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Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
In my eyes, all three of those points are true, for many hunters, and for almost all hunters.
As for animals not being able to do those things, that doesn't mean humans are excused! Humans actively do those things, whereas animals don't. Even if they could, there's nothing to say they would. Humans are not excused.
Not really. Sure, I probably wouldn't get a buzz out of watching it, but I'd rather that happen since it's necessary, instead of other animals being killed unnecessarily as well...
I disagree on both points. If you've ever taken a decent biology class, you will have studied predator-prey cycles.
Basically, for those who haven't:
1) The predator population is less than the prey's population.
2) The prey population increases because there aren't many predators.
3) The predator population increases because of the excess of prey.
4) The prey population starts to decline because there are more predators.
5) The predator's population declines because there is less prey.
And back to step 1. Humans disrupt that; that's how it works perfectly naturally and would continue to do so if humans didn't interfere!
And, no, as for being a hypocrite, that's a load of rubbish; I condone hunting much more than animals being raised for meat. That is necessary; hunting is not (usually).
First of all, I completely disagree with you that hunters are those three things. Of all the people I've met, hunters seemed to have the most respect for nature. They realize that an animal died for them to eat, they usually use every part of the animal that's realistically able to be used so as not to waste the body, and many are very concerned for the environment. If a deer is shot in the kill zone, it should go down in a matter of seconds; it doesn't suffer much. It was able to live its entire life in its natural environment instead of on a farm. Deer hunting, in this area at least, keeps the overall population to a safe number.