why is hunting animals a sport?
442555
Wildlife management is dependant on hunting. Not only for the financial resource (Pittman/Roberston Act) but as a contributing factor in maintaining healthy populations for a particular habitat. Take the emotions out of the question and the result is a scientific quota passed on to a growing number of ethical sportsmen who hold respect for the resource, firearm, law, landowners, themselves and the future of hunting.\n\nIt is my hope that anyone reading this will take the time to talk to a biologist and discover for themselves how hunting laws and ethical practices have helped game populations in the last 100 years. The activity may not appeal to you but it is beneficial and deserves to be understood.
387245
I think is should be considered a sport.  reason: it is more of a challenge than people think.  Trying to avoid getting hit ( and believe me i have been hit too close to a place too many times) and trying to hit another person is very hard.  also it provides an adrenaline rush.  sure it is expensive but not where most people think it is.  most people think it is the gun when it is actually the paint.  in fact i think it should be added to the Olympics because there are teams all over the world that play the sport.  also a little history to show how fast it has grown.  it started in New Hampshire with just twelve people in 1980  a few years later there were companies investing in the sport now theres millions of players nd hundreds of companies.  its another great american sport.  thats why i consider it a sport
268541
It is safer.\nWhen attacked they scatter and this confuses the predator.\nIt is the same principle for most prey - sparrows, antelope, rabbits, starlings, etc.\nI have watched a hawk trying to take a pigeon from a group - it does not often succeed.
192280
Because for some reason its manly to track down defenseless animals with high-capacity weapons.  I dont really see whats so toughguy about it when you basically sit on your ass waiting for something to happen by (either animal or lawyer).  Except for hauling the beer and pulling the carcass from the woods, there isnt type of manual labor involved.  If you eat what you kill thats fine, its the "treating animals as target practice" I find wrong.
300145
I think that foxhunting causes significant levels of pain and distress to animals, and that to do so merely for frivolity and entertainment is wrong, so I support the ban.\n\nHowever, I do understand the need to control animal population levels, particularly if excessive numbers of a certain species are damaging the ecological balance. This should, as far as possible be done in a quick and humane way, without the protracted fear and stress induced by a hunt.
968398
not good ,\ntimes have changed ,when i was young hunting was a manly thing.\nwhen i was young,i was a trapper for skins my self once for a year on a Rocky mountain ridge,and hunted a lot for food.\n I have also hunted in Africa ,but always because i was hungry\nbut in that time i learned, that animals alive are much more beautifull,and i learned to apreciate nature\nwe should be teaching the youth about conservation nature instead \n\nthey can still go out into the wilds, lots of fresh air ,but they can learn something instead ,about biology .the flora and fauna ,instead of learning how to stalk and kill.\nso a camara is far better to shoot with than a gun,and nobody can get hurt,check how many people get wounded or killed by hunting accidents ,i once saw a guy shoot his own horse tied to a tree ,because he was convinced it was a deer.\n\nthe professional hunters that I have known have all turned to Nature conservation,because  it is disapearing so fast.there just is´nt that much to hunt anymore ,and there are a heck of a lot more people around who would like to shoot something.
1140601
This is a good question.\n\nI would never, ever hunt, however I do fish.\n\nSometimes I ask myself the question of whether fishing is ethical, although I do only keep what I am going to eat and throw the rest back.\n\nIn saying this, I would never partake in game fishing - ie, deliberately go out looking to catch big game fish, sharks, etc, as I don't believe this is right.\n\nI like to fish, I like to eat fish - but yes, sometimes I feel guilty and have even cried for the fish and aplogised to it as I have taken it off the hook!  (Yes, needless to say my fiance is disgusted with me)!
527042
most women do not like to hunt becuase after a deer is killed then they have gto go through the process of cleaning the deer ( de-gutting the thing)  . another threason is because they were never exposed to hunting as little children.  my sister likes to hunt (she got a miracle shot at an 8 point deer and killed it, all on her first shot on a rifle she has never fired in her life, and on her first real hunting trip, im extremely jealous), but she is an exception.
752590
According to several websites I've checked out, they hunt for bear and other wild game.  Just what you'd expect them to.  They also fish.
811147
it is a sport! the profesionals can make good money out of it.\n\nkby\n\n.
1002120
It's the thrill of the hunt..
956495
I am a liberal and was once against hunting.  Now that I've met a few "true" hunters, those that actually hunt for food and do it humanely, I don't have an issue with them.  They good old boys that hunt for "sport" is another issue.  I don't find it sporting to take pleasure in killing anything.  The hunters I know only hunt during the season, only take what they need, never shooting more than they can use, and make sure that the animal doesn't suffer by assuring a clear shot before pulling the trigger.
673036
So are most hunters.  The thing is there are animals that are dangerous to those I do care about (we have had mountain lion and coyote) so I have no problem with killing them.\n\nI hunt deer for meat.\n\nThe only way to know is to actually do it
981126
The red stags or red deer which originated from some of the prestigious game parks in the United Kingdom was introduced to New Zealand as Game Animals. Red Stag (red deer) became one of the  species that can be hunted on public land until now. Hunting red deer on public land in New Zealand is a sport that is still accessible to almost anyone keen to try.♥
735199
I don't hunt, but my husband hunts wild turkey, bear, and deer.  I used to think it was cruel, but after I went with my husband a couple of times I realized that when an animal is shot, it dies a much quicker and easier death than animals brought to a slaughterhouse or deer that get old enough to get slow and be unable to avoid coyotes.  Wild game is very nutritious and much easier to digest, especially for pregnant women and people with diseases of the digestive system.    Hunting feeds my family!  And hunters who are only interested in the trophy parts (hide, antlers, etc.) can donate the meat to several programs that use it to feed hungry families.  Of course, there are always those irresponsible people who make all hunters look bad by poaching, ignoring property laws, littering, or taking bad shots and risking wounding an animal rather than killing it.  But overall, I think hunting is a great tradition that goes back to the beginning of mankind, and is still necessary for a lot of families who would not otherwise be able to afford pricey grocery store meat.
557882
Because, for a lot of them, ANYONE can learn how to be good at them, or at least play.\n\nMajor sports are such big business, if you aren't the best you can't play sometimes.  Plus, pro sports are so much about the money these days, it makes some people feel fed up.\n\nBut karate, billiards/pool, darts, fishing, dodgeball and bowling all can be learned by an Average Joe.  (Except it takes years to get really good at karate).\n\nPlus, Karate, Bullriding, Rodeo, World's Strongest Man, and Dodgeball are all fun to watch.
87805
well,\nit takes skill, practice, balls are involved, you use lots of muscles and its very competitive.  i would say it is a sport.