For the NON-hunting crowd......

[Stargazer]

Originally Posted by SC_INK

I hunt, and i still think thats awesome and yes cute...I actually only hunt because my father in law does. I actually call it "hoping" because its not really hunting. Its more like sitting in a tree and hoping something walks infront of you lol actually thinking of selling all my hunting gear to buy a nice enclosure for my GTP

Originally Posted by KrokadilyanGuy3

Not sure what's more mindboggling. People finding it ironic that animals lovers hunt or finding it odd that nearly everyone who dislikes hunting still continue to eat.. Not to preach..
Cute video.

Hmmmm....I suspect there are some hunters on the NON-hunting thread. So just because many people need animal protein to survive doesn't mean they delight in the kill. There's a difference. Just like we have to feed rats to snakes. But some people actually enjoy killing rats or watching them die.

[florida 87]

Hunters are the same way though, they don't necessarily kill a deer because they enjoy watching it die. The majority of hunters will shoot and then kill the animal quickly if it wasn't killed with the shot. There is that disgusting few however that enjoy watching something suffer, just like in the reptile world.

PS - I'm not a hunter, but I'm also not against hunting.

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[ChadRamsey]

im the same, im NOT against it at all. I'll eat whatever YOU kill, but i just wont do the killing myself

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[Put-Putbutt312]

im a hunter, but i definitely wouldn't shoot the lil guy :P

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[SnakeBabe]

Originally Posted by Stargazer

You mean there is a non-hunting crowd here? And this thread is for us? Yippee! ...

Count me in the Non-hunter crowd
Hugs and Hissessss,
Maria

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[StevenLeeAugust]

Originally Posted by mongoose5971

I'm with ya I don't necessarily disagree with it but I don't think I could ever do it and I don't see how someone could bring themselves to kill for sport. If you live out in the woods and can't get to a grocery store fine, but I couldn't see doing it for thrill. That's just me, not trying to preach

thanks for that

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[Stargazer]

I think a clean shot from a rifle is probably more humane than the way most animals are actually slaughtered in mass production. It's just hard for me to understand how one could get any kind of joy from doing it and consider it a sport.

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[LukaTisus]

I don't call my hunting a sport. I call it putting meat on the table because, in my humble opinion, store-bought meat is far too packed with god-knows what in the way of growth hormones and what have you and in a way you're just paying someone else to do your dirty work and Lord knows what the animal went through before being processed.

I've been born and raised on venison, and venison is what I'll continue to eat and hunt for, and there are some years I don't even get anything, but see countless animals out in their natural habitat. There's enjoyment in being out in nature for me, if I get something, I make absolutely sure I can take a clean shot before I even take it.

I find no 'joy' in killing and I find it extremely offensive that someone would think so. Surprising as it may seem, there are thousands of hunters out there that enjoy threads like this just as much as the average joe. I, for one, love seeing deer in my backyard and I will not hunt them on my property just so they feel they have a safe place to be.

Shocking, no?

Sorry for the rant. I get riled when I see stereotyping all hunters as people who 'kill for fun'.

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[HERPHAPPY]

I sure enjoyed that video, and will be sharing it. I'm not a hunter, that's for sure... to eat/subsist, fine! for 'sport', just sick, IMO! (-now if they could shoot back, that might be sporting...)

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[StevenLeeAugust]

Originally Posted by Stargazer

I think a clean shot from a rifle is probably more humane than the way most animals are actually slaughtered in mass production.

sadly, its not like that. if it was I might go back to eating meat!

Originally Posted by Stargazer

... It's just hard for me to understand how one could get any kind of joy from doing it and consider it a sport.

Im with you.

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[ChadRamsey]

hey hey hey, folks, settle down.

this is NOT a debate on is hunting right or wrong.

We all know that some on here hunt and some dont.

There is NO reason to get all defensive over this terribly cute video.

I posted it for pleasure NOT to pick fights

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[HERPHAPPY]

I think the name of the thread actually brought it all up? LOL...

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[fuglyfarmhand]

Originally Posted by mongoose5971

I'm with ya I don't necessarily disagree with it but I don't think I could ever do it and I don't see how someone could bring themselves to kill for sport. If you live out in the woods and can't get to a grocery store fine, but I couldn't see doing it for thrill. That's just me, not trying to preach

I hunt and love animals. I do not consider it a sport. I view it as a tradition. My whole family hunts. We do it as a family thing and split all the venison between all of us.

Originally Posted by Katie M

you'd be amazed how many people in the veterinary field love hunting

My herp vet was out hunting with us this yr. He's cool and has proper safety in the field.

Originally Posted by LdyDrgn

Cute vid!

BTW...A good hunter does not allow the animal to die slowly.

A good clean kill is the whole thing. Fast and hopefully painless.

Originally Posted by SC_INK

I hunt, and i still think thats awesome and yes cute...I actually only hunt because my father in law does. I actually call it "hoping" because its not really hunting. Its more like sitting in a tree and hoping something walks infront of you lol actually thinking of selling all my hunting gear to buy a nice enclosure for my GTP

We see probably 25-30 deer pass us before we even consider a shot.

Originally Posted by Put-Putbutt312

im a hunter, but i definitely wouldn't shoot the lil guy :P

Nope they are too cute

Originally Posted by LukaTisus

I don't call my hunting a sport. I call it putting meat on the table because, in my humble opinion, store-bought meat is far too packed with god-knows what in the way of growth hormones and what have you and in a way you're just paying someone else to do your dirty work and Lord knows what the animal went through before being processed.

I've been born and raised on venison, and venison is what I'll continue to eat and hunt for, and there are some years I don't even get anything, but see countless animals out in their natural habitat. There's enjoyment in being out in nature for me, if I get something, I make absolutely sure I can take a clean shot before I even take it.

I find no 'joy' in killing and I find it extremely offensive that someone would think so. Surprising as it may seem, there are thousands of hunters out there that enjoy threads like this just as much as the average joe. I, for one, love seeing deer in my backyard and I will not hunt them on my property just so they feel they have a safe place to be.

Shocking, no?

Sorry for the rant. I get riled when I see stereotyping all hunters as people who 'kill for fun'.

We both feel the same way.

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[fuglyfarmhand]

Originally Posted by HERPHAPPY

I think the name of the thread actually brought it all up? LOL...

I personally think that the title was a lil misleading but the vid says a lot more than most other people could imagine.

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[Stargazer]

Well, any thread like this by default usually turns into a debate. HOWEVER, it is Chad's thread and we should respect his wishes and keep it about the cuteness!!

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[Stargazer]

In keeping with the intended theme of this thread, here is some more cuteness.
YouTube - What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

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[Icicle]

Thanks for the Cute Video Chad.

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[Icicle]

For me, I like the taste of wild game better than Cow meat.

Why should I eat meat stuffed with non-meat products?

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[Stargazer]

Ice, chill, dude. We're not debating meat eating any more.

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[Icicle]

I wasn't debating.

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