1-my generation can chose between video games/soccer/drugs/cars....or pitting ourselves against creatures who are made from head to tail to NOT be caught off guard. Catchin' them critter's off guard is a heck of alot more fun than pressing abunch of buttons.
2-Anyone who has some common sense (I believe) would much rather die within a 5minute window as apposed to starvation. We provide this service to the animals we hunt. Population of some species (whitetails coyotes rabbits) would easily exceed their environments capacity and lead to such deaths.
3-The animals provide us the service of an economical foodsource.
4-There are a number of invaluable life-lessons to be learned by hunting aside those you grow up. Respect being one of a list far too long mention. And patience. And teamwork. And biology. And history. And manners. And being a good loser. And.......