RE: To gut or not to gut?
I have come to the conclusion that the main issue here, is based upon the value of a game animal.
What does that animal and it's life mean to different people?
I have my own views on what it means to be a hunter and what it means to take an animals life, and until now I thought it was a view that was shared by most ……..it honestly shocks me that so many of the guys here see a living breathing animal as nothing more than a pile of meat. Worse yet, a pile of meat to waste?!!......I see guys here who also seem to view animals as just a number to add to their kill pile.
Just what the hell ever happened to respect for nature, ethics and common sense!? Maybe I was just taught a little differently, but to me a deer (or any game animal) is not just a couple of hindquarters, backstraps and "what do I do with the rest of the carcass?"[&o]
How many of you still see the beauty in the sport?
Some of you make hunting and the act of killing sound like work or a chore? I know that some people use hunting as a way to feed their family, and game animals are viewed a little differently. That's not what I am talking about here, because even that person can still have respect for the animal he has taken, and I guarantee you that person who NEEDS the meat is not leaving shoulders and neck roasts for the crows.
What I am talking about are the guys on here need to reevaluate why they hunt in the first place. If I ever feel like I have lost respect for an animal’s life or nature to the degree that I have seen here, I sincerely hope I have the ability to see what I have become and to put that knowledge to use by giving up the sport.
If these piss poor attitudes have been passed down, and this is just "How we do things", then I really pray that they aren't being passed down to the next generation of hunters because that might be the last generation to have to worry about such matters.