ORIGINAL: PreacherTony

Killer .... WOW! .... and I thought you were kidding in another post when you said you wanted to wound a deer, chase it down, and kill it with your bare hands.....I'm glad we live in different states ..LOL [8D]

ORIGINAL: GMMAT

Hey Killer......

You DO know that most serial killers start out killing the family pet in their teens, ........don't you????

I'm just kidding. Good story.

ORIGINAL: Killer_Primate

PreacherTony & GMMAT,
I know your posts are humorous and out of fun, and I don’t mind them, at all, but I’d like to respond, that I have no desire to hurt humans, at all. Further, my story/feelings on this subject are not meant to promote manliness, or to allude to a tough-guy self-image. I simply find my emotions on hunting at odds, and very strong. I also feel as though many share my feelings, or their own version of them, but because of social pressures or the fear of being taken the wrong way, their feelings aren’t shared, or perhaps even realized.
Some may not agree with my opinions/feelings on this topic, and may even be upset by them, or feel that they’re inappropriate, but I think that this is probably the best place for people like us to share these ideals with one another. Like GMMAT said “There are no wrong answers”, and I’d like to add; as long as we’re honest with each other, as well as ourselves.
Respectfully,
KP

ORIGINAL: Northwind~

I guess it is extremely difficult to put suchdeep rooted, abstract emotional feelings that are elements of the hunt into concrete words. We don't really have the words to describe those feelings, and no words couldever do them justice. But I guess we try to put those feelings into words anyway so that others may have a better understanding of why we hunt, and perhaps, so we can learn some things about ourselves and why we hunt. I believe that the kill is a very important element to the hunt, an ultimategoal that every hunter seeks for the rush, the excitement, the instinctive drive, the torrent of strange and conflicting emotions, the touch of remorse, the feeling of respect, the thankfulness,the sense of accomplishment and a deep rooted positive feeling (I would not call it joy) that we feel as a result of that moment where everything comes together. In that moment, something very special happens, something very intense and meaningful. In that moment an animal dies, and part of its life becomes part of the hunter who saw its final moments and took its life. The cycle of life comes full circle, for out of the death of that animal the energy for new life springs. The body of that animal ultimately serves as sustenance for the hunter, and other things get a share of whats left. But these special feelings do not result solely from killing. In order to feel those emotions resulting from the kill, the other elements of the hunt are necessary. It is the kill resulting from the hunt that we seek. So I suppose it could be said that we hunt to feel the rush of emotions resulting from the kill, and we kill to have truly hunted.

ORIGINAL: GMMAT

"The kill is the satisfying, indeed essential, conclusion to a successful hunt. But, I take no pleasure in the act itself. One does not hunt in order to kill, but kills in order to have hunted. Then why do I hunt? I hunt for the same reason my well-fed cat hunts...because I must, because it is in the blood, because I am the descendent of a thousand generations of hunters. I hunt because I am a hunter." - Finn Aagard


I posted this quote in another thread .....and I didn't want to hijack that one with this question:

Do you enjoy the "Killing" part of hunting? I promise you....there's NO WRONG ANSWER to this......as I'm just curious.

I'll go on record as saying I agree with Mr. Aagard. The actual "killing" gives me no pleasure. I enjoy the experience.