Every dude from the ancient Greeks to Ernest Hemingway to Ted Nugent agrees:
hunting is super manly. Regardless of our own personal opinions about hunting, there is certainly a popular conception that the ability to track, locate, and kill an animal reflects an epic degree of masculinity and manliness. Think about the images of hunters in pop culture:
John Locke, back before he was just the human vessel for that crazy evil immortal guy.
Teddy Roosevelt, with a frickin' elephant.
RIP Muldoon, who failed to "SHOOT HER!!!"
These are just three examples that immediately came to mind of famous, recognizable hunters.
I've often wondered if I have what it takes to hunt. On the one hand, tons of guys are conditioned to want to shoot things. On the other hand, we've evolved past much of our hunting instinct, replacing it with the role of "bread-winning" and providing financial support instead--over the past century, women, too, have begun to fill this role.
I'll be honest: knowing that I probably don't have the cajones to hunt makes me feel a little less masculine. But that shame doesn't really outweigh the fact that I'd probably hate myself if I did hunt.
What about you? Could you ever kill an animal?
John Locke, back before he was just the human vessel for that crazy evil immortal guy.
Teddy Roosevelt, with a frickin' elephant.
RIP Muldoon, who failed to "SHOOT HER!!!"These are just three examples that immediately came to mind of famous, recognizable hunters.
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Definitely. I always wanted to go out to the midwest and do some wild boar hunting or "pig sticking". Basically man (w/knife) vs. feral pig. Straight gangster.
I also go deep sea fishing. You might not think of fish as being an animal, but think about a tuna that weighs between 40 to 70 pounds...and then imagine gutting that.
Do human babies count? KIDDING KIDDING!! =_=
No, I probably could never hunt anything.
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been there, done that, and ate what i killed...
i dont see myself enjoying recreational hunting... but ive been paid to kill gophers and felt no moral reservations about it
no! i can see myself killing flies and what not. but never HUNTING.
What about that guy from Jamanji?
There's a good hunter.
;p
I could only kill something if I was going to eat it afterward. Killing for sport is terrible.
I've accidentally run over four small woodland creatures with my car already. Does that count?
Of course. I could kill a human if I had to.
But...I don't. So for now, I'm a hippie vegetarian. :)
no. Unless it was attacking me and I panicked.
only if it was attacking me. hunting seems lame. probably all that waiting around and stalking the animal for the "perfect" shot.
i've killed a few kitties in my day. i was young and they didn't want to drink the milk. i drowned one and broke the other's neck. i feel bad about it. lol. i was five. i blame my parents.
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no i couldnt. but if the animal was attacking me, i wouldnt think twice.
Well I'm a girl and I go huntin all the time. But then again, I'm from MS so its pretty common around here. I've killed deer before. But I don't just hunt for sport, that seems pointless to me. I go because I loveeee deer meat, and you can't buy that stuff in grocery stores lol
i do hunt and enjoy it greatly waking up super early itsnt all that great but setting in a stand watching a variety of animals walk by untill you see that one monster buck and shooting it is such a great feeling ......... i dont hunt for sport,i eat what is kill unless its a hog they r to gamey for me
I don't have the stomach for it, but I'm sure if I were starving I would put that aside. My husband's family hunts and fishes. I'll learn from them sometime, I'm sure.
No! People are fucking sick! Why would you kill something that's living? I have a penis sooo I'm pretty masculine. I don't understand that "Real man" crap, you were born with a penis, that makes you a man, dumb ass.
@Checkmass@xanga - Why would you kill something that's living?
1. for food
Can, have, and will again.
Let's just say deer meat is pretty darn tasty.
If I was hungry and that was the only option yes.
@Checkmass@xanga - Well technically you can only kill things that are living. And its time to grow up, every time you eat even if you're a vegan an animal's life was put in danger because of it.
Yeah I can.
Although I want to go hunting, I believe that you should kill things with your own bare hands to claim it. Guns are cheap imo.
I wouldn't really say I'd hunt for recreation, but if it gets to the point where I do have to kill an animal then I will. Bambi can suck my 700 sps (chambered in .30-06) if he thinks he can charge at me.
If it was a matter of life or death, yes. Otherwise, I don't go out looking to kill things.
id never hunt, unless i really needed food.
killing living things for sport really doesn't sit right with me.
I've killed a few chickens and pigs in my time...I'm confident I can hunt bigger game if my meals depended on it
RAWWWRRR!!! (pounds chest)