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Reese · 04-07-2011, 10:38 PM

I got invited to go hunting with some friends, excitedly I responded hell yeah cause I've never been but always wanted a reason to shoot my dads smith and wesson 500 somewhere else besides the range, that thing is a cannon! I love it. Anyway I started thinking and feeling bad about killing an animal and killing an animal and not eating eat. I'm no animal activist just don't like taking a life for sport, However I'm no vegetarian.

A little advice please.

Thanks.

tjt2039 · 04-07-2011, 10:46 PM

What are you hunting for? If your willing too, you should at least try it if you kill something. I grew up hunting, at first I didn't much want to eat elk at all, then I tried some elk steaks and jerky and loved it. If not, you should make sure your friends will eat it, or find someone that would eat it. Personally, since I grew up hunting I do not think it's right to hunt and not eat your kill, or at least make sure the meat goes to someone that will eat it.

**ETexPops** · 04-07-2011, 10:47 PM

You didn't mention what you would be hunting. That could have something to do with not eating your kill; I guess. Personally I think it would be unethical to not eat any game animal you might kill but varmits are another thing all together.

kdbrainard86 · 04-07-2011, 10:48 PM

i sometimes struggle with that issue too, i dont eat-or ever plan to eat a ground squirel, or coyote, or other small game (minus delicious rabbit and waterfowl). but for moral sake i just chalk killing them up to practice for large game-gotta practice if you ever plan to bring an elk home. besides that- in a SHTF situation you could always rely on your small game hunting abilitys for eating if you really had to. just my .02

psychocabbage · 04-07-2011, 10:49 PM

Will the poople you are with eat what you kill?

Are you going where they regularly feed animals so you are guaranteed a kill or will you really be hunting? There is a difference.

I dont eat any game animals but I know if the world went into the crapper tomorrow, I will be killing cows and hunting for meat after they are done.

Reese · 04-07-2011, 10:49 PM

Neglected to mention going hunting for deer.

Reese · 04-07-2011, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tjt2039

What are you hunting for? If your willing too, you should at least try it if you kill something. I grew up hunting, at first I didn't much want to eat elk at all, then I tried some elk steaks and jerky and loved it. If not, you should make sure your friends will eat it, or find someone that would eat it. Personally, since I grew up hunting I do not think it's right to hunt and not eat your kill, or at least make sure the meat goes to someone that will eat it.

Thanks 4 honesty.

major kong · 04-07-2011, 10:54 PM

I don't think it's wrong as long as somebody eats it. I'm sure one of your friends would take it off your hands, if you get a kill. Why wouldn't you eat some of it, though, if you're not a vegetarian?

Reese · 04-07-2011, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by psychocabbage

Will the poople you are with eat what you kill?

Are you going where they regularly feed animals so you are guaranteed a kill or will you really be hunting? There is a difference.

I dont eat any game animals but I know if the world went into the crapper tomorrow, I will be killing cows and hunting for meat after they are done.

Where going to the woods, I don't believe they are hand fed, there wild.

Reese · 04-07-2011, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by major kong

I don't think it's wrong as long as somebody eats it. I'm sure one of your friends would take it off your hands, if you get a kill. Why wouldn't you eat some of it, though, if you're not a vegetarian?

I hate deer, tasted it a few ways and don't care for the gamines.