There are mostly two:

• hunting is good
• hunting is bad

I won’t take any life unless it’s unavoidable. If I had to kill my own food, I’d rather be vegetarian.

Just like humans have done for millennia and are meant too. Hunt. Cook. Feed. Then shit.

Rinse and repeat.

As long as it’s done responsibly and legally I have no issues with it.

I’m from Finland, which has a 1340km border with Russia.

When my grandad grew up you’d either hunt or fish if you wantes to eat. My dad hunted. I’m the only one of my siblings with a hunting license. I was raised with a lot of “when the Russians come”-mentality.

I’ve been moving countries, so I’ve had to give up my rifles and I’m not that passionate about it that I’d figure out where to go do it. But I do think it’s a good skill to have, and I keep my license active.

And my two spaniels would love it.

I made a post a month or so ago ( https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/asklemmy@piefed.blahaj.zone/p/982397/have-you-ever-encountered-large-carnivores-in-the-wild ) in which I referenced a book I was reading. It gave me insight. It blew away my prejudice towards hunters. I’m trying to eat as little meat as possible because of how we treat industrially produced animals, but this book taught me, showed me, how much reverence and respect most hunters have towards their pray.

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if I couldn’t handle killing and gutting an animal I shouldn’t be eating meat

I had this exact line of thinking. But for me that means I don’t eat meat anymore. Killing really turns my stomach, and I don’t actually need meat to be healthy.

But I love hiking and camping, I just bring my own food instead of a gun or fishing pole.

I feel bad if I swat a fly or remove ants and other insect or rodents. It’s unfortunately necessary.

Population control of deer is also necessary in areas with high density. I don’t think I can do it, but I understand why it’s necessary.

I also understand that hunting as a hobby is as much about enjoying the nature. I can do this fine without having to kill anything though. I’m not very competitive but if I wanted to use nature in a more challenging way, I’d probably hunt with a camera instead, which would still satisfy the game aspect of it.

My dream would be to own an area large enough to let nature exist alongside the humans, but this is just not possible for everyone to do. There’s no wilderness left for nature where I live, so I guess population control is the only compromise for letting wild animals coexist with humans.

As for animal welfare I think meat production is a much more important part to regulate. It’s disgusting how animals are breed only to be slaughtered without even having a chance to enjoy life even a little.

Hunting with a valid reason (for food, population control, etc.) is acceptable and/or a necessity.

Hunting for funsies only - including all the BS safari hunting that are essentially glorified high tech fishing trips - is disgusting

I’m quite neutral about this. I don’t mind hunting and fishing as much, unless it’s on an industrial or wasteful manner.

I grew up in a stand hunting family, but I never got the taste for it. I never thought it was very sporting to setup a feeder that runs throughout the year to train deer to have their meals where you can shoot them from your stand. I have killed and cleaned a deer, but if that was the only way I could consume meat I would be a vegetarian. I understand about conservation and controlling populations, deer are pests for farmers, but I can’t say I’d go hunting with a rifle again.

I did really love hunting with my grandfather, he taught me about the ecosystem and the food chain in real terms and gave me a lifelong love of nature. Most times we’d go out we’d never even load our rifles. He had one deer he’d been tracking for years, a majestic, one-eyed, 13 point buck and had pictures of the deer across several seasons where you could see his rack grow. My grandfather called him rooster after a one-eyed friend of the family.

I have nothing against hunting, especially deer and wild boar. Wild boar are especially dangerous and aggressive so culling their numbers is a public safety good. And I know many poor rural families feed themselves bagging their limits so I wouldn’t begrudge anyone trying to feed their family. Hunting as a sport though is a bit distasteful.

Depends on the type. Hunting pests like rabbits possums pigs, inseason game like ducks, pheasant and deer is all great. I dont like hunting rare endangered animals or helicopter hunting with a machine gun except if its a pest culling like feral pigs.

For the activity I really enjoy it. Its a great outdoor activity to do with friends and family. I like getting up early and heading out across the paddocks in the crisp morning and seeing the sun come out. I dont like butchering because im pretty odd about textures and smells but i’ll do it when i have to. I dont find it to be inhumane at all.

I loved everything about hunting except the part where you shoot a cute forest creature, so I became a hiker. But you do you.

I grew up in a tiny village where “everyone” had at least one hunting rifle, so I may be biased but I think it’s fine as long as it’s done in a sustainable way.

The main game was moose, and there was a strict quota every year about how many of them could be killed. And I can confirm that it was sustainable as it was still moose everywhere (to the point where I remember sitting by my PC one day, playing Quake, noticing there was a moose outside of my windows, eating apples on the lawn.

These days I only hunt ‘the deadliest prey’.