I’m interested in hearing what Lemmings think about hunting. I started hunting deer years ago because I wanted to be a part of the process, like if I couldn’t handle killing and gutting an animal I shouldn’t be eating meat. IMO, it’s much more humane than what factory farmed animals endure. Less suffering overall than most natural deaths. Overpopulation causes disease and starvation and we killed off their predators, so we kind of owe it to nature to fill the ecological gap.
Also, I fucking love it. I watch the sun rise, think, record birds I’ve seen, think, watch squirrels play, think a bit more, and sometimes, I get some food.
Idk. I’m not looking for approval or trying to change your mind, just wondering what people think.
I think wild hunting is harmful to the environment, and hunting overall causes unnecessary suffering for the animal.
Overall, I’m turned against it. But if you really need to follow primal urge, at least put it to good use: some wildlife preservation projects require control of animal population, and a man with a rifle is by far the most common way.
Also, make use of your game, at least. Don’t hunt for trophies.
In many places deer are culled so they don’t become overpopulated then starve to death. You claiming it’s bad for the environment and it causes unnecessary suffering, as compared towards the meat industry, is simply ignorant.
I wrote this in the second paragraph
You edited the your original comment just as you posted this comment, so who knows