I like the killing

death-junky said:
i enjoy it but after i kill an animal i always feel kinda bad for it later on.
ttyal
Riley
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"Death Junky" feels bad about killing... :confused:


I hunt for the challenge of trying to figure out the various big game animals. I mainly hunt whitetails and moose. The anticipation when hunting whitetails, especially here in Alberta, where the next buck that walks out could be the next world record, never gets old!
The act of killing deer never gives me any kinda "thrill". I've even felt sorta bad about one mule deer I killed... shoulda let it get a few more years growth.
With moose the excitement is all about trying to call out XXL size bulls.

The one animal that really gets me pumped, when it comes to the actual killing is bears. There is definitely an X factor, when it comes to killing something that can hit back. And bears get so freakin' pissed off when you shoot or stick them. That really is a blast and it is the one animal that I genuinely look forward to taking on and killing. Partly that is due to the fact that I know I'm killing an animal that is extremely numerous and also there is something PRIMEVAL about the man-bear fight... it's been going on since we swung down from the trees and lived in caves.
Modern firearms have given us an enormous advantage but then I kinda like that idea... :p

I know that Grizzlies or the African "Big 5" would also give me an enormous adrenaline rush.

So after saying all that, I definitely have no qualms whatsoever about killing any animal. There is maybe 2 times I killed an animal and felt bad about it; like I said, 1 mule deer and a miniature black bear that I shot once.

Except for black bears there really isn't an animal that I kill that I can say I get a thrill out of.

I always attempt to kill everything with a single shot, but since all animals are reluctant to die, I do not stop shooting until I am certain the critter is dead.
 
I love the excitement of the hunt and the moments prior to the pull of the trigger, the satisfaction of watching a moose drop in it's tracks or a duck cartwheeling across the water. However, ironically, in a hard to explain way, I don't like seeing things die and really wish sometimes I could walk up to them, give them a kick in the butt and send them back on there way. I do respect and therefore feel remorse for any animal I kill (except squirrels).

I do get over it pretty quick when I know I can skip the meat aisle at the grocery store.
 
I laugh out loud when I read this signature from a fellow CGN user. "eggs in the nest" is the kicker....toungue in cheek no doubt but still damn funny.

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"I only shoot baby animals. Baby deer, baby ducks, shoot the eggs in the nest. Thats real sporting"
 
Does anyone else feel the same as me?
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HELL YEAH ... love the feeling of killing/shooting a tuktu, a goose, a seal, etc ... kill'em dead I do's ... and the feeling feels good 'cause I know I get to eat them ... and give to others in the community who appreciate it and eat them ... yes I like the killing part! BANG FAARKEN BANG BANG! :p ;)

Otokiak ... :cool:
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA
 
It is a huge rush for sure, I think we all feel a little sad for the critter. The biggest hunting rush for me so far has been watching my sons get their first bambis. THat same wide eyed look they get when they learned how to ride a bike, only they were bigger older and more aware, really cool stuff.
 
Im not huge on killing.

Dont get me wrong, I dont cry when I pull the trigger, nor does it really even bother me in the least bit.

But Im not blood thirsty and wanting to hunt stuff just for the sake of making it dead.

Reminds me kinda of a story my friend told me about some guy who raised a couple dozen mice for almost a year. Then he set them outside one cold winter night and the next day took the frozen dead mice down to the pond and skated around taking slap shots with them.

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I think that the killing of a big game animal is the sum total/apex of the entire experience of the hunt, it seems to plateau , or go slightly down-hill from there....until you get to the eating part ...then it goes up quite a few notches .
I also like the killing part (not as much as I did when much younger) , but tempered with an underlying regret as you watch the "light" fading from a big buck's eye .
If I didn't like the killing part , I certainly wouldn't spend all that money, get up/and go to bed all the ungodly hours, wrestle the truck through treacherous roads and more treacherous traffic, spend all that time away from the family, just to put some meat on the table (much cheaper at Safeways).....God! I can hardly wait till next season
 
MD said:
I love the getting ready, preparing my guns, sighting in, hunting, the stalk and the shot, I don't mind the gutting , cleaning and I love the eating.

Sure, I feel a thrill and a satisfaction of a job well done when a deer drops in its tracks, or a duck cartwheels backwards in the air prior to dropping in the water.

But I prefer it when I've made a good clean kill and by the time I get to the animal it is already a carcass.

Those last few moments of gasping, trying to get back up again, choking on blood, eyes bugging out, chest heaving, moaning (yes, bears moan) are not fun and I am glad when that is over.
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This pretty much sums it up for me
 
Theres a saying, something like

"I dont hunt in order to have killed, but kill in order to have hunted"


Thats how I look at it, killing is just a part of it, I feel neither bad or good. Its just part of the effort.
 
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When I'm hunting and see an animal all I see is the vital areas and make an instant decision where the best shot is, and if its not a good shot where I can get a good shot from. I also make a decision based on the animials activities/reactions if I can stalk into a better shooting position. Sometimes the animal gets away. But its all about that one shot, got to knock it down. I don't feal bad about it because I'm going to eat it later.

I like the outdoors but its the stalking and the shot that count. I will stalk game that I have no tag for just for practice, perhaps they will lead me to one that I do have a tag for (happend last fall no buck tag, buck lead me to a young doe)
 
Salty said:
I love hunting, but the actual killing is not my favorite part. I figure it would be a fug of a lot harder to get the critter in the freezer alive though. :)
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hey man your back :D
ya im the same way i get an adrenalin rush when i do it but then after i dont feel the greatest.
ttyal
Riley
 
Nothing more satisfying then folding a bird at 30+ yds and watching it drop. Second would be watching the dog work they way you intended. Next is flippng a hare at 40-50 km/h.

Now I also enjoy hunting and not getting anything like the time I watched a doe for 15 minutes now to be fair I was frustrated, leaving my 3rd annual deer hunt without ever seeing antlers.

If I dodn'y like the killing I would never go crow hunting... I love shooting crows... sometimes I try to shoot them twice before they hit the ground. I once saw one shot a bout 4 times before burying himself in the snow.
 
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I believe most of us enjoy it for many reasons, I also believe that we are "setting back the clock of time" and with each kill re/affirming our very ancient abilities that allow us to survive. In spite of modern civilizations backing away from man's primal instincts. I hate to sound dramatic, however
we (hunters that is).....are proving and re/proving, each year we are "taking care of business." [harvester=provider=protector] These three are intimatelyrelated human traits.
 
I shot a big bull moose when i was sixteen. I felt kind of bad about it after. I have been shooting gophers since i was 10. I probably shoot a thousand every summer. This summer, i came upon one I had wounded earlier. The poor guy was desperately clawing and trying to crawl to a hole for cover. I felt horrible for his suffering, So I ended his pain with my 12 guage (.22 was out of ammo).

Today I went coyote hunting. I killed one at about 200-250 yds with my CZ-858-2. This was within minutes of beginning the hunt. I didn't even get to use my call. He dropped instantly. I didn't stay and call to try to lure more in. The excitement of my hunt was completely gone when I saw that dog drop. There wasn't even time for anticipation of seeing one to get me pumped. I saw him and dropped him. It was not a particularly "fun" hunt. It was over too quick. I felt great with my shot, but would have liked to have more build-up before making the kill.
 
The biggest problem many people have with "the killing" thing is that they give animals "human" qualities. Yes, some critters are somewhat intelligent, but it's not like they're us. They ain't that smrt (sic). If they were, they'd be shooting back! Keep the separation and you'll be fine.

Enjoy the killing! ;)
 
I remember as a kid I would shoot every grouse I could find, more to feed our family than anything. Dad made $120/month and mom made about $60-70 per month so hunting was a year round event (not legal but starving to death eased my conscience somewhat). We used everything and shared alot, something you don't see as much anymore. I wasn't good enough to take a deer with the .22 but many times I put my sights on a deer and said "BANG" knowing that if i had a bigger gun, he would be in the cold storage room.

Those were my favorite hunts. I now enjoy seeing clients get their first moose/deer or bear as much as I used to. I still really enjoy taking a moose or deer but it has changed somewhat. I don't need to hunt for the meat anymore, but I like it and use it all (or give it away to others). And I won't quit hunting until the day the coyotes find my carcass.
 
huntinstuff said:
I remember as a kid I would shoot every grouse I could find, more to feed our family than anything. Dad made $120/month and mom made about $60-70 per month so hunting was a year round event (not legal but starving to death eased my conscience somewhat). We used everything and shared alot, something you don't see as much anymore. I wasn't good enough to take a deer with the .22 but many times I put my sights on a deer and said "BANG" knowing that if i had a bigger gun, he would be in the cold storage room.

Those were my favorite hunts. I now enjoy seeing clients get their first moose/deer or bear as much as I used to. I still really enjoy taking a moose or deer but it has changed somewhat. I don't need to hunt for the meat anymore, but I like it and use it all (or give it away to others). And I won't quit hunting until the day the coyotes find my carcass.
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Wow... you sound so much like my instructor! He is a truelly amazing man and very talented hunter. I'm going to miss him. He taught me and my stepson well. With his humor , his experience an amazing combination with him. We are not killers... we are wilderness managers... protecting the wildlife and looking after our ecosystem!
 
I remember being a kid(6-7 years) and shooting at a duck with a big recurve bow. If I was strong enough to get a full pull on it I may have actually hit the duck. My mom saw me doing it and gave me s#*t.

I tried my luck with a .177 airgun and scored a robin about an hour later(didn't quite listen, I guess...) With my kill in hand, I proudly showed my little brother, who promply told on me(he still doesn't like watching me render deer or rabbits in the basement) caught more S#*t and found out that robin was a mom.

I took care of her babies(ground up worms and eye droppers of water?) for a couple of weeks till they died too(cat ate them)

What I'm trying to say is everything dies. I just try to pick the time and day...
 
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