I'm so excited

by obiwan 62 Replies latest jw friends

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  Sassy

  Yes, as already mentioned the deer population can be out of control. I have to say on behalf of those who love to hunt and for those who don't understand it, hunting may seem to sound cruel, however having lived in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota where there are so many deer that if the population was not kept down by hunters, many of them would die of starvation if the winter was long and cold. Starvation would not be my pick of a way to go. Come spring when the snow melted in the fields first, the deer would come out of the forests to eat and we would see as many as a hundred deer grazing in the fields on the side of the rural roads. And that is after hunting season which is in the fall. Imagine if no one hunted. You had to be ever on alert, because you never know when a deer was going to jump out in front of your car. We had a near miss once where we hit a deer (my ex did) and it managed after hitting the front side of the car to be thrown in the air over our car. Had my ex been going slower, it would have come right through our windshield and I can only imagine how bad the accident might have been. (of course I wouldn't have been driving like a bat out of hell like he always did either so the need to 'fly' for the deer at all might have been avoided.. )

  Any way, a lot of people enjoy eating venison (sp?) as well, so it can put food on the table. It doesn't happen to be my favorite however venison made into salame is delicious.
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  amac

  So people who get "so excited" about hunting are excited because they have noble intentions and love the deer so much that they administer mercy killings? ;>)

  I have no problem with people hunting and am far from an animal rights activist. I happen to personally think that the adrenaline rush of killing things is a sick hobby and don't understand getting excited about it. On top of that, I can't stand it when hunters try to make it seem like they hunt out of the need for food or to help control the deer population rather than the excitement and sport of killing. I'm sure there is a small amount of hunters who do it to provide food for their family, but if so, I can't imagine them getting "so excited" about it anymore than my wife gets excited about going to the grocery store to bag us a couple of steaks.
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  Frannie Banannie

  We had a near miss once where we hit a deer (my ex did) and it managed after hitting the front side of the car to be thrown in the air over our car. Had my ex been going slower, it would have come right through our windshield and I can only imagine how bad the accident might have been.

  SNS!!! My now-ex-hubby and I were driving North on IH 85 in the Eastern U.S. in 1967 when the car in front of us was struck by a deer dashing out of the forest alongside the hwy....the deer was thrown by their car and bounced off the windshield of our VW bug.....blood and fur was flying everywhere!!! We almost wrecked, cause we were pulling a small Uhaul trailer.....Was that yall???

  Frannie B
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  Sassy

  We almost wrecked, cause we were pulling a small Uhaul trailer.....Was that yall???

  No Frannie it wasn't. We were in Wisconsin on a very minor highway near the Brule River. It was about 1 or 2 am and there wasn't another vehicle in site except us..

  adrenaline rush of killing things is a sick hobby

  Do you really think amac that the passion is for killing? I mean I know there are some that may have that, but all of my friends who have hunted, I have never gotten the impression from them that it is about the spirit of the kill. I kind of think it is unfair to judge them that way. Sorry. My opinion.

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  I was thinking about this subject and it really depends on where you are from, what your attitude is. When I was in the midwest, you could count on all the men taking vacations around hunting season. It is a part of life there. When you marry a sports/gamesman, you know that is part of the deal and you respect it. I did date very shortly a 'brother' before getting married to my ex who lived, breathed and dreamt fishing, hunting, etc. He and all his brothers, that was their life. Now I LOVE to fish, dont' mind a guy that hunts, but I sure didn't want to be a wife of a man who was never home because of that passion. So, although I had a little fun with him, we didn't date long because I saw no long term future for us, other than friendship.

  any way, when I moved and talked to people about hunting in a metropolis area, I could see they didn't get the hunting stuff either. It wasn't a part of their environment or what they were raised with any more than working on cars and if there was a noise in the engine, knowing what might be wrong with it. Everyone just brings it in the shop.. I dont' get that. I am used to men who have their chainsaws in the backyard and a boat and 4 wheeler next to the garage ready to be used at any time.

  I really think it is about what you are raised around.
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  nilfun

  I cannot bring myself to partake of any venison until I know for sure that CJD cannot be transmitted to humans by eating CWD-infected deer.
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  amac

  Do you really think amac that the passion is for killing? I mean I know there are some that may have that, but all of my friends who have hunted, I have never gotten the impression from them that it is about the spirit of the kill. I kind of think it is unfair to judge them that way. Sorry. My opinion.

  I'm definitely open to any other explanation, but if they don't do it for the sport of the kill, why else would they do it? To spend quality time with other men, bonding, alone...in the forest? I already don't buy the whole providing food for my family line or controlling the deer population. I would love to hear any other possible reasons why someone would have a passion for hunting. I already understand that most men into this were raised in the environment, but that still does not explain away what the drive for the passion is.
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  Sassy

  Is bonding such a bad thing? Actually when the men went away hunting, sometimes the women have their own bond sessions (hunters wives and those of us who weren't but got invited any way) For my dad, it was going to the cabin with his buddies every year. Eventually half the guys didn't bother to get a license and hunt, but they went up there any way because it was their time to get away from the women and have a few drinks and relax. The guys that loved to hunt, went hunting and joined them at the cabin when they were done for the day. But it was their time away from it all and something they enjoyed every year. I can't remember one of them saying how exciting it was to see the life drain from the animal. I don't think they were heartless. And they did enjoy a steak on their table. None of the meat went wasted. What is the difference between slaughtering a cow and then cutting it up, and we pick up a steak at the grocery store. An animal still died for us to eat it.

  I guess I can't explain to you about why the love for hunting because I don't hunt and so I will 'let this one go' and let one of the men who do enjoy it explain it to you. But I think like all things, we can each enjoy different things without being bad people. I have known a lot of men who hated dancing and just as many who loved it. How does a dancer explain to a non dancer why it is so fun? You are either interested in it or you aren't. You either enjoy sports or you don't. That is what makes the world, we are all different, all varieties. Life would be boring if we were robots and all enjoyed the same thing.
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  Special K

  Tatiana..

  Girl.you crack me up.. with that picture of the deer in the tree and the hunter below..

  Also the other one was great..

  And the joke about the deer hunter and the lesbian.. ROFL.. Hahaha!! Sweet!

  Special K
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  amac

  For clarification, I definitely do not think people who hunt are "bad" people. No more than I think a kid who likes to step on spiders is bad. I just don't understand the thrill of hunting and have yet have a hunter tell me "Yes, I like the thrill of stalking a deer and killing it." I usually get some lame response about it being the same as buying meat in the market, which doesn't explain why people enjoy hunting.

  In the end, you are right, it is a matter of opinion.
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  xenawarrior

  When I was in the midwest, you could count on all the men taking vacations around hunting season. It is a part of life there.

  You are so right about that. Here in Wisconsin during gun deer hunting season, there are so many places that operate with skeleton crews because everyone is deer hunting !! With the CWD problem of the past couple of years it has really put a damper on that to a degree. This year ought to be interesting to see what happens. My brother in law didn't go out last year and it's the first year ever since I've known him- since he was in high school. All of my nephews have either completed or are enrolled in hunter's safety courses and all have learned all about it. It really is part of life up here for many- generation upon generation.

  And the bonding is important as well. They guys get together and hunt and play cards and fart all day and take turns cooking and whatever else they'd like- including visiting the local strip joints in the hunting areas . For the women, that is when they have many of the craft shows and you'll see the male dancer shows in town.

  Deer hunting, beer hunting- it's all good..........