Hunting motivation

[logman 0]

Right lads time for a bit of thought

What is it that drives you to hunt?

In my opinion there are three main reasons for the hunting of wild prey,in no order

1. Pest control(control)

2.Sport(enjoyment)

3.Subsistance(food)

I think that all of us here count sport as a factor but what about the others?

Personnaly, the whole food thing is a major part of it all for me. Im very fond of the idea of self sufficiency and i cant see a more natural way of going about this than putting game on my own table.I see each season in quarry terms just like i would look at the season of Blackberries or Sloes etc. its all part of the wild harvest! I think that those of us who do hunt and gather in this way have a connection with nature that most of the tree huugging enviromnentalists would kill for, well maybe not KILL for :11:

So what do you think? Is it just the thrill of the chase or is their somthing else that drives you to hunt?

[Rabbithunter 456]

whatever type of hunting i do, there is always a "suprise element"

 

"has the snare got a bunny in"

"has the longnet been set effectively"

"will the rabbit evade the dog"

 

you get the idea.

this is what i love about the sports

[Vermin Dropper 2]

I think its a mixture of all 3 of those reasons countryman, in various orders depending on where we are at the time, :whistle:

 

as someone on here once said, "I never go out just to Kill something but I make no apologies for enjoying what I do"

[Kye 77]

I dont have a choice,...i hunt because its in me to hunt...for me to NOT engae in some form of hunting would not be ethical...just like a bird flys, and a fish swims...

Kye,..

[Guest MOLLY]

All of the above plus seeing my dogs doing what they were bred for, seeing the training/good diet/care and money paying off. For me its about the dogs

MOLL.

[dickyboy 1]

i love to see my dog working...................i love to be out on my own.........i love to go with mates as a social thing..........i shoot foxes as pest control but run rabbits for sport(sometimes shoot when i get paid to)..........kill squirrels for fun cos i hate the little b*****ds!!! lol

 

I like seeing nature and the conservation side too

 

I collect what i can and eat the game i want, to save money but as i'm the only one in my area/social group that hunts i can sell game to buy the other things like liquid bread

 

its cheaper than going to the pub

 

 

All in all its just the right thing for me to do!!! And i try to do the best i can!!!

[foxdropper 17,098]

I dont have a choice,...i hunt because its in me to hunt...for me to NOT engae in some form of hunting would not be ethical...just like a bird flys, and a fish swims...

Kye,..

 

Dito that mate .A day or so of nothing sees me feeling ill,empty and irritable .Its in the blood and there to stay .