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johnman

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omega 616 said:
So if there is meat on the shelves and loads of it probably already goes to waste why do I need to spend more on buying a gun, ammo etc go out of my way to go were the animals are find one kill it, skin it, take it home, clean it up, cut it up store extra then cook what I want.
Its a matter of personal peferance. You dont want to go though all that effort? Then fair enough, dont. But dont start criticising the people who want to do that.
 

fletch_talon

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No, there's no reason to since I live within driving (even walking) distance of shops that sell meat.
The only justifiable reason for me to be hunting anything is to cull pests like wallabies, roos, foxes, hares and rabbits, but there's plenty of people around to do that and get more out of it (using fur and meat for various uses).
 

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FluffyNeurosis said:
I'm surprised nobody has said "I hunt the most dangerous game, MAN" yet.
I would watch that show. But only if the game was everything-else-is-shit fanboys of any console, or people who hate certain games or genres of games just to look like they're non-conformist. However, so many people are now doing that pretentious bullshit that it's non-conformist to like such things as Halo, Gears, and JRPGs.
Fight the machine.

A note to people saying hunting is only about looking manly.
Yeah, uh, some people do it to, like, eat. Food is kinda something that people can't do without. For example:

omega 616 said:
If I want to eat something I will go to the shop, if I want to kill something I will go on any number of games that have killing in and if I wanted fun I could do any number of things that are much more fun, so why would I want to take something else's life in order to have less fun, eat or have something to do?

Why is it ok to kill another animal for food but not a human? Were an animal and were edible, is it 'cos the only thing that separates us is opposable thumbs and a more advanced brain?

Bah, double standards!
What do you get from the shop? Tofu? Do you eat just lettuce all the time? Why is it wrong to kill something yourself but not to eat what someone else has killed? Answer me this.

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dark_taint92 said:
flaming_squirrel said:
No, because I dont feel the need to kill something on order to prove I'm manly.
yeah hunting seems to all about look at me i can fire a gun at an innocent animal just hunting a bear god damn it then your many. p.s use your bare hand's for extra man points.
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DoctorNick said:
flaming_squirrel said:
No, because I dont feel the need to kill something on order to prove I'm manly.
Ah yes, here we are back to the automatic assumption that hunting is only done for trophies.

No, if I'm going to bag a whitetail it's because I want it's tasty, tasty deer flesh. NOT because I want a fucking head to put on the wall.
alright i recede that comment but alot of people do hunt for trophies.
You, my friend, are extremely ignorant.
NORMAL HUNTERS KILL FOR FOOD. NOT TO LOOK MANLY. God, I can't believe the crap that some threads attract. That's not flamebait, it's a good thread apart from these guys.

Back on topic, I wish I had an over-under double barrel (pump-load, naturally. Come to think of it, IS there normal-loading over-unders? Hmm.). Not this twice-damned side-by-side. Also, my dear old dad has this sweet scoped Winchester Hornet. Kill damn well anything from 3 miles. Also, on the topic of what game I hunt, normally pheasant and stuff, cos the area is just full of them, and they're delicious. I'd like to swing by Canada on holiday some year and bag me some deer though.

EDIT: Holyshitlongpost.
 

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johnman said:
I refuse to shoot pheasants though, as they are such pretty birds and watching them go about their business is such a pleasure.
But mon ami, they taste so sweeeeeet.
 

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killer-corkonian said:
Back on topic, I wish I had an over-under double barrel (pump-load, naturally. Come to think of it, IS there normal-loading over-unders? Hmm.). Not this twice-damned side-by-side.
You can get Pump-action over-unders?! 0.o

How would that work? I've only ever seen ones that you break and drop the cartridge in the chamber...
 

dark_taint92

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killer-corkonian said:
You, my friend, are extremely ignorant.
NORMAL HUNTERS KILL FOR FOOD. NOT TO LOOK MANLY. God, I can't believe the crap that some threads attract. That's not flamebait, it's a good thread apart from these guys.

Back on topic, I wish I had an over-under double barrel (pump-load, naturally. Come to think of it, IS there normal-loading over-unders? Hmm.). Not this twice-damned side-by-side. Also, my dear old dad has this sweet scoped Winchester Hornet. Kill damn well anything from 3 miles. Also, on the topic of what game I hunt, normally pheasant and stuff, cos the area is just full of them, and they're delicious. I'd like to swing by Canada on holiday some year and bag me some deer though.

EDIT: Holyshitlongpost.
im not extremely ignorant im talking about people who dont hunt to eat thats a sensible, im talking about people who just kill to have the trophies. its like killing lets say an elephant would you think he killed the elephant for food or for glory for me it seems like he's killing it for glory due to the fact the elephant is a huge animal and most of the meat would be wasted.
im sorry if i seemed extremely ignorant thats not how the post was intended to be
 

NickCooley

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I was invited to go pheasant shooting once but I had other plans. Shame, it is something I'd like to try.
 

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I've actually never been hunting which is weird considering its a huge thing in my area. My father was never really into it so I was never really brought up on it. If I got the extra cash and need a hobby when I get older, I'll probably start hunting every now and then.
 

sabotstarr

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yes. Quail with my shotgun. Much fun is had, but in Cali we have no hunting within an hour of my house =(, so early mornings and late nights occur when i do.
 

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DoctorNick said:
flaming_squirrel said:
No, because I dont feel the need to kill something on order to prove I'm manly.
Ah yes, here we are back to the automatic assumption that hunting is only done for trophies.

No, if I'm going to bag a whitetail it's because I want it's tasty, tasty deer flesh. NOT because I want a fucking head to put on the wall.
Can't you just buy the meat if you want to eat it? I'm sure someone will even cook it for you.

Even if you do kill the deer, do you eat the whole thing? What do you do with the fur, the skeleton, the hooves, the fat? Do you sell the extra meat to markets? The fur to the tailor? Use the fat to make soap and sausages?
 

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heyheysg said:
DoctorNick said:
flaming_squirrel said:
No, because I dont feel the need to kill something on order to prove I'm manly.
Ah yes, here we are back to the automatic assumption that hunting is only done for trophies.

No, if I'm going to bag a whitetail it's because I want it's tasty, tasty deer flesh. NOT because I want a fucking head to put on the wall.
Can't you just buy the meat if you want to eat it? I'm sure someone will even cook it for you.

Even if you do kill the deer, do you eat the whole thing? What do you do with the fur, the skeleton, the hooves, the fat? Do you sell the extra meat to markets? The fur to the tailor? Use the fat to make soap and sausages?
And your point is what exactly? That I need to use every bit of it to make you happy? I'm disrespecting it if any of it goes to waste? Sorry but that doesn't fly to me, frankly this discussion is starting to lose any purpose.
 

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heyheysg said:
DoctorNick said:
flaming_squirrel said:
No, because I dont feel the need to kill something on order to prove I'm manly.
Ah yes, here we are back to the automatic assumption that hunting is only done for trophies.

No, if I'm going to bag a whitetail it's because I want it's tasty, tasty deer flesh. NOT because I want a fucking head to put on the wall.
Can't you just buy the meat if you want to eat it? I'm sure someone will even cook it for you.

Even if you do kill the deer, do you eat the whole thing? What do you do with the fur, the skeleton, the hooves, the fat? Do you sell the extra meat to markets? The fur to the tailor? Use the fat to make soap and sausages?
Oh yeah, because every part of every animal that's killed in an abattoir for sale to supermarkets for people to buy is used up. No, there's no waste there at all...

YoUnG205 said:
I do not think that many people in britian hunt other than Farmers, since fox hunting has been banned, and btw no I do not hunt at all never.
Plenty of people hunt in rural areas of Britain, just not Fox hunting :)
 

YoUnG205

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I do not think that many people in britian hunt other than Farmers, since fox hunting has been banned, and btw no I do not hunt at all never.
 

Macgyvercas

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Yes I do. What I use depends on what I'm hunting.

For small game: Either a Stevens .410 shotgun or a .17 Savage rifle
For large game: A Stevens 30-30

BTW: If I shot it, I eat it.
 

Starnerf

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I have uncles who hunt, but I don't think I'd ever participate. I don't like the idea of killing any animals other than insects. But I have had venison before and it is pretty tasty.
 

omega 616

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Wadders said:
Again with the assumption that hunters are intent on wiping species off the face of the earth. These birds are bred and reared by gamekeepers for the purpose of being shot and eaten. It has no effect on the overall population, and things like pheasants are not exactly rare anyway. It's no different to say, free range cattle being reared by farmers, then taken to the slaughterhouse and killed. It is in effect an industry, but one that co-exists with countryside tradition. Money is made from shoots, birds are sold to various parties (suppliers, butchers etc) it helps the local economy. It's just because it's not killed in a slaughterhouse that people seem to have a problem with it.

The only way in which it differs from other methods of farming is the way in which they are killed. Free range cattle are mostly killed with a boltgun to their head, pheasants/ quail etc are shot with a shotgun. So what?

It strengthens the ties between people and countryside because many hunters are involved in conservation of species. They live in the area, they like the countryside, they care for it and they learn about it, because doing this ensures that they will have something to hunt next season, and the countryside will not be damaged or changed for the worse. It promotes a general interest in the countryside. Seeing animals in their habitat, knowing where your meat comes from, walking through the forest and checking on your game, all of this is an important part of hunting. The killing is just a part of the overall process.

None of these animals are "wasted" any more than other farmed animals are wasted. And it does taste better. Unless you buy quality, but expensive meat, it probably wont taste the same as something you went out into a forest to kill. Just like free range beef thats lived a decent life outside, killed well and been hung for weeks tastes better than some wastage from a skinny dairy cow thats sold for half the price.
I don't think I even implied that people are out to wipe things off the face of the earth, i just see it as, if you want a bar of chocolate you don't read up on how to make chocolate then make it, you go down the shop and bar some then eat it. Why take the hard way round?

You might of heard of a programme/series called kill it cook it eat it, I watched all of them so I know what happens in slaughter houses.

The difference is one is left with the meat intact the other you have to pull buckshot out it's ass.

You missed my point, if you have shelves and shelves, even entire aisles just for meat, let that go to waste? We might aswell all go out rifle in hand so the shops stop wasting animals (in both meanings of the word).

Well it might just be my taste buds then 'cos I can't tell the difference, I guess thats good for me, I can buy cheap stuff and it still tastes good.

johnman said:
omega 616 said:
So if there is meat on the shelves and loads of it probably already goes to waste why do I need to spend more on buying a gun, ammo etc go out of my way to go were the animals are find one kill it, skin it, take it home, clean it up, cut it up store extra then cook what I want
Its a matter of personal peferance. You dont want to go though all that effort? Then fair enough, dont. But dont start criticising the people who want to do that.
It's a forum, people give there opinions on the topic, that is my opinion on this topic.

killer-corkonian said:
omega 616 said:
If I want to eat something I will go to the shop, if I want to kill something I will go on any number of games that have killing in and if I wanted fun I could do any number of things that are much more fun, so why would I want to take something else's life in order to have less fun, eat or have something to do?

Why is it ok to kill another animal for food but not a human? Were an animal and were edible, is it 'cos the only thing that separates us is opposable thumbs and a more advanced brain?

Bah, double standards!
What do you get from the shop? Tofu? Do you eat just lettuce all the time? Why is it wrong to kill something yourself but not to eat what someone else has killed? Answer me this.
You want me to list everything I buy from the shops? Please don't remind me of tofu *shudder*.

So 'cos I am against hunting I am a veggie or vegan? What kind of crap is that? (I bet that will get taken the wrong way)

That question doesn't make sense, do you mean "why is it bad to kill something yourself and eat it, as opposed to eating killed by somebody else?" If so, it's because there is perfectly good meat sitting in stores up and down what ever country your in, there is enough meat to keep a pack of wolves busy for week but you ignore all that meat and go out and kill your own.

If there was hardly any meat in the shops, like foot and mouth came back and killed more than last time, then buy all means lock n load but since there is already tonnes of the stuff why waste it? It's like it isn't good enough for you or your using it as excuse to kill.

I don't like fishing either if any body wants to have a go about that aswell, it's the sneakiness of it, then the poor fish being yanked out the water by it's face.

I'd like to turn the tables and wear scuba gear with a massive, I know what you did last summer fish hook, swim underwater then leap out the water hook the fisherman in the mouth and drag him underwater, keep him there for a bit (think isn't he a bewt, look at the colour and texture on that) then release him.
 

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Not. I have yet to go hunting and probably wont until I'm 18. However, I am on the rifle team at my school.