I don' t consider hunting violent. Even though my end goal is to kill something, I don' t consider it violent. When I think of hunting, I think of quiet, serene places. The quiet thump of my bow smoothly sending an arrow into a deer' s vitals just doesn' t seem like a violent act.
However, two bucks fighting each other to near , or even seems like a fairly violent activity. Watching tapes(never actually seen this one myself-yet) of does batting each other in the head with front feet while competing for food seems a little violent. A pack of coyotes ripping the hind quarters off a sick, but still living deer seems violent to me(never actually " seen" this either, but we all know it happens).

I don' t consider hunting violent. I think a well placed arrow is as quick and painless a as possible. If I were violent I would be trying to give that animal as much pain, fear, and suffering as possible. That' s just the opposite.
Wild animals on the other hand, don' t consider the pain it' s prey feels.
Hunting isn' t violent if done properly. However, nature often times is.

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