In your opinion, why do people hunt?

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hey, there are other groups

I don't personally care if I offend gun owners or religious people. They're the people who tend to think i'm evil for my sexuality, more then the general population; they're the ones more likely to be ignorant about the world around them; they're the ones who tend to be intolerant. Sure, i' being intolerant too, but I. Don't. Care. I'm sick of tiptoeing around it; I think gunowers, especially those who go and hunt innocent animals, have something seriously, seriously wrong upstairs. I'm not a fan of PETA or anything, but hunting IS barbaric, it IS morally just...ugh. It IS the sign of someone who wants power, and power is sought usually by people with low self confidence. Or small penises.

So you are a vegetarian then, correct?

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Given the fact that there are at least some form of food market in every single town in America, I would say that hunters do it for fun.  It's not like they'll go hungry if they don't.

Um, many people I know hunt for the meat of the animal. Wild Hog is good as is Deer and alligator. They hunt because they enjoy it and they enjoy the benefits of the meat they procure.

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Given the fact that there are at least some form of food market in every single town in America, I would say that hunters do it for fun.  It's not like they'll go hungry if they don't.

Um, many people I know hunt for the meat of the animal. Wild Hog is good as is Deer and alligator. They hunt because they enjoy it and they enjoy the benefits of the meat they procure.

That's not out of necessity.  If you want meat, you can go to the store and buy it pretty easily.  Hunting out of necessity would mean that you couldn't live without hunting.  You said it yourself: they hunt because they enjoy it.  Hunting for fun does not necessarily mean you don't do anything with the animal after you kill it.

I do not know of any store that you can buy deer, hog or other sorts of meat of that variety that were NOT taken by hunting.

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A bit of both. 

It's fun, and a rite of passage for many.  It also can take a big bite of a family's meat costs.  I know numerous people who hunt for both reasons.

I know quite a few people whos' main meat supply is from hog or deer and they steer clear of store bought meats.

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But people who live in the suburbs or cities have had no reason to hunt and they do it out of the "thrill" of the chase, the joy of killing or whatever other sicko reasons they use to justify their slaughter. If the local animal population gets out of control, they should use bows/arrows or some other method. If hunters couldn't use guns the "sport" would die out pretty fast.

Lies and piss poor logic abound in the above post. Pym, get a clue please.

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A little bit of both.  I've never hunted, but I've fished and my dad used to hunt with my great grandfather and my grandfather.  It saves people money and helps to control the animal population, plus all these store-bought meats have tons of junk in them.  I'd say hunting is healthier, because the animal hasn't been injected with all those growth hormones and chemicals, and it's fresher than  the frozen stuff that's been sitting on the shelf for months.

Most meats in a grocery store are no older then a week and a half. I know this from experience.

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because they lack self confidence and need to kill innocent animals for reasons beyond necessity.

Either that or they have small penises.

Acctually, I have been deer hunting many times and I enjoy it.  We go for fun, and to get venison, which is the best tasting meat around, in my opinion.

Also, there has been a drop in deer hunting here in PA in recent years which has led to bad genetics, stavation and eary death for the deer population.  It has also led to an increase in traffic accidents on the interstates.  Thus, hunting is acctually beneficial to the deer, as it is far to easy for them to over populate.

I haven't had a chance to go Goose hunting in years, but hope to soon.

Have a 10 ga. Marlin bolt goose gun with a barrel that goes on and on and on.

Geese are really nasty animals but quite tasty.

There is an old english tradition of goose for Christmas dinner.

Don't remember seeing goose in the meat case at Safeway.

I know my company usually stocks some limited stock of goose during the Christmas season.