ORIGINAL: DannyD

Was in FL this weekend at a family wedding, There were several family members and friends that I have not seen for a few years. When i was asked what was new with me I metioned that I got into hunting last year with my daughter.

See, all of my family and I are from Western Long Island and NYC ( i now live in West Virginia). The only guns that we have seen were not used for hunting. So everytime I mentioned that I was now hunting I was asked with a shocked look"WHY?"

The actual answer is because last year, my then 12 year old daughter, asked me if she could go hunting with her friend. I decided it was something that we should learn together before I said yes or no. Now, I love hunting and me and my daughter spend countless hours together shooting at the range, hunting etc. Those are the reasons I hunt.

Of course most of them felt that I should have found an alternative to hunting to spend time with her, blah, blah, blah

The other question that invariably came up was what purpose does hunting serve ? These purposes, I can not truly say were why "I" got into hunting. But I would like to be able to answer those that question why hunting is good.

So, My question is how to answer those who ask why it is good to hunt animals especially whitetail deer