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Whatever it takes to receive maximum entertainment from killing a bear, have at it. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #1
I prefer an appropriate rifle. Fun? Folks love the meat! Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #18
Me: flamethrower underpants Aug 2016 #2
There's no place to Fla_Democrat Aug 2016 #4
This is one of my all time favorites IADEMO2004 Aug 2016 #53
Why hunt at all? We have supermarkets. TreasonousBastard Aug 2016 #3
I once saw a cow squeezed from a huge ketchup spritzer at Safeway. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #17
I know some people... Xolodno Aug 2016 #32
Sorry, but I'm always highly skeptical of that claim. ronnie624 Aug 2016 #58
Which claim are you objecting to? Brickbat Aug 2016 #67
There is only one, ronnie624 Aug 2016 #83
Well, it certainly depends on what you mean "has to" and "eat," I guess. Brickbat Aug 2016 #86
It's possible in red States That Guy 888 Aug 2016 #80
Exactly. Indulging in pre-evolutionary practices for the procurement of foods that are underahedgerow Aug 2016 #57
Poe's law strikes again... TipTok Aug 2016 #60
Here's two reasons. Adrahil Aug 2016 #63
and then there are all the assholes who just do it for fun Vattel Aug 2016 #90
Hunting doesn't appeal to me... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #5
Mountain climbers know that the mountain might kill them. JoePhilly Aug 2016 #6
Heh-heh. I think the biggest hunting danger is a heart attack, dragging out a deer. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #15
This is what I hunt with. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #7
Nice equipment. On occasion, I meet shutterbugs in the woods. Most seem aware Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #20
Not my pic, unfortunately. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #23
I hope to, one day awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #38
That'll get you longer hunting seasons for more species, too. HereSince1628 Aug 2016 #62
You want a fun hunt? Come to work with me. I hunt people. NightWatcher Aug 2016 #8
If you oppose hunting, fine. But some antis need to get their emotions/prejudices Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #11
Ernest Hemingway: discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #64
I guess the key there is "...and liked it..." Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #66
I don't know if I'd like it; I do know I wouldn't like hunting anything that couldn't shoot back. discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #88
Do you eat him after you harvest him? ileus Aug 2016 #70
What an African-American Rosewood, FL pogrom victim asked a white lynch mob member Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #81
I fish. Lance Bass esquire Aug 2016 #9
LOL! Me too. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #10
Ha! Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #14
You seem to have confused hunting with carrying an AR-15 to a political rally. Why? 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #12
You seem simply confused. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #13
Your statement is confusing PJMcK Aug 2016 #52
I've bowhunted before. Only deer though Recursion Aug 2016 #16
Atlatls, and presumably other spears, are legal means in MO and AL... Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #34
I have it on good authority that hammers are more dangerous than rifles. flamin lib Aug 2016 #19
Well, the topic is hunting WITHOUT a gun. Did you clear your post with GD hosts? Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #21
Are there any restrictions sarisataka Aug 2016 #22
Not for thieves. linuxman Aug 2016 #26
I have it on good authority that Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #51
I like pitfalls, myself. bluedigger Aug 2016 #24
I wouldn't, personally. linuxman Aug 2016 #25
You use guns for more than hunting animals. You are a gun promoter, even using a gun reference Hoyt Aug 2016 #27
So, what is your position on hunting instruments? Spear or no? Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #29
We'd be better off if gunners could live with a spear rather than AR15s and a gun in their pants Hoyt Aug 2016 #31
That would be an interesting sight. Some fashion statements could be made. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #35
I hunt for meat, but prefer safeinOhio Aug 2016 #28
Where FL is way ahead of TX: It allows taking of roadkill. Quite progressive. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #30
I used to hunt with a rifle but I had a friend who was killed my senior year of High School. dilby Aug 2016 #33
That is very sad. Fortunately, it is increasingly rare. In Texas... Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #36
Calvin had it right HERVEPA Aug 2016 #37
Pretty funny. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #39
I take the basic premise more as serious than funny. HERVEPA Aug 2016 #41
It would help to know what you are talking about, some context might help. Rex Aug 2016 #40
Background: EX500rider Aug 2016 #42
Oh okay, thanks that now makes sense. Rex Aug 2016 #43
You may recall the latest "Cecille the Lion" posting, this time someone killing a bear Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #44
Okay thanks, I am impressed at the stupidity of anyone that will attack a bear with a spear. Rex Aug 2016 #45
If folks are into ritual combat cum hunting, then take on hogs with a knife... Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #46
Feral hogs are mean, nasty creatures. Rex Aug 2016 #47
I think I'd rather have a .30-30. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #48
I think I would rather let someone else do it. Rex Aug 2016 #49
Never been drawn to hunts for "big and dangerous game." Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #50
Was the bear attacking people? Was it self-defense? Did the hunter eat the bear? Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #56
Honest answer: It was a regulated hunt (meaning SD is not required)... Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #65
I take no issue with that. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #85
Hardcore paleo diet, anyone? Warpy Aug 2016 #54
what provides you personally with the maximum entertainment value of killing for sport? Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #55
A little unclear, but I enjoy the pursuit of an animal which is superbly equipped for evasion... Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #72
This is a great answer. Brickbat Aug 2016 #75
My point there originally was, assuming you were only doing it for enjoyment, so to speak Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #84
Why not find a less creepy hobby? LeftyMom Aug 2016 #59
Seriously. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #61
Why don't you try hunting? We ALL kill to eat. Including yourself. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #73
Tell me again why you should hunt at all? For "adventure and food," pnwmom Aug 2016 #68
I have explaind this. Which method of killing to eat do you practice? Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #74
Rocks and Spears are dumb...long bow is nice and traditional in a Fred Bear kind of way. ileus Aug 2016 #69
Good point. Play fair with a dangerous animal? No-o-o. There is greater "fairness" with Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #76
Long bow could be cool, popular enough - but at that point I'd be choosing a Compound Bow. jmg257 Aug 2016 #71
Not slaggng long bows, just one of the instruments thrown back at me by the Manly crowd. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #77
Oh understood! Wrestle a bear bare fisted or be a wuss! jmg257 Aug 2016 #89
My regrets for repeating a comment. saidsimplesimon Aug 2016 #78
Shhh. Don't tell anyone that! Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #79
You know there is no answer that will MicaelS Aug 2016 #82
Thanks, I will. So much anger, I think, because we all kill to eat. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #87
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