I used to be an avid hunter but I just can't do it anymore. I used to live on 30 acres and had lots of big bucks, pheasant, wild turkey and misc on my property. My last hunt was for doves in my backyard and I hit this beautiful bird, it used it's last ounce of strength to try and get out of my hand and then died. Ever since then I can't do it anymore. I'm not some tree hugging pussy I love meat and I own multiple rifles and shotguns, I've killed more animals than 99.9% of the population just trying to protect my own animals but I'm just done with it. I gave away all of my animals and moved out of my farm but I still have it.
If you're eating the meat then by all means enjoy, can't argue with that it's the circle of life. If you're hunting to protect livestock or yourself then you should do it for sure, I've killed more raccoons, foxes and possums then I could ever count. But if you're hunting for sport you're a jackass, if you take pride in killing something just to prove that you can kill it then you have problems within yourself.
Sorry I know that isn't what this thread is about.....