Is Hunting Right?
SSG Hudson, Nathan
SGL: SFC Jenkins, Jonathan
35S Advanced Leader Course (ALC) Class 16-002 Is Hunting Right?
With the majority of today’s population living in cities and suburbs, the argument of the need for hunting has come up. The anti-hunting movement is primarily based off of the consumer culture that believes that the mass production of foods is the way of the future (Knezevic, 2009). There are groups that support both sides of the argument; determining which group is right is for the majority to decide. This paper will discuss four highlighted areas which support hunting, with counters to even out the topic. In the end, it is for the reader to decide their stance on the topic and support their views. The over arching question is, is the act of hunting right or wrong?
To develop the argument, the topic was broken down into four categories: the teaching of respect through hunting, showing how hunting is a conservational organization, how hunting has advanced and yet kept with its
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Today’s techies go into the woods with their hand held Global Positioning System (GPS) and get lost because they do not know the basics of land navigation (Zumbo, 2007). Does this give the hunters an unfair advantage? Can the animals adapt and protect themselves from these new advances? Many of these new advances are just recreations of techniques used by other animals that hunt their prey. Such technology as high-powered binoculars are just adaptations of our feathered friends. Although our binoculars may be more powerful and scopes may have holographic sights, hunters still have hard work tracking down their prey. One of the largest technology advances in the field of hunting is the development of ultra-light gear. This still requires the hunter to do the same tasks as before, but it enables him or her to sustain the hunt longer, without wearing
After making sure the hunter is doing everything safely then the hunter has to worry about the deer they have great sense of smell and great hearing. So if the deer is down wind from the hunter he will smell you before the hunter even knew he was there. If the hunter does get lucky enough to get a deer close enough within 40 yards the hunter must be very quiet while adjusting himself to pull the bow back and get a kill shot off. The slightest noise that the deer hear that he doesn't agree with hell run of with no second oppins. There are many ways to describe how to be successful while bow hunting but if you break it down on what you should be doing to be successful you will always be ready to take on whatever.
Although hunting is part of cultures and they need it to survive, many people will say that hunting is not good because animals should survive. Another thing is that in the summer months people could get lots of food and take it with them. Those who believe animals should not be hunted think that animals are going extinct a lot more. Although aspects of this argument are enticing, it ultimately fails to be a stronger argument because if you are not hunting then you could die because of starvation. This is why cultures hunt because they need food and they use them as clothing to
Supporters claim that their sport helps conservation efforts and helps bring money to the communities in which they are hunting from. Opposers claim that occasionally there is a fine line between trophy hunting and poaching, because much of it is illegal. They also claim that only a small percent of the money made goes to help conservation efforts, and it causes a decrease in the wild life population. I consider myself as an opposer in most cases. I don’t believe it is our job to decide whether an animal should live or die, and I don’t see how killing an animal is supposed to help the population.
Pro-Hunting Argument To hunt or not to hunt, many see it as a negative and its being cruel to animals. Other think if humans keep hunting, animals are going to go extinct. But what many don’t know is how much hunting helps animals and the conservation of animals. People that don’t know what really is going on they always head toward the negative. I’m Going to explain how hunting helps wildlife and how Hunting permits are good because they help maintain animal conservation.
Election years, like this past year, often times bring up controversial topics that a person may feel more one sided about rather than the other. The topic of gun control laws seems to be one of the more popular topics that the public likes to talk about. With news stories depicting school shootings, police shootings, and other gun related violence’s, many Americans are unaware of how this is influencing their idea on whether the United States should have gun control laws. Many people may say that they feel like they are not influenced by anything when it comes to how they feel about guns and the idea of gun control laws. This however, is false.
Hunting has been a part of our society since the first man set foot on this continent, but animal rights movements have become popular in our society recently that has questioned the necessity of hunting in our modern times. Because of this, animal populations are left freely to where they can multiply at an alarming rate. Hunting is a great means of controlling animal populations’ growth, although greatly opposed by many. While hunting is a very controversial topic in our society, there are great points for being for and against it. Hunting is a way that humans see to keep balance of the ecosystem.
Some may disagree that hunting’s purpose is to hunt the animals only and not to destroy their ecosystem which is true sometimes. They agree
A call is an important hunting gear because it helps you attract coyotes. When looking for call, consider an electronic call because it comes with a host of sounds. Additionally, hand calls are better. Choose a caller that suits you. •
Gun Control Lately people have been using guns in a negative way and causing a bad effect on the world. People have been using guns inapropriatly and have been performing mass killings. If guns are being used by people then the people using them should know how to use them correctly, or not being a crazy lunatic. When I was 12 I was playing with a pistol and accidentally shot it, I wasn’t hurt and no one else was hurt but somebody could have been injured badly. Gun laws are the cause to a lot of the violent crimes in the united states and laws need to be changed so people can’t purchase guns as easily that way we aren’t in as much trouble.
Thesis: Hunting for the purpose of decorating your wall rather than putting me on the table has become a favorite pastime of many hunters today. I. ” According to Stuart Pimm, a professor of conservation ecology at Duke University, in the last five decades alone, lions alone have declined rapidly. A. In the 1960 's there are were 100,000 across the continent to as few as 25,000 today. ”
Hunting Benefits All Hunting is seen by some present-day people as crooked and dishonorable, while it is really the act of protecting the health of animals for the future. Hunting is a simple and beneficial way to help animals in ways that some people may not understand. What people may not know is that “...the majority of the American public supports hunting even if they don’t personally participate, with about 79 percent of adult Americans nationwide indicating they approve of legal hunting” (“Understanding Hunting”). This percentage of people know the true value of hunting and the betterment it has on our world today. Hunting is a very logical and beneficial way to help animals, along with the hunters themselves.
Animal Rights Some people assume that just because animals cannot speak that they cannot feel pain. It is not okay to torture living beings that have their own thoughts and breathe the exact same air us humans breathe. It is unjust and selfish to stand by and take no action while everyday hundreds if not thousands of innocent animals die without reason. No matter how much fur or how many limbs the creature has; it should be treated as equal as a person. A heart beat is a heartbeat regardless of the body it’s in.
Is Hunting Ethical Since just last year the starting growth of the ringneck pheasant here in south Dakota has increased 42%. And how are we going to control these growing species? Which brings me to my point; is hunting ethical? Hunting is ethical because it manages the growth of certain species, and there are rules and regulations in place protecting the animals.
The human being has made of hunting its way to survive since the ancient ages, whether it was by fishing, chasing down terrestrial animals or throwing stones at birds up in the sky. However, hunting has got out of hand these days, and it has come to be a really controversial topic. On the one hand, there are people who are for hunting, adding that it is vital to our survival, not only as far as eating is concerned, but also when it is used to cull plagues of animals who threaten civilisations, and this is their argument to justify massive chasing of different forms of wildlife, such as rabbits.