But would'nt that be something if animals did have high powered weapons. What a reality series that would be.

I think I'd be lmao if I saw some humans getting shot at by rabbits or bears.

Y do they call it a sport? well my friend i can tell for sure you are no hunter. Hunting is a very delicate process that can go wrong with one little mix up. Everything has to be perfect for you to succed. Just like in a game no game plan no practice you dont win. Hunting is the same way hunters spend alot of time practing and have a game plan and procedure before every hunt. I guess for me and millions of others it brings such a feeling to a person that you cant even explain. In some cases u say why use a high power well in many places like in pastures or prairies the sight range is miles and even getting within a few hundred yards is a challenge. Also a high power rifle is not always the gun used. Animals dont have guns, well animals also have defense of their own to use against hunters. Not trying to get you all pissed off just trying to give u a quick review of why i think its a sport so give me a reply back.

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.

Why do NON hunters denigrate something they have no interest in? Nobody tells them not to strip naked on a 21 degree day and stand in a crowd of thousands wearing red and blue paint on their bodies in the name of "sports" And all to watch someone else do all the "sports." Why should I listen to them when they tell me what a sport is and isn't, it's obvious they don't know? I tell you what, come out to the woods with me while I am hunting and ask me that question.

Because they want the status and prestige from giving it a 'noble' name, rather than calling it savage exploitation of another being incapable of adequately defending itself against the hunter's technology. It doesn't match my definition of 'sport', although other answers here have illustrated just how subjective that definition can be. According to one of the answers, if it involves a 'club', it's a sport - S Club 7? Mickey Mouse Club?

Hunters call Hunting a sport, because it is, by definition a sport. A Quick look at all the online dictionaries revealed to me, that Sport is an activity that involves competition, and or physical exertion.

Your personal definition of sport is not the same as the Hunters, and most other people in the world. That is why Hunters appear to be "incorrect" to you

I don't think its much of a sport personally. I respect hunting, it is a skill of its own, and I have no problems with people who do hunt.

But I just have difficulty calling it a sport.

A sport; I guess... they need to call it something so that they can keep doing it with out bringing their concience into it. How can killing something be called a sport? It is one thing to hunt in order to feed your family, but to hunt just so you can say you killed an animal, I just don't get it. Hunting is killing not a sport.

Sports are games people play to show their prowess in physical activity competition. Plain and simple.

Kind of a loaded question. Remember just because hunting is a sport, not all hunters are sportsman. A sportsman enjoys long hikes in the woods, the fresh air, the wild outdoors and the thrill of the chase. Yes, animals die. But you need to remember, animals die. Wildlife laws ensure that only enough game is taken to properly manage populations to protect the natural resources.

Now on the other side there are what I call slob hunters, they do not respect the laws, trespass, poach and are dangerous. Please do not confuse a hunting sportsman with a slob hunter.

In my experience it's non hunters who call it a sport.

You should go to your State's DEC page and learn why hunting is an important part of an overall conservation strategy.

In fact, a portion of all sales of hunting equipment is donated to conservation (USA) thanks to the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1939.

As for those that feel hunting is cruel. I can understand on the surface why you think that way but if you've ever seen an animal starving because of overpopulation of it's species, that is far crueler in my opinion.
Familiarize yourself with the term "carrying capacity" as it pertains to animal populations.

In closing, I find it amazing how many anti hunters think their meat magically appears at the supermarket or their leather shoes at the department store.