Something that's been bothering me..need to vent!?

[Jayne]

As with anything there is always the bad that goes with the good. Yes there are the unfortunate trophy hunters out there that shoot for sport, and to mount something on their wall, but would never dare eat game meat.

I do not hunt. I do however come from a family that hunts. I grew up where the meat we ate came from what my father and brother shot LEGALLY and in season on their own. It saved our family countless dollars which in turn gave us a more comfortable standard of living.

Alisha: Because I grew up eating Venison as opposed to beef and Grouse as opposed to chicken does not make me or my Family White Trash. My mother is a college educated woman who holds advanced degrees and is a reading and speech specialist. My father is a tradesman due to coming from a disadvantaged family but has ALWAYS worked an honest job to help support his family. Yes we own a truck, no it isn’t camo. We don’t live in the woods. My father averages 2 beers a week when grilling, and any other alcohol his drinks, its wine. He has never smoked a day in his life and thinks chewing is disgusting. My older brother and I are both college educated working members of society and neither of us live a “White Trash” life style.

Interesting fact: In many states with Whitetail populations if not monitored and controlled with hunting populations get out of hand quite easily. Deer are a major hazard to people driving, will crash through windows of homes if confused and do pose a risk. In Pennsylvania hunting season is about population control, stocking peoples freezer for winter and preventing drivers from being injured, suffering property damage, or being killed in an accident because an overpopulation of deer means more in the road.

[amandap]

People develop habits and things that they enjoy. It may seem odd to us but when someone has hunted their whole life they no longer think of animals as living things, but prey. they become cold to it.

[farmgirl]

i really don't see what the problem with hunting is (well except for those trophy hunters). I understand why vegetarians and vegans have a problem with eating domestic animals but I think they should get over hunting for food. What I hate is when someone will start talking about how hunting is mean but they themselves eat animals from factory farms. Its one thing when a vegetarian complains about hunting but its another thing when its from someone who eats meat that they don't care how it was raised. I would imagine a cat could get a rush before he kills mouse so its understandable if a human feels the same way before he kills a deer.