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Why is Hunting Still Legal?

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While we tend to think that Bambi is gleefully roaming the woods, but this is not the case. There are two kinds of animals in this world: prey animals, and predatory animals. The cycle of life offers checks and balances in order that one species does not overpopulate. If such an occurrence does happen, widespread environmental damage, mass starvation along with disease, is the result.

So, being the big-brained animals that we are, we figured out that we could assist nature by killing two birds, so to speak, with one stone. This way, we not only manage wildlife populations, but put food on our plates. We didn't invent the way of nature, we just learned to utilize it to best effect.

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Inebriety	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 8:25PM I think George Carlin had the best answer for this: "Look at what we kill. Mosquitos and flies, because they're pests! Lions and tigers, because it's fun! Chickens and pigs, because we're hungry. Pheasants and quail, because it's fun, and we're hungry. And people! We kill people, because they're pests... and it's fun!" Rated: +6Vote for this!
Skunch	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 1:27PM Because people will always live off the land. Rated: +3Vote for this!
loyaldude	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 3:00PM I don't understand the core of your question but I think you talking about hunting in the sense of killing game with a weapon of your choice. The answer are two folds, first is control of the wildlife to maintain healthy herds and groups, and secondly because regardless of what you think we still belong in the animal world and we are program to hunt and gather. Rated: +2Vote for this!
shf84	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 2:46PM Why woulden't it be? Rated: +2Vote for this!
badbane	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 12:49PM well hunting still serves a purpose. legal hunting sets quotas and allows for the maintaining of a population of animals. That way the deer population doesn't explode and we have 3,000 deer in a place only big enough fo 1,000. It serves a necessary purpose. I don't hunt myself. I wish i did but, don't have the time. Rated: +1Vote for this!
miguelote	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 12:58PM Because it gives good reason to keep guns legal, as I think they should be. Too many things are illegal these days thanks to bad actions from bad people and as usual the good people of this world must pay the price for them. Rated: +1Vote for this!
Joyce777	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 1:26PM Because it needs to be! Rated: +1Vote for this!
UnidentifiedHobo	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 1:35PM Hunting what? All hunting? I think you should specify. Some hunting of some species by some methods is not legal. Obviously some species should be hunted, since humans have annihilated the natural predators in a lot of areas. Rated: +1Vote for this!
Entr0py	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 1:43PM Because its human nature to kill for pleasure beyond need. Rated: +1Vote for this!
EndlessMeghan	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 2:19PM Where I'm from there's a serious overpopulation problem with deer. A lot of them run into the road and get it, but also a lot starve. That and there are a lot of rednecks. -Endless Rated: +1Vote for this!
degenerate1991	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 2:21PM Because people get pissed when deer overpopulate and start jumping in front of their cars. Rated: +1Vote for this!
rusted	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 3:55PM Because as much as some people want to deny it, we are part of the natural world. Rated: +1Vote for this!
snowlady	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 4:00PM I am not exactly for or against hunting, myself. That said, hunting is still legal because the animals are still taking over the world and need to be outnumbered a bit! Rated: +1Vote for this!
Duckgirl	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 4:11PM To put meat on the table to feel we are assisting nature with population control and to rid ourselves of some of this testosterone build up. Rated: +1Vote for this!
RaidenAzreal	Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 8:01PM Because the evil vegan empire hasn't taken over yet. thank god. Rated: +1Vote for this!
mistyeire	Posted Jul 5th, 2009 at 2:04PM I am a die hard animal activists and have been for yrs,there is not good reason to hunt and please don't tell me it keeps the population down,tis poppycock,now our youngsters are being taught to kill at a young age,have ye ever seen a poor deer that has been shot and suffered in agony waiting for death?...I have and it is gruesome and horrific to watch,I will NEVER condone hunting,in fact I have a bumper sticker that say's (I love Hunting Accidents) and I do! Rated: +1Vote for this!
2nice	Posted Jul 5th, 2009 at 4:24PM You're not serious? I drive the hiway's almost daily and I can't remember the last time I didn't see a dead animal on the road. Why is driving cars on hiway's stil legal? Do you drive a car? There are more deer, birds, cats, rodents, rabbits, elk ... killed by cars than by bullets or arrows. Rated: +1Vote for this!

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