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A harvest with gravy is more like it. ;) I've been hunting several times and have only came back a couple times with game. To me having the freedom to go out in the woods is a great reward. Like NMArcher said, "A harvest is just gravy."

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I am currentlya Freshman in highschool and i dont think that anything is wrong with hunting other than poaching.....then again poaching isnt hunting so whatever. i HATE it when people say that it takes no skill to hunt an animal. i tell em' to get out in the woods for hours with a gun, a bottle of water, a rifle and stalk and animal down for hours and still have enough energy make a succesfull shot. They also say "how can you do such a cruel thing to such a sweet, innocent creature?" i just get so aggrivated that i just want to lay them flat on the pavement! i also mention the whole cow "issue" and how killing cows is any different than killing a deer and they say " well....... thats different!" this is kind of funny but it ANNOYES me SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much but when 1 girl sees me all she does ever does is screams at the top of her lungs " animal killer!" even if it is during class and she sees me as she walks down the hall way. i would want to start that whole hunting club at school but im affraid that there wouldnt be enough students to join up. i mean i have some older friends that would join but not that many of them hunt.

BY THE WAY DOES ANYBODY KNOW A CHEAP, GOOD QUALITY BOW THAT I SHOULD PURCHASE? BECAUSE I WANT TO START BOW HUNTING.

REMEMBER, WHEN YOU HUNT, HUNT BECAUSE YOU LOVE TO AND BECAUSE YOU WANT THE MEAT, DONT HUNT JUST TO KILL, THATS JUST WRONG.

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I hunted extremely hard and still did't fill my freezer! But covered alot of beautiful country, and breathed alot of good mountain air, worth every effort!
I'm sure going to be hungry when I come out of hibernation though so them hamburgers will have to do till next hunting season. :D

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Man I feel sorry for ya. I'm also a JR and I've never encountered any of this. I have heard some girl say don't shoot bambi when the teacher asked who was going to be gone for opening day, but she was just kidding. All my friends hunt and whenever we are talking about it other kids usually chime in because they are curious about it. If this happens I try to stay away from saying any gorry(sp*) things so they don't think hunting is bad. If anybody ever question me I think I'm thourougly prepared to debate. I know my facts and I think I could tell it to them straight. O yeah next time you guys pull the "well hunting is the same as killing cows" and they say "but thats different" say... "actually your right, it is different. When hunting the animal has a chance, cows have no chance and are born to be slaughtered."

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i get the same kinda stuff at my highschool. they say stuff like how can u eat it and stuff like that. killing a deer whether it is by bow or gun, is a lot more ethical than just shooting a cow or pig in a pen with no chance for survival. i dont understand the way some people think

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thats what im saying, i wish more people could look at hunting with an open mind...huntings been a way of life for hundreds of years, its a beautiful thing and animal actavists frustrate me when they try to shut it down, (i know im straying from the original thread) but thats just the way i feel.

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I have that same problem, but the kids that do hunt do it just to kill something. They don't enjoy the time in the woods.

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nothins wrong withuntin it's people i live in a city and hate it i love the outdoors noone else respects it.

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Hey guys!

Thanks for all the great posts! Jimpok61 thats a great idea i checked with my school if i could do it! they said if i get enough people interested, they will consider it. Once again, thanks everyone!

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TEXASYB try not to let what uneducated people say affect the wy you feel; consider the source the criticism is coming from, the only criticism i ever take to heart is when it is coming from people i respect.