I don't believe I said killing was the only thing. I said it was our ultimatepurpose for hunting. If you don't need to kill to have a successful hunt, take up photography.
Did you ever notice older hunters seem more likely to do that ? Or at least carry cameras that allow them to photograph along with the hunt ? Do you wonder why that is ?
davidmil - if success in hunting hinges on the kill, and you don't kill after a day of hunting, how can you say it was a successful hunt then ?
I say it doesn't hinge on the kill, it hinges on the hunt itsself, and therefore I can have many a successful hunt without filling a tag.
I misspoke when I said
You probably won't understand thisdavidmil, but I killed a squirrel the other day at 27 yards withmy recurve.
not literally the other day, it was late winter, in season.