Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Originally posted by: DougK62
Using a firearm to shoot a target from a distance DOES take some skill, ya know.
Yes, but it take no more skill to hit an animal from afar than it does to hit a target from the same distance.
yeah, actually it does, because a STATIONARY target doesn't run away if you make a tiny noise or if it catches your scent. You don't sit around and wait for a STATIONARY target to wonder into your area, and you certainly don't go through the lengths of attracting them.
I'm not a hunter, but I know that you don't just simply walk into the woods, shoot the crap out of things and walk out with a big hunk of dead animal. You could go into the woods for a day and not even SEE an animal outside of a bird or rodent type critter.
There are also many game regulations in place that ensure that the animals at least have a chance... a friend of mine told me there are limits to how much ammo you can take into the woods with you, how much you can bring back with you, and what sorts of hunting equipment you are allowed to have at certain points of the year.
Posing for a picture of what you killed is no different than taking a picture with your car, or taking a picture of your first steps as a baby... it's what you accomplished. People take pictures of a lot stupider accomplishments.
What exactly did you do to get the meat you are going to eat this week? Maybe you shoudl take a picture of you walking into the grocery store and picking up a package and be proud of the skill it took you to do that. Or maybe you could visit a butchery and take a picture of the animal that was caged up since birth to show the skill it took to make that animal a future meal.
What about a venomous snake? Is it fair to other animals that all it has to do is bite you once and you lose?
Do I think shooting an animal is brave, noble or tough? Not really, but it takes a hell of a lot more effort to get food that way than it does by driving to the grocery store, so people who do it have one up on you.