Hunters and nonhunters differ in their descriptions of what hunting is "about." For
nonhunters, hunting is about killing; they approve of, or tolerate, hunting when the
goal is meat, but are less approving when the goal is thought to be something else.
For hunters, hunting is about more than killing, and meat is often a secondary
goal to the quality of the experience. Connecting hunting with meat functions
to reduce anxiety for meat-eating nonhunters, but it makes their understanding
of hunting less likely.