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Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by Aaron, Nov 14, 2009.

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  1. Mexdeaf

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    Some people get their thrills in the woods and some get them on the BB.:laugh:
     
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    This is the first time :)
    The Bible says a lot about hunting, and I see no reference where it is ever just done for the "Thrill".
    Actually there is Scripture pointing to animals having souls, but anyway...
    I don't think anybody has condemned hunting. The condemnation is the "fun" and "thrill", not the necessity. I see no reference of hunters in the Bible taking delight in killing an animal.
    I don't care for boxing :)
    Apples and oranges. Paul mentions many competitions in the NT. A sport is recreational. Recreational killing should not be enjoyed by any believer.

    You called it! Any week the Steelers lose takes the sting of the Browns losing away just a little.
     
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    Hijack alert... But my Cowboys lost!.. . OK.. hijack alert over... LOL

    I know of NO hunter that doesn't plan and execute a good hunt that doesn't get excited when they see that big buck in their scope.. and when it turns sideways, and the hunter puts that crosshair on the buck, squeezes the trigger, sees the buck fall.. .. I know of no hunter that doesn't get excited and isn't thrilled... they take a picture holding the buck to show off their trophy... That's Hunting!...

    Most hunters look for the best place to put up their treestand, they find where the ruts are.. they learn the big buck's habits.. most will feed them yr round.. in deer feeders full of corn.. they make plans all for opening day, in hopes of getting a big 10 point... If someone like that would tell me they don't get a thrill out of the hunt.. I would say they are lying...

    Now that said.. I laughed last yr on the first day of deer season, hunters were out in force in the woods around me, and there was a big ol buck standing in my backyard at noon.. because he knew he was safe there... since I don't hunt. Truth be told, I know where one is right now.. but I'm not telling!...
     
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    That buck always shows up in OUR yard during off-season!! :laugh:
    Any time in season and he would NOT be safe...disclaimer: straight to our freezer and then to our dinner plates!
     
  5. Robert Snow

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    In my opinion to kill strictly for sport is wrong. I would not do it and don't enjoy seeing anyone else do it.

    However, I am a gun owner and if you lived in the city I do, you would do well to own a gun also.
     
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    I got this thread figured out now. You can kill a deer as long as you don't enjoy doing it. :BangHead:

    I hunt and know many who do as well. I do not know a single hunter that goes into the woods primarily for the so-called thrill of killing. The claim that most hunt for that reason alone is speculative and unsubstantiated opinion.
     
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    I like the thrill of hunting---which is different than the thrill of killing as most anti-hunters are against---it thrills me to hunt--and if I see a deer--I'm gonna shoot the thing--take it home--skin it--process the meat and eat it---but if I DON'T see a deer all year while out hunting---big "whoop-te-do"--it will still thrill me to be out hunting

    Just like I like the thrill of fishing---man--I can fish all day long--if I catch something--bream, white perch, bass---I'm gonna take um home and have me a Cajun fish fry--but if I go fishing and don't catch a thing--it still thrills me to be out fishing

    There was a deer hunter in my former church who worked out a deal with my wife---he'd give her a couple packages of deer "back strap" in exchange for home made Pecan pies--he got the pie--I got the back strap---a good trade off that always thrilled me
     
  8. Spinach

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    This thread is ridiculous. I am from a family of hunters. They enjoy the hunt. They enjoy the meat. They enjoy the whole experience. They do not waste the meat.

    Now fishing for sport is something I'm against. That is a waste.
     
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    I hunt, and I fish and I enjoy both.
     
  10. Spinach

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    And so you should. What I meant was when fish meat is wasted.

    But, I am living by a double standard, because I certainly do not use the meat from the mice I kill. And yes, I'm glad to see that they've died----except when they get up in the dryer and make quite a stink.

    What say ye about killing/poisoning mice? Squashing spiders? Swatting flies? Slapping mosquitos (which I do with glee)?
     
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    I have never met anyone who waste fish. And those who do it for sport usually use the catch and release method to include those who create television shows.
     
  12. Spinach

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    Just so I'm clear----I search my house for mosquitos. No joke. And when I find them, even if they are minding their own business, I kill them. Then I let out a cackle. I find. I conquer. I laugh. End of story.
     
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    What about wall mounts?
     
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    You got me there. And I will gladly mount the right fish in a New York Second.
     
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    I once stepped on a mouse to kill it. Of course, dh told me to do it, and I was just being my normal submissive self, so it's all good.

    Snort
     
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    I don't hunt for sport. I hunt because it puts food on our table.

    Guys who hunt just because they enjoy killing things scare me.
     
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    So then, it's wrong to kill animals for meat, yourself, but it's OK to pay somebody else to do it for you?

    I feel no more "thrill" hunting than I do butchering a hog. The only difference is that I appreciate the skill it takes to hunt.
     
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    What men don't need food to survive?

    But unless you believe God is just going to drop food on you out of the sky, like He did with the Israelites, that food still has to come from somewhere.

    So then, you have no problem with somebody else killing an animal for your pleasure. So let's be honest here: it isn't that you don't think animals shouldn't be killed for pleasure, it's just that you don't want to get your hands dirty or have to look at the animal that's being killed.
     
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    There's nothing morally wrong with hunting, so long as it's in context and done with responsibility. For example, hunting a nonendangered animal, and using that aminal for food. If, otoh, a person is killing an animal just for the sake of killing an animal, then I would ask what the person's motive is.
     
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    We live on a farm and when our children were little, people were always giving us farm-themed books and toys, which we really appreciated. The only problem was that they made the animals out to be cute and cuddly (obviously never written by somebody who's been in a cow pen on a hot day), had names, talked, etc.

    This presented problems later on because, on a farm, animals come in two categories: those that are pets and those that are food.

    That's why rule #1 on any farm is DON'T LET THE CHILDREN NAME THE ANIMALS!
     
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