Can't say I agree with that. I'm not simply saying this because I do hunt and I'm not like that at all(I plan on studying for Wildlife Biology when I start college this year). In fact I'm basing this off of my own empirical evidence and experience , which I assume you are as well. I won't deny those hunters exist, you see them on TV as trophy hunters(which by the way isn't a terrible thing necessarily to go for large animals only, but that's a whole other subject), or as some redneck fool looking to drink beer and just wanting to shoot just about anything and everything. Many of the hunters I've come across(even it seems many of those from the television) seem to enjoy being outside and seeing the many animals that populate the area while hunting.

For the most part, the many hunters I've encountered over my years of hunting seem to generally enjoy and appreciate what's around them while they are out there hunting. Now yes, they are two different groups, that won't be denied. But this does not mean simply that just because a hunter is out there to find a specific animal and kill it means that is all they are there for. A persons intentions can obviously be ambiguous, as in my opinion they seem to be for those hunters whom I've encountered for the most part.

Maybe hunters don't go about enjoying nature by simply being in it, they also partake in it as well. I personally enjoy the fact that when and if I take an animal, that what happens at that point has been going on since before time itself has been recorded, along with the fact that I'm providing for myself. Now neither you nor I can prove our points otherwise, I doubt seriously that there are any reliable polls or statistics on the matter if they exist at all. But, I think most hunters might take offense to the above quoted statement. By the way, I'd also like to point out I'm not attacking you Brum, I generally enjoy a good number of your posts. I'm simply just presenting another opinion that may or may not be right.

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