you want to know the reason people really hunt? the truth for me, and my friends is simply this...
I started hunting a few years ago with my uncle. i had never went before and never reallyt had an intrest, but i went along to show my family that i can really do it. that weekend of our first shotgun season, my uncle let me shoot a doe, and from then on, I knew the reason why everyone goes nuts about this sport. it is not because it makes you cool to go and kill an animal, and it is not because of "peer preassure". it is because hunting gives people something that nothing in the world would be able to do. It gives you a thrill, not knowing whats gonna happen next, not knowing if you will get a shot at a deer, or even if you will get to see a deer. I take hunting more seriously then anything. hunting is my way of relaxation and having the best possible time with my family and friends. I do not like to hunt without a friend or family member being back at camp to share a story, or have a conversation with. so why do I hunt?
to be closer to my friends and family, and experiencing the wonders that the great outdoors will bring to me each time im out in the woods. If you can't have a good time while hunting, then what is the point? but thats why we all hunt, to experience the greatest thrill on earth.