You know, looking at how to look at it. There are hunters who brazenly kill for fun, then I agree. However, almost all people eat meat and eat specially bred herds of animals for hunting. For example, I buy the necessary tools pre-selected to https://righthunting.com/best-elk-hunting-pack/, so that everything was human and official. I also agree with you from the tolerant side and despise the murders, those who huddle for fun.
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I haven't. I can't see the appeal. Very hypocritical on my part, in ways, as I eat a ton of meat.
Am I a hypocrite for utilizing air travel but never piloting the plane?
You'd be a hypocrite for utilizing air travel but thinking that air travel is bad for polluting the environment. Doesn't even make sense to say it's hypocritical for not being a pilot. Your analogy doesn't make sense with the OP.
Now I have hunted, and I try to always have a clean kill. Deer, turkey, geese, ducks, pheasant, quail, rabbit, and eat the meat. Also, it's not like you're hunting those city deer or ducks that do not fear humans. Out in the real wild, where people hunt, the animals know that you are a predator. And most hunters eat what they hunt. If you don't, then they're idiots and wasteful.
I hunt as much as I can. Deer, turkey, pheasant, dove, quail, grouse, and wild hog, depending on the time of year and my location. First and foremost I just love being out in nature and observing the natural world. Like running, hunting allows you to see things that you probably never would have seen without it.
Hunting each species is its own craft and it's a real challenge to master each one, if that's even possible. I think turkey hunting is perhaps my favorite due to the "conversation" with the turkey and trying to call it in while being absolutely still and quiet. It's also probably the most challenging species to hunt, although finding and shooting grouse in brushy habitat comes close.
Safety and ethics come first for me. I'm much more of a meat hunter than a trophy hunter, but there are some ecological benefits to hunting large, old individual animals (see QDMA, for example). It is extremely rewarding to feed my family with lean, organic, sustainable meat that I harvested. If you have the curiosity, I definitely encourage you to find a mentor and give hunting a try.