have been meaning to get into it but none of my friends do it, so it's tough to find a group to go with. One of these years I'll probably do it. But much of what has been said I've thought about, as I'm sure any sane human being with an ounce of compassion has as well. How do you justify taking another being's life, for the sake of satisfying your needs, even when it's for food or sustenance only. It's a hard dilemma for most people, but for me the biggest thing is I want to make sure that if I ever needed to use my rifle in a survival situation I would be able to do it without hesitation. I'm a good shot, of that I have no doubt having spent countless hours at the range, and you want to make sure that you take the animal down as quickly and cleanly as possible so that there's no suffering. I've spoken to many hunters over the years and each and every one of them feels this way. I have yet to come across some a-hole that does this only for the thrill of the kill and is all jacked and hooting and hollering like the guy in the video (which was absolutely disgusting BTW).