+1 Captain Charlie
Quote; "Maybe, and I don't want to sound melodramatic or such, after years in law enforcement and seeing a lot of death, I came to realize the value of life. Maybe I'm just getting older. I don't know."
I feel the same way, it's not age.
I have tried not to post on this thread, because my views conflict with senior members here on the hunting issue; otherwise I agree most of the time on their other posts.
If a problem exists, two or four legged, then I do what I have to. I first must ask and answer the question
," Is is necessary?"
My Grandfather and Uncles taught me to hunt when I was young, continued through high school; then life got fast and busy.
I have an 11 year old son,
don't think I will teach him the skill. I can't answer the above question with a, "Yes".
His firearm skills are progressing well. They are more centered around handling proficiency and home/self defense.
I wonder often if there is a benefit to teaching him to hunt in this day and era. Maybe I am afraid to remove his "innocence".
I do understand and agree on the "population control" of some species in certain areas, for the benefit of all.
God knows I do love the taste of wild pork & venison, my stomach betrays me.
I feel that hunting in some cases has become a game/sport ( baiting with 50 yard shots from a well stocked tree house, African game shot among the mango /palm trees on someone's 100 acre backyard.
Has the Art/Skill of hunting left us?