I’m interested in hearing what Lemmings think about hunting. I started hunting deer years ago because I wanted to be a part of the process, like if I couldn’t handle killing and gutting an animal I shouldn’t be eating meat. IMO, it’s much more humane than what factory farmed animals endure. Less suffering overall than most natural deaths. Overpopulation causes disease and starvation and we killed off their predators, so we kind of owe it to nature to fill the ecological gap.

Also, I fucking love it. I watch the sun rise, think, record birds I’ve seen, think, watch squirrels play, think a bit more, and sometimes, I get some food.

Idk. I’m not looking for approval or trying to change your mind, just wondering what people think.

  • neo2478@sh.itjust.works
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    11 hours ago

    What I find interesting is the reasons you listed for why you love it basically describes camping, not hunting.

    I would not call it more humane (it’s murder), but I do agree it is less worse than factory farming.

    That being said, as a vegan I still do not have an answer to how to deal with population control for ecosystems we’ve destroyed. I do think rebalancing the ecosystem with natural predators should be done, but I do recognize that prey animals suffer more being killed by a predator animal than a hunter. But that is an unfortunate result of evolution, animals that must kill to survive. Humans are not one of those animals though.

    • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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      10 hours ago

      What I discovered when a friend took me fishing is that having an activity to do while outdoors is a lot more fun than just hanging around looking at the scenery. And fishing is great because most of the time there isn’t anything happening, so you can enjoy the scenery while still have something to " do".

      • neo2478@sh.itjust.works
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        9 hours ago

        I get that. It’s also a long tradition that has been part if culture. But that is a lot less nice for the fish, even if you trhow it back.

        You could as easily have been learning to skip rocks, or whittling, or many other activities that don’t involve hurting or killing animals.

        • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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          9 hours ago

          Agree… though I think similar activities to fishing would be more like rock hounding or mushroom hunting–things that keep you focused on your environment instead of what you’re holding in your hands (like whittling).

          Also skipping rocks is really hard on my shoulders these days.