What Animal have you NEVER wanted to hunt?

Shooter 973 · February 11, 2007, 06:40 PM

I have never had the desire to hunt Elephant!!! I just can't get excited about killing some thing that large.

The Gamemaster · February 11, 2007, 06:53 PM

Seal, mountain lion, goats, antelope, giraffe, elephant, lions, tigers and allegators.

Rembrandt · February 11, 2007, 07:01 PM

...snakes....(I hate snakes)

auburnboattail · February 11, 2007, 07:22 PM

Never had a desire to hunt gators

**Shane Tuttle** · February 11, 2007, 07:48 PM

You want a completely stupid answer? Well, mine probably is. I don't have ANY desire for a buck with a HUGE rack. Please let me explain:

There I am, up in my stand several feet up with a view of the Rockies in the background, clearing in the foregound. That beautiful buck peacefully grazing...couldn't do it. The moment of nature would overcome my desire to do it. I have no qualms of anybody taking the shot. It just wouldn't happen with me.

rantingredneck · February 11, 2007, 07:52 PM

I've never had a desire to hunt Wolves. I think they are beautiful animals and even if they were plentiful I'd never be willing to kill one. I've shot coyotes and have no problem with that at all, but their bigger cousins are off limits for me.

robc · February 11, 2007, 07:55 PM

I would love to hunt just about any animal a person can hunt. I just think the idea of hunting ground-dwelling animals with dogs (by bringing the critter to bay) sounds yucky. I think it's mostly a bear, lion, coon thing. I'm sure there are other animals people hunt this way.

Fat White Boy · February 11, 2007, 07:56 PM

Giraffe- Even though I think the hide is beautiful, I wouldn't hunt and kill one.

Unless it was a rogue, of course...

stuckon308 · February 11, 2007, 08:29 PM

I can pretty much hunt anything as long as I can eat it and it tastes good. Or if there are way too many. I might have troubles with rabbits because they're kind of cute and there aren't many of them around my area.

kickshot85 · February 11, 2007, 08:37 PM

Anything where there is no chance for "fair chase", or if I have no intention of harvesting the animal for meat. I guess most African safari game would be part of my NO list. Moose would be one I wouldn't shoot either.

rem33 · February 11, 2007, 09:17 PM

Far as I can remember I never thought about hunting hamsters or dolphins.

deerslayer79 · February 11, 2007, 10:06 PM

yeah any thing that is cornered or tree'd doesn't strike my fancy :barf: ,I want it to be me against the animal,not me and 8 dogs or me and a fenced in quarry,I want a even playing field.well except for a deerstand or something like that.

ohen cepel · February 11, 2007, 10:12 PM

Not into hunting stuff I'm not going to eat.

remjeep75 · February 11, 2007, 11:10 PM

i dont have any desire to hunt buffalo, for some reason i just wouldnt want to do it.

22-rimfire · February 11, 2007, 11:27 PM

My no hunt (no shoot) list includes whales, polar bear, ducks, geese and most snakes (water mocasins excluded). I have passed shooting bobcats, but that was because I was deer hunting.

I probably would not shoot a hummingbird.

AZGunLover · February 12, 2007, 11:17 PM

I wouldn't hunt anything I wouldn't eat.

Desertfox · February 13, 2007, 05:43 AM

I don't want to hunt bats. I would, however, like to know how penguines, Giraffe, Zebra, seal (various type), and Thar taste before I remove them from my "wanna harvest" list.
Your input would be appreciated.

davlandrum · February 13, 2007, 12:19 PM

DesertFox - I heard they all taste like chicken....

Since the chances of me ever having enough money to leave North America are less than zero, The only game species I can think of is buffalo. The hunts I have seen on TV don't look very challenging or exciting.

oldbillthundercheif · February 13, 2007, 04:50 PM

Seals are tasty, y'all should try it.

I don't hunt "varmints"... seems like killing only for the sake of killing. Unless you have a real problem with them on your property it seems a little odd to me to sit around blowing up prairie dogs just for the hell of it.

Desertfox · February 13, 2007, 05:45 PM

Second on the sittin around blowin up prarie dogs. Seems a little bent to me too. I may be out of the loop, I know they are destructive, but you would have to kill thousands to cure that problem. Killin just to watch something die seems dangerously close to disturbed. Or may actually be the definition.

If I am missing something, I am open minded enough to listen.

FrontSight · February 13, 2007, 05:52 PM

Hhmmm...def not dolphins or whales, nor wild horses, nor chipmunks, nor wild dogs nor feral cats...and I think that's about it. Anything else I'd blast.

Socrates · February 13, 2007, 06:13 PM

I'm getting old. The joy of killing seems to diminish with age, since maybe you learn to value the creatures, and beauty created by God.

Also, the thought enters your mind that when you get to the gates, St. Peter might turn out to have tusks, and a trunk...

S

Bigfatts · February 13, 2007, 07:27 PM

I don't have any desire to hunt Elephant, Wolf, Seal, Giraffe, and the only cat I will shoot is a feral house cat.

sparkysteve · February 13, 2007, 08:22 PM

Anything that lives in Africa. Too hot for me there. Too long of a plane ride. And I prefer to hunt in locations where malaria vaccines are not mandatory. Not to mention the cost.

Charles S · February 13, 2007, 08:25 PM

I have never had a desire to hunt the bears. I know hunting is essential to game management, but I guess I will always be content to leave bear hunting to others.

In Africa I would be more than happy to forgo hunting the Big five or Giraffes. There is quite a bit of plains game I would be interested in hunting.

February 11, 2007, 06:40 PM	#1
Shooter 973 Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2001 Location: Home town of John M. Browning, Utah Posts: 499	What Animal have you NEVER wanted to hunt? I have never had the desire to hunt Elephant!!! I just can't get excited about killing some thing that large. __________________ The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

February 11, 2007, 07:01 PM	#3
Rembrandt Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2002 Posts: 2,108	...snakes....(I hate snakes) Last edited by Rembrandt; February 11, 2007 at 07:41 PM.

February 11, 2007, 07:22 PM	#4
auburnboattail Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2006 Posts: 179	gator Never had a desire to hunt gators

February 11, 2007, 07:48 PM	#5
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 9,443	You want a completely stupid answer? Well, mine probably is. I don't have ANY desire for a buck with a HUGE rack. Please let me explain: There I am, up in my stand several feet up with a view of the Rockies in the background, clearing in the foregound. That beautiful buck peacefully grazing...couldn't do it. The moment of nature would overcome my desire to do it. I have no qualms of anybody taking the shot. It just wouldn't happen with me. __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

February 11, 2007, 07:52 PM	#6
rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,728	I've never had a desire to hunt Wolves. I think they are beautiful animals and even if they were plentiful I'd never be willing to kill one. I've shot coyotes and have no problem with that at all, but their bigger cousins are off limits for me. __________________ NRA Member NC Hunter's Education Instructor PCCA Member (What's PCCA you ask? <- Check the link)

February 11, 2007, 06:53 PM	#2
The Gamemaster Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2007 Posts: 135	Seal, mountain lion, goats, antelope, giraffe, elephant, lions, tigers and allegators.

February 11, 2007, 07:55 PM	#7
robc Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 422	bringing to bay I would love to hunt just about any animal a person can hunt. I just think the idea of hunting ground-dwelling animals with dogs (by bringing the critter to bay) sounds yucky. I think it's mostly a bear, lion, coon thing. I'm sure there are other animals people hunt this way. __________________ "If it bleeds, we can kill it."

February 11, 2007, 07:56 PM	#8
Fat White Boy Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2005 Posts: 1,276	Giraffe- Even though I think the hide is beautiful, I wouldn't hunt and kill one. Unless it was a rogue, of course...

February 11, 2007, 08:29 PM	#9
stuckon308 Member Join Date: January 17, 2007 Location: Backwoods of Manitoba Posts: 86	I can pretty much hunt anything as long as I can eat it and it tastes good. Or if there are way too many. I might have troubles with rabbits because they're kind of cute and there aren't many of them around my area.

February 11, 2007, 08:37 PM	#10
kickshot85 Senior Member Join Date: February 4, 2007 Posts: 127	Anything where there is no chance for "fair chase", or if I have no intention of harvesting the animal for meat. I guess most African safari game would be part of my NO list. Moose would be one I wouldn't shoot either.

February 11, 2007, 09:17 PM	#11
rem33 Junior member Join Date: March 31, 2006 Posts: 1,528	Far as I can remember I never thought about hunting hamsters or dolphins.

February 11, 2007, 10:06 PM	#12
deerslayer79 Member Join Date: August 30, 2006 Location: Delmar,Maryland Posts: 87	yeah any thing that is cornered or tree'd doesn't strike my fancy :barf: ,I want it to be me against the animal,not me and 8 dogs or me and a fenced in quarry,I want a even playing field.well except for a deerstand or something like that. __________________ beer,check ammo,check gun,Dammit I knew I forgot somethin !!!

February 11, 2007, 10:12 PM	#13
ohen cepel Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 1999 Location: Where they send me Posts: 1,013	Not into hunting stuff I'm not going to eat. __________________ He who dares wins. NRA Life Benefactor Member

February 11, 2007, 11:10 PM	#14
remjeep75 Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2006 Location: jersey Posts: 107	i dont have any desire to hunt buffalo, for some reason i just wouldnt want to do it.

February 11, 2007, 11:27 PM	#15
22-rimfire Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,323	My no hunt (no shoot) list includes whales, polar bear, ducks, geese and most snakes (water mocasins excluded). I have passed shooting bobcats, but that was because I was deer hunting. I probably would not shoot a hummingbird.

February 12, 2007, 11:17 PM	#16
AZGunLover Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 281	I wouldn't hunt anything I wouldn't eat.

February 13, 2007, 05:43 AM	#17
Desertfox Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2006 Location: Arkansas-Oklahoma Line Posts: 336	I don't want to hunt bats. I would, however, like to know how penguines, Giraffe, Zebra, seal (various type), and Thar taste before I remove them from my "wanna harvest" list. Your input would be appreciated. __________________ Teach a kid to respect wildlife, then teach a kid to hunt and fish.

February 13, 2007, 12:19 PM	#18
davlandrum Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Lane County Oregon Posts: 2,547	DesertFox - I heard they all taste like chicken.... Since the chances of me ever having enough money to leave North America are less than zero, The only game species I can think of is buffalo. The hunts I have seen on TV don't look very challenging or exciting.

February 13, 2007, 04:50 PM	#19
oldbillthundercheif Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2006 Location: New Orleans Posts: 2,450	Seals are tasty, y'all should try it. I don't hunt "varmints"... seems like killing only for the sake of killing. Unless you have a real problem with them on your property it seems a little odd to me to sit around blowing up prairie dogs just for the hell of it.

February 13, 2007, 05:45 PM	#20
Desertfox Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2006 Location: Arkansas-Oklahoma Line Posts: 336	Second on the sittin around blowin up prarie dogs. Seems a little bent to me too. I may be out of the loop, I know they are destructive, but you would have to kill thousands to cure that problem. Killin just to watch something die seems dangerously close to disturbed. Or may actually be the definition. If I am missing something, I am open minded enough to listen. __________________ Teach a kid to respect wildlife, then teach a kid to hunt and fish.

February 13, 2007, 05:52 PM	#21
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,712	Hhmmm...def not dolphins or whales, nor wild horses, nor chipmunks, nor wild dogs nor feral cats...and I think that's about it. Anything else I'd blast.

February 13, 2007, 06:13 PM	#22
Socrates Junior member Join Date: January 5, 2005 Location: East Bay NorCal, People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 5,866	I'm getting old. The joy of killing seems to diminish with age, since maybe you learn to value the creatures, and beauty created by God. Also, the thought enters your mind that when you get to the gates, St. Peter might turn out to have tusks, and a trunk... S

February 13, 2007, 07:27 PM	#23
Bigfatts Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2005 Location: Lutz Posts: 1,528	I don't have any desire to hunt Elephant, Wolf, Seal, Giraffe, and the only cat I will shoot is a feral house cat.

February 13, 2007, 08:22 PM	#24
sparkysteve Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2005 Location: Byron Center, Michigan Posts: 418	Anything that lives in Africa. Too hot for me there. Too long of a plane ride. And I prefer to hunt in locations where malaria vaccines are not mandatory. Not to mention the cost. __________________ I have ADHD........Attention, Defficit, Hey there goes a squirrel! Dont tread on me.

February 13, 2007, 08:25 PM	#25
Charles S Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2002 Location: North East Texas Posts: 950	I have never had a desire to hunt the bears. I know hunting is essential to game management, but I guess I will always be content to leave bear hunting to others. In Africa I would be more than happy to forgo hunting the Big five or Giraffes. There is quite a bit of plains game I would be interested in hunting. __________________ "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell