To kill or not to kill?

[Skyrad 0]

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These two guys together pretty much sum up the majority of my personality

One shoe on and one shoe off?

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

[dthames 0]

I go deer hunting one a year with my brother and I will kill one given the chance. I can also shoot them legally that are around my house, but I just leave them alone. I like to watch them. I am not in need of the meat or I would also shoot those near my house.

I wouldn't kill the one bird if there were not plenty more around. If there are plenty in the area, go for it.

Dan

Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

[masterrig 1]

I have watched that show and like you, find it moreinformative than 'Man, Woman, Wild' orthe other survival shows. In fact, I have my DVR set to record new episodes. Well worth watching!


Chuck

[jimmytavino 16]

leave it alone


it can fly..... and anything that can fly is OK in my book...( i truly believe that Birds are a higher order of animal than mankind...) ( but THATS another discusssion)
anyway ,,,
try to find something else with which to practice your riflemanship.

might be good to work now, to help prevent any such need.... to "have to use them ( hunting skills)and have to survive off the land ". Are you expecting some t ype of calamity, or collapse of society?? ( And THAT's another discussion too... )

whether we like it or not,,,,,it IS the 21st century, not the 18th or 19th..
though
(sigh) there are many among us whose personalities could be better suited to living in centuries past..... myself included

only drawback??? NO skydiving....

[steve1 5]

Just because you don't get into killing stuff doesn't mean you are weak or not a manly man.

Over the years I've loved hunting. I've killed way more than I should have or needed to for that matter. Now that I'm an old fart, I really don't enjoy the killing part any more.

But I still like to hunt with my family. I enjoy getting out in nature and pitting my skills against the animals we hunt.

I'm the one that takes care of the meat, because I've had years of practice at that. I decide how and where we hunt, but I let someone else pull the trigger.

Last week my daughter wounded a deer. It was getting away. I used her rifle to finish the deer because it was making tracks and it was a difficult shot. I felt good to put it out of it's misery.

I respect ethical hunters. There are many who don't hunt with much of a conscience, and I don't think much of them.

Hunting is needed in many places to keep wildlife in balance with their food supply. We've argued that many times on here....

[lurch 0]

It ain't weakness, christian man. Its respect.
Personally I'd love having a grouse in my neighborhood just so I could enjoy having some cool bird kickin' around. Why kill and eat it if you don't have to? If you're a hunter/tracker then its not like you don't already know how.

I say leave the bird alone and appreciate its presence. If its thriving now it probably ain't gonna starve over winter. Hell, if it was "my" bird I might even help it out a bit over winter (small amounts of food left unobtrusively in its area...don't wanna tame it) just because I liked it and wanted it to survive. I'm sure some would have a problem with that, but I figure, life is life so why not help it out on occasion?

And yes, I rescue spiders and stuff. Also small birds and any other life forms I find in trouble. If civilization falls, yes, everythings on the menu. But not until. Most wild life forms I meet are better people than most people are. Given a choice between the company of a grouse and the company of some of my family members, I'd choose the grouse. MUCH less drama.
-B

Live and learn... or die, and teach by example.

[JohnRich 4]

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[These two guys together pretty much sum up the majority of my personality...

Half Hippy, half Rambo?

[verbil 0]

Adopt it as a pet, name it "Cedrick K. Grouse."

[steve1 5]

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[These two guys together pretty much sum up the majority of my personality...

Half Hippy, half Rambo?

That's a funny one...John.

[steve1 5]

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It ain't weakness, christian man. Its respect.
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Nope....I'm not a Christian. Christianity has nothing to do with having a conscience, but I agree with the respect part. Most hunters have a ton of respect for the animals they hunt.
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Hell, if it was "my" bird I might even help it out a bit over winter (small amounts of food left unobtrusively in its area...don't wanna tame it) just because I liked it and wanted it to survive. I'm sure some would have a problem with that, but I figure, life is life so why not help it out on occasion?
-B

Feeding wildlife just makes the problem worse. There will be way too many critters the following year. Why not let hunters take the surplus?

[Coreece 190]

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[These two guys together pretty much sum up the majority of my personality...

Half Hippy, half Rambo?

Well there is a rather pleasant harmony to be found between the two extremes, if you haven't noticed.

Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are...

[Calvin19 0]

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.I've been spying on this grouse in the national forest behind my house up north for about a month now. I've learned alot about it's life style. I've been thinking about going out there and killing it.

This, huh. This is just awesome.

How many PETA activists does it take to change a lightbulb?

-SPACE-

[rwieder 0]

To quote Ted Nugent; "Ya gotta kill it before ya grill it!"

-Richard-
"You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"