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CMV: If you eat meat, you should be pro hunting.

If youve ever scrolled through some social media and seen a picture of a hunter sitting next to an animal he just killed, the comments and backlash is filled with negative feedback like "how would you feel if that animal shot you!" Or "You dirty hillbilly, I hope you get hunted and killed!"

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Now most people seem fine when it's something like a deer or pheasant. But when its a bear or mountain lion or anything not traditional, people go nuts and simultaneously take a bite of their burger.

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What makes killing a cow or pig any different from a bear in terms of ethics? People have hunted for thousands of years to get their food so how is hunting your own meat any less ethical than going to the store and buying it from the shelf? Hunters contribute most of the funding towards the conservation budget in the United States so actually the wildlife population is better off with hunters. There are strict rules and regulations when obtaining a tag or license to hunt. 

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I know how much effort goes into hunting an animal, its not an easy task and it takes tons of effort and time. Its a rewarding experience when you finally get what youve been working for hours/days/weeks. One animal could stuff your freezer for a year depending on what you get. Plus you know where it came from and you know it wasnt raised in a cramped inhumane meat factory.

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So, what is it that ticks people off when someone posts a picture of their kill? They worked hard for it, followed the rules,,contributed to the conservation budget, and harvested its meat. If you eat meat, what makes it any different hunting vs buying it?
gpt
its a matter of endangered - shoot the last white rhino and yeah you're a criminal asshole even if i'm eating a steak that came from one of the 94 *million* cows in the US

its also a matter of how you hunt - if you actually work for it:  track the animal or stand in a deer stand in November then i respect that a hell of a lot more than someone who goes to a fenced game preserve and blasts away.