Ryan outfits 10 yr old daughter with deer-hunting gear (gave her rifle as gift at age 9)

[Brickbat]

291. It's possible to do both, you know. To respect nature while hunting.

I'm not sure what you mean when you talk about "some old dude's fantasy about being a squire and providing for his family." My son is so proud to bring back food that we all enjoy together. He's an excellent shot and often finds birds his grandpa has missed. And I mentioned elsewhere that I fail to understand why a family has to be "starving" or "NEED the food" before some deign to admit that it's OK to hunt. My family is fortunate enough to be able to buy all the food we need, and some of the food we want. But what we want, sometimes, is grouse or venison, because those animals are tasty and there is a real pleasure to eating the food you've harvested yourself. Why is that "weird" or "fetishistic" -- or any more so than enjoying a tomato I've grown at the end of the summer?

I think about it a lot, and pretty soon I regret ever getting into these threads.