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31. Hunting in the sense of a sole source of sustenance

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 04:41 PM

Jul 2016

is all but a thing of the past.
That said hunting also serves a purpose for wildlife population control.

Animals like deer and rabbits can, and do, overpopulate an area leading to disease and stress on the entire population.
Some like to eat wild game, I am not one of them, and hunting serves two purposes, providing population control and food for the hunter. Other animals like feral hogs are not so much good to eat but their populations none the less need to be controlled and hunting provides an avenue to achieve that without the expense to the state of doing it.

Additionally farmers and ranchers do need guns for protection of livestock and crops from animals, I say crops because feral hogs and armadillo will tear the hell out of a field, so in that sense guns are a necessary utility tool for some as well.

Disclaimer I am not now nor have I ever been a gun owner or hunter and have no plans to become either at this point.

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Only for my entire life; ronnie624 Jul 2016 #59

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That might be some what true, but UnFettered Jul 2016 #74

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Of course it was. ronnie624 Jul 2016 #76

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