Zeke
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My brother and I were sitting here trying to figure out what constitutes hunting.
We all know some of our hunts have been tough, some have been easy, some long, some short etc but it's all been hunting. It can't be just about the challenge because a long range shot is challenging even if the animal is staked down.
Our best thought came when my brother said that all real hunting has to have a "threat of failure".
The more I think about it the more I have to agree.
It's real hunting if the threat of failure exists. As in, you might actually go home without killing an animal.
My opinion is that everything else is just shooting. This can be fun and even rewarding but it's not hunting.
Give me your thoughts.
Zeke
We all know some of our hunts have been tough, some have been easy, some long, some short etc but it's all been hunting. It can't be just about the challenge because a long range shot is challenging even if the animal is staked down.
Our best thought came when my brother said that all real hunting has to have a "threat of failure".
The more I think about it the more I have to agree.
It's real hunting if the threat of failure exists. As in, you might actually go home without killing an animal.
My opinion is that everything else is just shooting. This can be fun and even rewarding but it's not hunting.
Give me your thoughts.
Zeke