A view of hunting

[tom-wisconsin]

#5817

I have just finished watching Global Spirit. A healer or Shaman from Greenland was on. He said, “I am a hunter. I have never hunted to kill. I hunt to eat. ” This is the way the native people of Greenland think about hunting. I found this a very interesting way of thinking about hunting.

[John Carter]

#44854

Tom-Wisconsin wrote: I have just finished watching Global Spirit. A healer or Shaman from Greenland was on. He said, “I am a hunter. I have never hunted to kill. I hunt to eat. ” This is the way the native people of Greenland think about hunting. I found this a very interesting way of thinking about hunting.

It shouldn’t even be interesting,,it’s just a statement of fact in a world where hunting is not just another ego driven sport,,,but hunting purely for food is often looked down on by those that are driven by their desire for personal recognition.

[SteveMcD]

#45395

I have always hunted for the table. I was taught by my Dad to never kill anything I do not intend to eat. I kill for the table and I never take more than I need.

Since we are not substinance hunters per se, like many indigenous people throughout the world. That does not mean we are not spiritual hunters as well. We all know that hunting is about the overall experience. We are connected to the earth, the animals, each other, as well as the past, present and future.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#46622

A quick survey of the names of compound bow models available at a famous outdoor chain:

Assault
Carnage
Mauler
Attack
Home Wrecker
Vendetta
Dominator
Chaos
Conquest
Extreme Tactical

You’d think these folks were preparing to go to war. This is the kind of marketing (and the same ad machine that attempts to create the “hunting celebrities” that Petersen speaks of) that helps perpetuate the adversarial, über-aggro mentality. I hesitate to call this “hunting,” at least not in the holistic sense.

[SteveMcD]

#46648

Smithhammer wrote:
You’d think these folks were preparing to go to war. This is the kind of marketing (and the same ad machine that attempts to create the “hunting celebrities” that Petersen speaks of) that helps perpetuate the adversarial, über-aggro mentality. I hesitate to call this “hunting,” at least not in the holistic sense.

I (we) are a better hunter, sportsman, man (and women) than that! And if I am considered an elitist because of that.. I can live with that. I could not look at myself in the mirror with half the garbage considered “necessary” by mainstream hunters.

[stalkin4elk]

#47147

The greatest trophy is the pure and clean meat harvested.I’ve nothing against antlers as long as the meat gets first priority.

[wildschwein]

#47244

I agree with and practice the belief that we should eat what we kill and only kill what we intend to eat, but I don’t think I could say that the kill was unimportant. I have heard some folks say that they always feel a bit of regret when they take an animals life, but unless I kill in the name of mercy (cutting the throat of a seriously injured vehicle hit Deer) I tend to feel a bit of satisfaction when walking up to an animal that I have killed. I am not a trophy hunter and do not chase “book” animals but I feel satisfaction non the less. Is this wrong? Don’t know.

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