Why do I hunt?? Let me count the reasons. Firstly, why do I miss church on Sunday to sit in a deer stand? Because it lets me do more than just pray to God, when I am allowed to sit there in the cold, enduring the bitter winter, God rewards me, I see him, the world comes to life before my very eyes, several mornings I'll just sit for hours on end just watching, even if deer do come out, I'll just watch them in all of His glory. It gives me an inner peace like nothing else, I feel like everything is right in the world, at least for the moment.
Secondly, I am a natural predator, I'm going to use the abilities that God has blessed me with. It is a way to get back to nature, to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, to just be myself, to do what I love.
Thirdly, I hunt to preserve the balance of animal populations and protect the non-hunters. Whether it be protecting them from overrun deer populations, resulting in hundreds, if not thousands of car accidents in Kansas annually or emmense damage to farmers' crops, or from overrun coyote populations that carry away ranchers' young calves, or lambs, or ducks, or housepets.
Finally, I hunt because as Hank Williams Jr. put it, it's a "family tradition." My great grandfather took my grandfather who took my father who took me, leaving a connection through the generations. It doesn't matter if my father and I are mad as hornets with eachother, when we load up the dogs and hit the creek looking for ringtail bandits, we're just as close as ever. And to follow tradition, I will take my children hunting, and teach them to respect nature and the land the way I was taught by my father.

I'm doubtful that this is likely to be the one any of you vote for, but if it is, I'd be glad to have it published anywhere you want to put it, Dakota Base.