As I'm sure every hunter has or will be asked this question by someone eventually...why do you hunt? I'm asked this question by my wife at least once a year and I have'nt been able to give her that special answer that makes her understand.(she's not anti-hunting) Anyway there seems to be alot of great writers here (whether you realize it or not) and I'd like everyone to answer this question the best way you know how as if your trying to make a non-hunter understand. Here's the kicker! After we have a ton to choose from , I want to do a poll to pick the best one. When we pick our favorite , I'm going to send it in to Wisconsin Outdoor News to be published (They will publish it , just ask Tazman) so I'd like you to start it the way I did by stateing that your trying to answer the age old question asked by non-hunters(why we hunt?) And if you wouldn't mind haveing it published , put your name at the bottom with permission to publish.
Oh yeah , I'll probably use the best one when I answer my wife this year<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

&quot;Nocked,cocked & ready to rock&quot;

I hunt cause I was born a predator and cant help it.I started when I was 7 ,cause I lived on a farm and it fed us.Your wife hunts and dont even realize it.When she goes to the grocery store she is a predator seeking meat for the nourishment of her family. That aint no different then what you do.My mouth is watering right now just thinking about sinking my teeth into a piece of venison.E-mail Tazman and ask him to send you the letter he just sent to his newspaper about hunting.That will help you.Im to crude to give a answer with flowers.

The letter Tazman wrote will be published in Wisconsin Outdoor News , March 1st issue.

&quot;Nocked,cocked & ready to rock&quot;

I realized a while back that if I catch myself answering the question &quot;Why do you hunt?&quot; then I am in a defensive posture and I think the very fact that I am in that posture is unwarranted. I didn't ask the other party why they choose NOT to hunt. I didn't ask them why they drive a Ford pick-up when I know good and well Dodge pick-ups are better! I didn't tell them to put their damn cigarette out cause it's gonna kill them....etc., etc.

I didn't intend this to turn into a &quot;why do we hunt?&quot; thread to be answered defensively. My intentions were to enlighten those non-hunters to why we hunt in a way that they would completely understand what we get out of it. Include every heart thumping , adrenaline rushing aspect of the hunt that keeps you a hunter. Some will understand enough to keep them from joining the anti-hunters , others may be so intrigued that they decide to try it themselves. The publication I plan to send it to has just as many non-hunter subscribers as hunters.

&quot;Nocked,cocked & ready to rock&quot;

cardeer is exactly right!

Man is, by nature, a preditor and a carnivore. That's the way God made us and personally, I'm real happy about that! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Yes.... I enjoy time spent in the great outdoors. Yes.......I enjoy watching wildlife in its own element. Yes....I even enjoy (a LOT) just plain shooting. But most of all.....I enjoy the killing of game - the satisfaction of exercising our God given command to &quot;rule over the beasts of the field&quot; and the satisfaction of feeding my family with this bounty from the Lord's provision.

I hunt because I like to. And I'm fortunate to live in a country that allows it. Have you seen that commercial where the guy is sneeking out of bed and his wife hear's him and says &quot;Hunting again&quot;. When my wife saw that, she said &quot;Yes stupid, and he will go again tomorrow. And the next day. And the next day. Get used to it.&quot; Good Luck. Capt Brad.

I hunt because it is a family tradition. My father and his father and so forth grew up hunting, so it has been passed down through generations. We enjoy the opportunity to go out and spend time with each other without the hassles of daily living. The minute we step in the woods, we leave all the worlds troubles behind.
It enables me to use the knowledge God and my dad have given me to be able to go out and provide fresh table fare for my family, without the worries of &quot;chemicals and additives&quot; used in the processing of meats you find in the stores.


AllenC

My wife was raised properly by a father who hunted. So I have no trouble from her.

But for anyone else that would ask the answer is simple: I get hungry! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Oh Lord...... BOWFANATIC you have done it now. Man I could write a book on it, but I know I am way to wordy. Give me a few days and I will see what I can come up with.

The Tazman