What are your thoughts on hunting and fishing?

[shusuke]

I don't see the point in raising everything we eat. It's just taking up more space that can be left alone as wilderness. I'd rather explore forest trails than see areas containing live animals that I'll see in a market at some point.

Hunting an animal is a part of being in nature, whether it's with a bow, a bird, or with a gun. People don't go camping like they used to where I live, it's all nature walks on closed off areas near research swamps and stuff. It's not fun, nor is it teaching anyone about nature on the level that being out in the wilderness like that can.

Hunting is a part of nature, be it cheetahs or alligators or bats or whatever animal that eats other animals to survive. I feel that raising animals in captivity and neglecting the fact that humans are animals too and simply 'raising' everything is stupid. We raise enough animals as is, and I personally don't want to see anymore.

Hunting is a part of human culture; people hunt everywhere. I don't want it to become something that's risky dangerous and only found in a third world country. People I know who hunt learned valuable life lessons on those trips.

[Lady_Alizarin]

I'm looking at these comments and I'm so happy to see that (so far) people are debating this touchy subject with relative civility. Usually topics like this (especially on forums for games of this type) get heated very fast.

This is Feral Heart. We may be a game that is based one wild animals, but that doesn't mean we got to go at each others throats like wild animals over opinions. You're right, if this topic were shared on any other website forums, you would see so much hostility and uncivility between bloggers it ain't even funny.  

Beside, we all must be civil on this site or else you can expect this from a mod...


Anywho... so far the posts on this topic have been interesting to read. Everyone has their different opinions, and that's perfectly okay.

[Zarago]

Unfortunately, if animals were not raised in captivity for food and instead wild animals were hunted, it would cause even more problems. I wish it could be changed, but I think our system is too far gone.

[Lady_Alizarin]

Yes I know that I can understand my cat Abbie and she helps me clean my room. If you do not believe it you do not have to at all. Thanks for chatting with me!

Yeah... um what?  o_o
Sorry if I sound confused, but what does that have to do with this topic?

[starthewolf445]

I find it wrong.
I have always prefered animals over people because my family had been known for raising animals of all sorts and sizes.
You would not believe how many orphaned fawns I had raised because they had lost their mothers to hunting that includes bears,Fox,and even the occasional waterfowl hatchlings.
It's not fair to orphan any animal just because you think it would look cool on your wall or it's your favorite thing to do.
Theres a fine line between nature and humans and we need to respect that.
Now if it was for food or population I understand but what about our Population?
We have plenty of humans but if a bear kills a person they think it's a crime but if someone kills a bear they think it's ok?
Im sorry If I drew away from the topic but no I don't think it's right.
At least to hunt females,I feel for the males to but they don't provide what a mother can provide for them

[Abomine]

I find it wrong.
I have always prefered animals over people because my family had been known for raising animals of all sorts and sizes.
You would not believe how many orphaned fawns I had raised because they had lost their mothers to hunting that includes bears,Fox,and even the occasional waterfowl hatchlings.
It's not fair to orphan any animal just because you think it would look cool on your wall or it's your favorite thing to do.
Theres a fine line between nature and humans and we need to respect that.
Now if it was for food or population I understand but what about our Population?
We have plenty of humans but if a bear kills a person they think it's a crime but if someone kills a bear they think it's ok?
Im sorry If I drew away from the topic but no I don't think it's right.
At least to hunt females,I feel for the males to but they don't provide what a mother can provide for them

I think what you're talking about (killing mother animals and leaving orphaned babies) is poaching, not hunting. The two are very different things.

Hunting is the legal killing of a non-endangered animal during the proper hunting season, allowing the maintenance of a healthy population, and for us humans to play our part in the Circle of Life. Poaching is the mindless slaughter of animals regardless of species or season because LOL KILLING STUFF IS FUN AND I MAKE A LOT OF MONEY DERP.

It makes me rather sad that poachers and hunters are often lumped together like this.

[Moonwolf678]

I would love to go hunting! But I have only been fishing. I'm not an outdoors person, but I love to do this!

So yes I'm ok with Hunting and fishing, I actually like it myself! There's plenty of animals and fish in the world!

Plus seeing a dead animal makes me hungry, I don't know why. Just don't make me eat eyeballs.
Hunting Rocks!

[hugrf2]

I respect certain hunting, but fishing, I respect a lot.
I'd like fishing rather than hunting, truly. As long as the animal itself is used for food, most likely, not money or anything stupid.
Illegal hunting, however is a different story. I like fishing more, truly.
Animals hunting other animals is what I respect, truly.
I don't have much to say about hunting. Fishing seems nice, though.
I want animals to be hunted for food, warmth if needed, and stuff like that. Not money or something stupid like one small part of the creature.
Animals being hunted, is just what I think someone should have a reason to be doing.

[Koolwolfe]

Hunting I don't like nor respect.
My neighbor thought my cat was a bunny and killed it because he was a hunter. Dx

[Wynterr X]

I respect hunting if it is for food and survival purposes only, and only if you use all of the animal for something other than clothes (Gawsh I hate fur clothes). I hate sport-hunting and payed-hunting with a fiery rage DX

Fishing... eheh... same as hunting. I personally lurve fish! It is very high in my list of favorite foods and I think that one day I want to become one of those half-vegetarian people that still eats fish. :3

That's awful, Oreos. ;-; That right there is the reason I have mixed feelings about hunters. I totally see your point of view, and, if that happened to me, I'd completely share your opinion. Plus, I hate hunters who hunt bunnies. I despise hunters of birds and bunnies. And, Erin, I respect animals more than people as well, when it comes to... many things. A lot of them probably have a lot more common sense (saying this because I noticed this in cats, wolves, owls, etc), have a better respect of hunting. They don't just target the first thing they see and kill it off, even if there are some people who can tell sick from strong, young from old. They still shoot the first strong and healthy animal they see.