Originally Posted by Bladewire

You need to kill some things, not for "sport", we agree that's fucked up, but to appreciate life more.

Do you have any pets? Having to kill your pet to stop its suffering is a real bitch, the worst for me was putting our dog of 13 years down with my son there. I've known people who haven't killed before and their pet lingers in pain for YEARS, so sad.

I've been killing thing since I was a kid, age 6 or so. The first were abandoned new born baby rabbits I had to fill a small plastic bag with water and drown them. Feeling them squirm was aweful but it was fairly quick, very clean and humane. The more I've killed things, the more I've respected the fragility, and gift, of life. Its especially intense (not in a good way) when you kill taking its life with your own hands on its body. I suspect it's a different experience for soldiers who kill in war? It's strange how death impacts the living.

Killing these wolves & bears to avoid overpopulation and encrotchment is a good thing if administered properly.