By Kate Webber
A growing number of women who love adventure and the outdoors are embracing a traditionally male-dominated pastime — hunting. Their passion for the skills they learn and the challenges they work through is evident, as is the amount of criticism they attract. * Warning: this story contains graphic images.
Chapter I
Emma Sears, 24, nurse
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Doesn't worrry me too much - even vegans are responsible for taking much more lives than hunters but the whole blocking anti views doesn't fit all that well with me. If you believe in your position you should be prepared to hear alternative views and explain why you think they are wrong - simply censoring dissent suggests you don't have any confidence in your views
It's not the so called "we only hunt for food" part I have a problem with. I doubt very much any of these women really do all of that endless hunting "just for food." Yeah, sure. What they're really doing is enjoying it. They get off on killing animals and they make their living from helping people kill who feel the same way. Let's be honest, all of the people featured here mainly go out killing because they enjoy it. And to me, that means they have a mental health problem. Remember - it's only a sport if the animal has a gun too.
I'm reminded of the old puritan complaint against bear baiting - not that it was wrong but that people might get pleasure from it. Presumably you are OK with indigenous hunting and if so why?
Do you know of a more ethical and healthy source of free ranging, organic red meat?
Please do share and I'll stop hunting tomorrow.