ORIGINAL: IL-Cornfed
I won't BS anyone and say it has anything to do with food. Granted I like to eat wild game but these days... no one really lives off of the stuff. 
I hunt because I LOVE to.... I'll make no apologies about it. I love the challenge of gettin' close to game. For me.... it's all about trickin' 'em! Seeing how close I can get that gobbling turkey, sneeking whitetail buck or decoying flight of geese is what it's all about. There is nothing that gets my heart racing and blood pumpin' like nature does! I also don't care mind what weapon style I may be hunting with during the changing seasons.... bow, shotgun... whatever the state mandates I carry, I'll be after 'em.
I guess for me.... I hunt, ...... because I have to! I honestly couldnt imagine doing anything else!
Of course the thrill and challenge and memories are big parts..BUT..believe it or not, for some people food is a big part of it.. And yes, I know people that basicallylive off of game they harvested.. Granted, not ALL of each meal is deer, or turkey, or fish, or dove, or quail, or goose, or duck..But I'd say 75-80% of the food they eat in a year is.
If that aint country I'll kiss your...
edit: that being said, when it comes down to it andlike I said before..I huntbecause there is nothing else I'd rather do.