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by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on July 28th, 2007
The sport is in that animals and hunters have different strengths and each is pitting their abilities against the other.
The animal has many advantages of the hunter. Keener senses for one. Most animals can hear and/or smell a hunter long before the hunter is aware of the animal's presence allowing it to hide or flee unnoticed.
The animal has greater patience and the luxury of time. Legally, hunting ends at a certain time of day and the season is only so many days/weeks. If the animal can just run the clock out, they have another day... unless it's the last day of the season in which case they have months.
The animal doesn't require any equipment and is relatively comfortable regardless of temperature or weather. No jackets, gloves, etcetera; Mother Nature provided them with all they need to survive in the environment.
Animals know the terrain better. The hunter is in the animal's home. The hunter doesn't know all of the paths and hiding places nearly as well as the animal.
A hunter has only one advantage; a gun. If the hunter wins, the animal dies. Sure, the lopsided stakes make all of the animal's advantages seem meaningless but when you consider how many hunters return from a day of slogging through woods empty-handed, you realize that it's FAR more even than you think.
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Very well explained. Those things never enter the little tiny minds of the tree huggin' granola eatin' pacifist sissys who would like nothing better than to destroy a tradition of sportsmanship that has been around for centuries.
by Slim746 on March 10th, 2008
Yes,Mother nature,(in other words their creator) "God" has provided them with all they need to survive in their environment. In THEIR HOME. Until intruders come into their home with guns, hunt them down and murder them. Leaving babies without parents, taking the lives of parents's babies. You's must feel very brave. Ummmmmm but how would you feel if someone came into your home and shot you or your children? I would be ashamed of myself if I was killing defenseless animals. I would certainly not boast about it. Maybe if you wrestled a bear and evened up the odds, instead of pulling a 1" trigger, you might be braver.Shame on you.
by Account Closed on January 31st, 2010