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GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
154. In the last 2 years I have killed 5 deer and a hog
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 11:48 PM
Feb 2018

I fired my rifle 6 times. The meat I eat comes from animals that did not suffer at all compared to meat eaten by most Americans. And it is as natural as it can get.

And my rifle sounds like a cannon vs a popgun compared to an AR.

The AR is a wimpy round for ethical hunting of medium or large game. In the state I deer hunt it is illegal to use for deer.

Because it is designed for maiming humans, not humanely killing animals.

Have a nice weekend. If that is possible after this week.

Why is hunting so sacred? [View all] fescuerescue Feb 2018 OP
I'm not a fan of hunting, but it's not accurate to say The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #1
Pheasant ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #2
During the Depression, my father shot pheasants with a .22 FarCenter Feb 2018 #76
Boy, He Must Have Been A Good Shot!!!! ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #106
We used.22 cal cartridges filled with small shot to kill mice. nocalflea Feb 2018 #131
While I know that hunters exist and many do eat the food they catch fescuerescue Feb 2018 #6
"It seems to me that 99.9% of hunting is about the hobby, not the food." WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #8
Not even close. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #67
Excellent treatise on why some people hunt. Blue_true Feb 2018 #85
My pops made the best damn venison jerky you ever tasted. nocalflea Feb 2018 #139
Despite the philosophical ramifications, I've heard hunters say... forgotmylogin Feb 2018 #144
In the last 2 years I have killed 5 deer and a hog GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #154
Exactly. forgotmylogin Feb 2018 #171
I never hunted but grew up in the country askyagerz Feb 2018 #3
Plus, many of we liberals also hunt GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #75
Yes. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #87
Yep askyagerz Feb 2018 #94
Yeah. BreweryYardRat Feb 2018 #145
It depends on what you mean by "rely." WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #4
Personally, I think venison tastes like liver soaked in pee, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #11
A lot of the taste depends on the dressing and butchering, diet of the deer, etc. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #13
Thanks for the imagery. Blue_true Feb 2018 #89
If it tastes like pee DashOneBravo Feb 2018 #166
No. Many people live subsistence Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #5
There are better ways to help those needy families fescuerescue Feb 2018 #7
Needy families aren't being helped as it is, whether they are rural or urban. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #10
Because we paying a horrible price in human lives fescuerescue Feb 2018 #24
6 million deer are killed by hunters in the U.S. every year The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #37
The guns that are used in mass murder are not hunting rifles or shotguns. Blue_true Feb 2018 #92
Bingo. Exactly right. WestMichRad Feb 2018 #114
"Hunting existed long before firearms were invented." So did starvation. EX500rider Feb 2018 #150
In general I'm against making killing easy fescuerescue Feb 2018 #183
Many people living a subsistence lifestyle Thyla Feb 2018 #22
And those people don't vote Democratic fescuerescue Feb 2018 #26
Good luck shooting a quail with a crossbow. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #29
Lots of hunters vote for the Democratic Party. GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #44
Who are you to decide what is best? Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #149
Where can they hunt? treestar Feb 2018 #176
There are millions of public acres out west Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #180
That's good. treestar Feb 2018 #181
It's a barbaric hobby. killing for fun. samir.g Feb 2018 #9
Pull yourself together. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #14
Do you eat meat? MontanaMama Feb 2018 #15
Most people have cognitive dissidence when it comes to eating animals. MisterProton Feb 2018 #25
No, I don't eat meat. "Bagging a deer" is ... Binkie The Clown Feb 2018 #43
But they taste so good... GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #48
Which other outrages agains human decency can be excused with "If it feels good..." nt Binkie The Clown Feb 2018 #54
They taste like liver soaked in pee, but many people like venison. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #55
I have had some that did GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #60
That can happen MontanaMama Feb 2018 #71
Your engaging in anthropomorphism by describing them as gentle and innocent. They are neither. Marengo Feb 2018 #66
Rats with hooves djg21 Feb 2018 #148
The small group of guys I hunt with would likely surprise some of the folks here who express... Marengo Feb 2018 #168
I usually appreciate your posts MontanaMama Feb 2018 #68
There is no objective right and wrong on this issue. Binkie The Clown Feb 2018 #116
Thank You! TwistOneUp Feb 2018 #57
Trophy hunting, yes; it's despicable. Hunting for food, no. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #16
Donald Jr. and Eric are fans of trophy hunting LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2018 #86
The other day a pride of lions killed and ate a poacher. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #88
I was too. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #126
I agree...Killing isn't "fun" for me.. whathehell Feb 2018 #129
My husband and son hunt MontanaMama Feb 2018 #12
+1 Ptah Feb 2018 #17
I grew up on a small farm. I have seen farm animals harvested. Blue_true Feb 2018 #97
Thanks. I appreciate your thoughts. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #101
One "harvests" crops, and "murders" living creatures. To say "harvesting" doesn't change what it is. Binkie The Clown Feb 2018 #117
Animals are killed. Plants are harvested. Codeine Feb 2018 #120
you are part of the problem handmade34 Feb 2018 #18
Part of our cultural is also killing kids in schools fescuerescue Feb 2018 #20
killing children handmade34 Feb 2018 #69
All of this. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #72
You list a lot of good ideas. Another area I'd consider is requiring some kind of insurance. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2018 #91
Very well said. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #27
LOL! But you'll alienate your ally right here on DU by calling HIM names. Seems like that's OK. Squinch Feb 2018 #65
I did not call anyone a name... handmade34 Feb 2018 #73
You said he was part of the problem that is causing these slaughters. That's vile. Squinch Feb 2018 #82
I want to apologize handmade34 Feb 2018 #90
Hunting has nothing to do with owning firearms. EL34x4 Feb 2018 #19
Well yes. fescuerescue Feb 2018 #21
Who's talking about hunting? Nobody cares about hunting. EL34x4 Feb 2018 #35
Oh I agree that not much will happen. fescuerescue Feb 2018 #38
There are people who told me that today RockaFowler Feb 2018 #58
How did you call them out? My neighbor uses an AR-15 variant to hunt coyotes, and Ive used... Marengo Feb 2018 #78
I haven't used one to hunt, but I have friends who do. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #79
I don't know any hunter MontanaMama Feb 2018 #84
I suggest you google "hunting with AR-15" images. EX500rider Feb 2018 #156
Yes. The hunters in my family only have treestar Feb 2018 #177
Your post is the ignorant equivalent of pouring gasoline onto the always red hot Atticus Feb 2018 #23
Honey, Turn on the stove, got a couple of possums today! Capperdan Feb 2018 #31
You don't need a gun to gather greens or mushrooms, either, but so what? Atticus Feb 2018 #45
Those wackos are beyond reason anyway fescuerescue Feb 2018 #40
In my neck of the woods, it's not just about getting food. logosoco Feb 2018 #28
Where's the corner grocery store in the Smoky Mountains? meadowlander Feb 2018 #30
I've been to the Smoky Mountains fescuerescue Feb 2018 #34
So have I, but I don't live there. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #39
Did you grow up in a cabin there meadowlander Feb 2018 #41
No but my father did fescuerescue Feb 2018 #46
Then I guess nobody else ever does, either. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #52
Well you asked a question and I gave you an honest answer fescuerescue Feb 2018 #59
You asked "Why is hunting so sacred". meadowlander Feb 2018 #80
You forgot that many of the "poor" have a pride in thier way of life. oneshooter Feb 2018 #147
Thanks for the reasonable post. nt Atticus Feb 2018 #51
If I remember right, even in Australia, under their restrictions treestar Feb 2018 #178
It's very deer to many people's hearts underpants Feb 2018 #32
... Adrahil Feb 2018 #50
LOL underpants Feb 2018 #109
I like to swim, some people like golf, some like to hunt. Blue_true Feb 2018 #33
Fuck hunters, fuck gun fuckers, fuck gun enablers. Retrotech Feb 2018 #36
"gun enablers" fescuerescue Feb 2018 #42
Ah, well! If your gonna throw REASON at us! nt Atticus Feb 2018 #56
Someone murdering creatures who never hurt them Retrotech Feb 2018 #62
If you are not a vegan, you are eating "creatures who never hurt you". Were they Atticus Feb 2018 #74
Lollllllllllllll WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #77
Okay, here's the Arkansas redneck liberal coming out. moriah Feb 2018 #98
Reason? Comatose Sphagetti Feb 2018 #115
Much better and more morally pure to Codeine Feb 2018 #121
Aninals killed for food MontanaMama Feb 2018 #133
Some poor rural families depend on hunting for meat. Adrahil Feb 2018 #47
I dont care for Meowmee Feb 2018 #49
Grocery stores on every corner? oberliner Feb 2018 #53
There are grocery stores on almost every corner The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #63
Right - the US is a very diverse country in so many ways oberliner Feb 2018 #70
When I was growing up, there were times we wouldn't have had much... TygrBright Feb 2018 #61
I have known a few people who hunt for food. One couple were indigenous. applegrove Feb 2018 #64
I think hunting with bare hands and teeth is okay if you eat everything you kill. byronius Feb 2018 #81
You must be a vegan? MontanaMama Feb 2018 #83
Ach, spotted. byronius Feb 2018 #105
I can appreciate that. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #107
It was vegan humor, sorry. byronius Feb 2018 #108
Gotcha. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #111
There may not actually be grocery stores as convenient as you suggest but Amazon's comin'. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2018 #93
trust me it is and thats all there is to it dembotoz Feb 2018 #95
Animals you kill yourself are not necessarily healthy for you to consume. StarryNite Feb 2018 #96
Make hunting more sporty Alwaysna Feb 2018 #99
Can you name a mass shooting that used a traditional, non-automatic hunting rifle? Pobeka Feb 2018 #100
hunting WestIndianArchie Feb 2018 #102
It's like gathering. Turbineguy Feb 2018 #103
The government took my NA ancestors guns once Runningdawg Feb 2018 #104
The treatment of Native Americans is a permanent stain on this country. roamer65 Feb 2018 #187
I do dispute needing a gun to hunt. My second cousin prefers archery. moriah Feb 2018 #110
It always cracks me up when hunters kill a deer and get a picture with it..... USALiberal Feb 2018 #112
It can be, though. It's not easy. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #118
Use a knife only and I'll be impressed. nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #119
that is a gun humping coward thing Skittles Feb 2018 #172
Most of the hunters I know leftyladyfrommo Feb 2018 #113
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2018 #122
Enjoy your stay. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2018 #125
The firearm is indeed the issue. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #128
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2018 #130
Hunters are weak, relying on a gun Codeine Feb 2018 #123
Wow. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #134
So bow hunting is fine with you? n/t MicaelS Feb 2018 #140
that is from some distance too Skittles Feb 2018 #155
Because it's a good way of saying "Fuck You very much"... MicaelS Feb 2018 #124
Less than 6% of the USA population went hunting in the past 12 months. That's small, Hoyt Feb 2018 #127
Generalities don't help this conversation. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #135
Sorry, fact is less than 6% hunt and shooting a bear may be good for your business, but Hoyt Feb 2018 #137
I dont disagree that 6% MontanaMama Feb 2018 #141
Enjoy Australia. I really dont have a problem with hunting rifles. Hoyt Feb 2018 #153
Well that is my point fescuerescue Feb 2018 #146
I agree. Heck, only about 33% even own a gun. And a lot less own and carry the Hoyt Feb 2018 #159
"Less than 6% of the USA population went hunting in the past 12 months. That's small" EX500rider Feb 2018 #160
Many, one time for chits and giggles. Are all the guns you own just to feed your family? Hoyt Feb 2018 #161
They frown on hunting in beach cities in Fla. EX500rider Feb 2018 #162
Population Control bpj62 Feb 2018 #132
Thank you for your thoughtful response. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #136
And most deer don't die of old age. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #138
It's all out war in the wild or even the lawn Kaleva Feb 2018 #142
Black walnut trees are particularly vicious. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #143
Not being argumentative DashOneBravo Feb 2018 #151
Hunting like that, without AR15s and similar, is OK by me. Stocking up Hoyt Feb 2018 #158
Waving a traitors flag DashOneBravo Feb 2018 #164
Well, Im Southern too and you and I know a lot of gunners are like that. Hoyt Feb 2018 #167
they enjoy killing Skittles Feb 2018 #152
My spouse and son hunt MontanaMama Feb 2018 #165
they enjoy hunting Skittles Feb 2018 #170
Yes they do. Happy now? MontanaMama Feb 2018 #174
uh huh Skittles Feb 2018 #184
Having hunting family members, I don't doubt there is some satisfaction in using a skill. moriah Feb 2018 #173
This is so well said. Thank you for saying it. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #179
it is the #1 satisfaction Skittles Feb 2018 #185
From the use of skill to kill, or just killing? moriah Feb 2018 #188
back to the food, and the population control, and "do you eat meat" Skittles Feb 2018 #189
I was actually trying to explore motivations, but your call. moriah Feb 2018 #190
Those who hunt AND eat what they kill cvoogt Feb 2018 #157
Good ideas. Most gunners are opposed to biometric IDs or other safety activation systems, thinking Hoyt Feb 2018 #169
even the tiniest impediment cvoogt Feb 2018 #191
I would never hunt but I understand why others do it. Willie Pep Feb 2018 #163
Some people really love it treestar Feb 2018 #175
I guess if you have hunted you might be able to see the answer clearer. Among many things beachbum bob Feb 2018 #182
Allowing hunting rifles and shotguns takes care of the hunting argument. roamer65 Feb 2018 #186
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