Comments on: Hunting: Good Or Bad For The Environment? http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/09/13/hunting-good-or-bad-for-the-environment/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Being Green. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:55:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: anonymous http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/09/13/hunting-good-or-bad-for-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-22270 anonymous Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:33:31 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2534#comment-22270 Yes, hunting, both for the pleasure of the sport and the practical means, is a great solution the the overpopulation of some species. Truly, though, hunting should not be the only solution since it is going down in popularity. Careful management and perhaps the reintroduction of natural predators in some areas would be best if combined with hunting. Yes, hunting, both for the pleasure of the sport and the practical means, is a great solution the the overpopulation of some species. Truly, though, hunting should not be the only solution since it is going down in popularity. Careful management and perhaps the reintroduction of natural predators in some areas would be best if combined with hunting.

]]> By: erock http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/09/13/hunting-good-or-bad-for-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-21740 erock Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:38:55 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2534#comment-21740 I think that hunting is very good. We should all kill all of the animals!!!! I think that hunting is very good. We should all kill all of the animals!!!!

]]> By: NorCal Cazadora http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/09/13/hunting-good-or-bad-for-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-21586 NorCal Cazadora Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:32:49 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2534#comment-21586 Well said, Meg! I do hunt, and I agree with all of your points. On the matter of enjoying hunting: Why does it surprise animal rights activist that omnivores and carnivores enjoy hunting? Isn't it totally obvious that natural selection would favor the genes of animals (including humans) who enjoy hunting, and therefore hunt a lot, and therefore get more vital protein into their diets? Seems like a no-brainer to me. For the record, I don't relish the kill. I relish success, because it is never guaranteed. But taking a life is a sobering matter, and most hunters I know say the minute you stop regarding it as such is the minute you should stop hunting. Well said, Meg! I do hunt, and I agree with all of your points.

On the matter of enjoying hunting: Why does it surprise animal rights activist that omnivores and carnivores enjoy hunting? Isn’t it totally obvious that natural selection would favor the genes of animals (including humans) who enjoy hunting, and therefore hunt a lot, and therefore get more vital protein into their diets? Seems like a no-brainer to me.

For the record, I don’t relish the kill. I relish success, because it is never guaranteed. But taking a life is a sobering matter, and most hunters I know say the minute you stop regarding it as such is the minute you should stop hunting.

]]> By: Jenni http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/09/13/hunting-good-or-bad-for-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-21534 Jenni Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:22:19 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2534#comment-21534 In the more balanced areas of rural life, the predator takes out the weak and the old, along with some of the young and the slow. Not the strong, which are needed to keep that group of prey strong. And some of the stronger predators that would keep the deer in check, are seen as being bad for the cattle owners. Who I wish would find taller and higher fences, so the battle with wolves would get over with. They could keep things in balance with the deer, elk, cougars, and other animals that get overpopulated. Like the town put in the middle of the trail taken by the polar bears every year, it reminds me of people who decide to live way out in the middle of rural area, then complain about the animals that were already living there. We need to find a way to balance things out, amicably. We use to be able to do that better, and not do verbal attacks on the person, but keep on the topic at hand. We can get back to respecting each others opinions and treating each other with respect. In the more balanced areas of rural life, the predator takes out the weak and the old, along with some of the young and the slow. Not the strong, which are needed to keep that group of prey strong. And some of the stronger predators that would keep the deer in check, are seen as being bad for the cattle owners. Who I wish would find taller and higher fences, so the battle with wolves would get over with. They could keep things in balance with the deer, elk, cougars, and other animals that get overpopulated.
Like the town put in the middle of the trail taken by the polar bears every year, it reminds me of people who decide to live way out in the middle of rural area, then complain about the animals that were already living there.
We need to find a way to balance things out, amicably. We use to be able to do that better, and not do verbal attacks on the person, but keep on the topic at hand. We can get back to respecting each others opinions and treating each other with respect.

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