Now that i think about it more. Even if I knew of many ecological, economical, etc, reasons for hunting the bottom line is they is not the reasons I hunt.

I know I don't go out there with my 13 year old daughter thinking that I hope I get a deer today so it doeesn't starve this winter. Maybe that's a good reason to hunt but it's not what got me out there.

I got out there because I want to spend time with her and I love the art of hunting.

But it's not the touchdown that's greater than the game. Meaning it's not just the killing of the deer. It's the choosing the rifle to buy, the caliber to hunt with, choosing the right clothing, the practice, finding a property to hunt, the art of finding a location for the blind, stalking the deer, steadying myself to make the shot or coaching my daughter on the shot. It's all of that, "the game" not the touchdown