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aocommunalpunch

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66. Hunting is a pastime for our extended family.

Sat Dec 30, 2023, 01:18 PM

Dec 2023

I did a lot of it when I was a kid. I enjoyed the time I got to spend with my dad, uncles, and grandfather. There was a lot of early-ass mornings, shit coffee, reloading shotgun shells, dog training, waiting for nothing to happen, dragging boats across dikes and through nasty swamp water, and finally more waiting for nothing to happen. Occasionally, a duck would fly past for me to miss with my shot. Dad is a much better shot and we ate wild game all the time.

All that being said, I couldn't wait to not hunt again. It's a ton of fun for other people. I find it something to tolerate at best. I have such more enjoyable hobbies. This has caused me a lot of guilt over the years, since my dad tried his best to instill the experience as enjoyable, but the outdoor bug didn't strike me, brother, nor sister. I'm such a lib these days that I apologized to the worms I used as bait a few years ago while fishing with Dad. lol

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Do Progressives/Democrats here on DU hunt or have hunted in the past? [View all] Upthevibe Dec 2023 OP

I've never hunted, but I did fish when I was younger Poiuyt Dec 2023 #1

I never hunted. Never had the opportunity or chance. jimfields33 Dec 2023 #34

Not only never hunted, but never even touched, held or fired a gun. NewHendoLib Dec 2023 #2

Hunting doesn't require the use of a gun. Greg_In_SF Dec 2023 #5

Same goes for a bow. NewHendoLib Dec 2023 #6

I'm 40 and have hunted every year it's been legal for me to do so. MontanaFarmer Dec 2023 #3

" I eat what I hunt,..." myohmy2 Dec 2023 #25

You must be familiar with Steve Rinella, cilla4progress Dec 2023 #52

I've hunted all my life Farmer-Rick Dec 2023 #55

I voted no, but amerikat Dec 2023 #4

Does hunting for bargains and books count? niyad Dec 2023 #7

I'm going to guess no, and the type of "cat hunting" we do here probably doesn't count either Rorey Dec 2023 #16

I don't hunt, and I've never dated hunters Skittles Dec 2023 #8

I never have, fished, yes, but that's it. Xolodno Dec 2023 #9

I went hunting a couple of times as a kid COL Mustard Dec 2023 #53

Other: I chose to start hunting as an adult, several years ago. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #10

I read a poll a few years ago that concluded 6% of population hunted at least once a year. Silent Type Dec 2023 #11

Depends on the interpretation of "hunting" RainCaster Dec 2023 #12

what do you do after you shoot the otter WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #41

Clean up the mess RainCaster Dec 2023 #50

Don't know about there, but here, we have buzzards. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #69

I have not, BUT.... Rorey Dec 2023 #13

Never hunted TheFarseer Dec 2023 #14

I, thankfully, grew out of that phase of my life. I don't even kill spiders nowadays. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2023 #15

There are more than 200 million insects to every human on the planet tavernier Dec 2023 #54

We are much the same. Mr Lake did hunt but not all that effectively. LakeArenal Dec 2023 #64

Usually get 3 or 4 deer a year madville Dec 2023 #17

I still ForgedCrank Dec 2023 #21

The wild hogs here are fine madville Dec 2023 #73

I selected the closest answer sarisataka Dec 2023 #18

I shoot animals and people! WITH A CAMERA. usonian Dec 2023 #19

I hunted before I joined the Marines, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #20

Upthevibe - good question Waterguy Dec 2023 #22

Never have, never will. I love animals too much for Raine Dec 2023 #23

I never hunted but I lived for a short time Tree Lady Dec 2023 #24

This year I got 2 deer. multigraincracker Dec 2023 #26

I went hunting with friends once when I was younger and couldn't GoodRaisin Dec 2023 #27

Not in the 21st century, and it's not a family tradition I passed onto my children. hunter Dec 2023 #28

Most places have more than enough cougars and bears in the habitat Elessar Zappa Dec 2023 #82

I forage. nt AKwannabe Dec 2023 #29

I originally learned how to shoot as a kid at summer camp Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #30

Yes, as a kid. ._. Dec 2023 #31

When young growing up in Appalachia Duncanpup Dec 2023 #32

I grew up deep sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico practically every weekend ms liberty Dec 2023 #33

Since I was 12 Shrek Dec 2023 #35

I don't have a problem with hunting for food. Lunabell Dec 2023 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #42

This part of your post I agree with: MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #44

Honestly? Lunabell Dec 2023 #46

Yeah, its an acquired taste. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #47

My wife is definitely a carnivore. Lunabell Dec 2023 #48

I'm on the other side of the fence. hunter Dec 2023 #61

Venison you just have to cook right. Oneironaut Dec 2023 #75

Does fishing count? Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #37

I enjoy fishing * Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #38

i never have. never touched a gun. but mopinko Dec 2023 #39

I own guns but do not hunt. dameatball Dec 2023 #40

Back when I was young I enjoyed hunting with dogs. Emile Dec 2023 #43

Never Hunted ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #45

I did up until about 25 years ago. There were very few places you could hunt doc03 Dec 2023 #49

I went from hunting to fishing because fish don't scream when you kill them Fichefinder Dec 2023 #51

One buck JustAnotherGen Dec 2023 #56

I hunted once. Turbineguy Dec 2023 #57

In interpreting the results, keep in mind that 6% of Americans hunt eallen Dec 2023 #58

I have occasionally hunted in the past when a group... TreasonousBastard Dec 2023 #59

Occasionally, when the group... TreasonousBastard Dec 2023 #60

I have... as a pre-teen but became uncomfortable with it quickly and have no interest now. WarGamer Dec 2023 #62

I shot my last deer, around 30 years ago. Paladin Dec 2023 #63

My dad thought it was important to teach me survival skills. Jokerman Dec 2023 #65

Hunting is a pastime for our extended family. aocommunalpunch Dec 2023 #66

I voted "Hunted all my life / Still do" . I'm a 62 year-old Latino conservative Democrat & lifelong city-slicker. HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2023 #67

I don't hunt, but because the eco system is off balance, hunting is needed to keep some populations in check. Quixote1818 Dec 2023 #68

Unfortunately, nature is so out of balance in most places JCMach1 Dec 2023 #70

I don't have a problem with people hunting deer TexasBushwhacker Dec 2023 #71

Me neither. Dulcinea Dec 2023 #78

I hunted in name only when I was young Kaleva Dec 2023 #72

Does spearfishing count as hunting? petronius Dec 2023 #74

Did not hunt as a young person snpsmom Dec 2023 #76

Never hunted. Tried fishing once, failed to catch anything. sakabatou Dec 2023 #77

I have hunted, but my real talent is dressing out and preserving. You shoot or trap, I clean. Frogs, good, no turtle. Runningdawg Dec 2023 #79

I'm a city guy, I've never had the need or desire to hunt. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2023 #80

I hunted when I was young but no longer do. Elessar Zappa Dec 2023 #81

I haven't. Not directly. ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #83

The people who I know who hunted ate what they killed. applegrove Feb 2024 #84