No argument with that at all. Just pointing out that people in this country dont need to hunt for food. It's cheaper and easier to get it from a supermarket. If you choose to hunt, rear you own etc, great. But as you say, it's a lifestyle choice not a necessity.The point is, you don't have to buy it. between the pigs which we rear in a neighbours garden, and the quarry that I hunt, I never have to buy meat from the likes of morrisons/tesco/etc. This is my preferred way to live... well, it's halfway along the road anyway...
You mean like if you hit it in the bottom with a catapult and it got down it's hole before you got to it?It's not irresponsible. breaking a rabbits leg in half and leaving it to die a slow painful death would be irresponsible.
And the 'get stuffed' response was merely to counter the 'its irresponsible to shoot at an animal unless you can target it's heart/brain with pin point accuracy 100% of the time' response. I certainly don't know anyone who can do the latter in practice.
You dont need pinpoint accuracy (although with PCP's it's certainly possible to stack pellets at 30 yards), but dont you think a hunter should be reasonably proficient with his weapon before shooting animals? I would think being able to hit a packet of fags off a fence post at 15 yards 9/10 should be the minimum.
I think my point is, while power is important, accuracy is too. On the other hand, I have visions of people with biceps like sparrows kneecaps, popping aneurysms trying to draw their quadruple-strapped catty's and flirting lead balls into orbit, I guess most bunny's have nothing to worry about.
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