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From: johnbl@tekig5.UUCP (John Blankenagel)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: killing wild animals
Message-ID: <111@tekig5.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 11:55:34 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 16 11:55:34 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 19-Jul-85 01:31:44 EDT
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    Have you ever seen a cat stalking mice?  Or have you seen how a dog seems
    to enjoy bird hunting.  Man is also an animal, so why can't he also enjoy
    hunting animals.  I like to hunt deer.  I eat the meat when I get it, and
    I very much enjoy stalking and shooting the animal.  There is a lot of
    exhilaration in killing a live animal.  Admittedly, the fun ends after the
    animal is killed, the cleaning, skinning etc. is not nearly as much fun as
    the shooting.  I also enjoy hunting varmints.  These animals are detrimental
    to farmers and therefore it is very important to exterminate them.  I am
    refering to rabbits, prarie dogs and such animals.  I do try to make the
    hunt a bit more sporting though.  I only carry a .357 magnum pistol.  This
    makes it more difficult.  I have to actually stalk the animal (rabbits). 
    It is verry hard to hit rabbits when they are running so you must sneak
    up on them when they are sitting still and blast them.  Very fun!  If they
    don't die right away, I am very humane in that I stomp them with my foot
    to put them out of their misery.  I don't like to see animals suffer too
    much.  

    Any way, the point is that hunting is a good hobby.  Some animals can be
    hunted for food, and some can be hunted simply to exterminate them.  Either
    way it can be very enjoyable.  I do not hunt animals that are not 
    dammaging to farms ranches etc. such as barn swallows, magpies, vultures,
    eagles, hawks, and other insect or varmint eating birds.  I also do not
    hunt people.

    Happy hunting!

    John