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mopinko

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39. i never have. never touched a gun. but

Sat Dec 30, 2023, 07:40 AM

Dec 2023

my da and his bro hunted small game for the family as kids. he hated it. they shot a momma squirrel once, and my da made his bro help him find the nest, and they took the 4 babies home. i think he was only about 10-11.
2 survived, and were my da’s pals for their whole lives. pretty sure my grandparents had a hella time getting him to do it after that. in fact, pretty sure he got at least 1 beating for it. he didnt talk about that, i’m assuming. but gramps was a hard man.

my da was a sweet man, and a sucker for animals. i was his shining star in no small part cuz i shared that w him. (that and the part where he saw me as his last hopes for a doc in the family.)

ftr, tho. i have butchered and eaten my own chickens.

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Do Progressives/Democrats here on DU hunt or have hunted in the past? [View all] Upthevibe Dec 2023 OP

I've never hunted, but I did fish when I was younger Poiuyt Dec 2023 #1

I never hunted. Never had the opportunity or chance. jimfields33 Dec 2023 #34

Not only never hunted, but never even touched, held or fired a gun. NewHendoLib Dec 2023 #2

Hunting doesn't require the use of a gun. Greg_In_SF Dec 2023 #5

Same goes for a bow. NewHendoLib Dec 2023 #6

I'm 40 and have hunted every year it's been legal for me to do so. MontanaFarmer Dec 2023 #3

" I eat what I hunt,..." myohmy2 Dec 2023 #25

You must be familiar with Steve Rinella, cilla4progress Dec 2023 #52

I've hunted all my life Farmer-Rick Dec 2023 #55

I voted no, but amerikat Dec 2023 #4

Does hunting for bargains and books count? niyad Dec 2023 #7

I'm going to guess no, and the type of "cat hunting" we do here probably doesn't count either Rorey Dec 2023 #16

I don't hunt, and I've never dated hunters Skittles Dec 2023 #8

I never have, fished, yes, but that's it. Xolodno Dec 2023 #9

I went hunting a couple of times as a kid COL Mustard Dec 2023 #53

Other: I chose to start hunting as an adult, several years ago. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #10

I read a poll a few years ago that concluded 6% of population hunted at least once a year. Silent Type Dec 2023 #11

Depends on the interpretation of "hunting" RainCaster Dec 2023 #12

what do you do after you shoot the otter WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #41

Clean up the mess RainCaster Dec 2023 #50

Don't know about there, but here, we have buzzards. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #69

I have not, BUT.... Rorey Dec 2023 #13

Never hunted TheFarseer Dec 2023 #14

I, thankfully, grew out of that phase of my life. I don't even kill spiders nowadays. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2023 #15

There are more than 200 million insects to every human on the planet tavernier Dec 2023 #54

We are much the same. Mr Lake did hunt but not all that effectively. LakeArenal Dec 2023 #64

Usually get 3 or 4 deer a year madville Dec 2023 #17

I still ForgedCrank Dec 2023 #21

The wild hogs here are fine madville Dec 2023 #73

I selected the closest answer sarisataka Dec 2023 #18

I shoot animals and people! WITH A CAMERA. usonian Dec 2023 #19

I hunted before I joined the Marines, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #20

Upthevibe - good question Waterguy Dec 2023 #22

Never have, never will. I love animals too much for Raine Dec 2023 #23

I never hunted but I lived for a short time Tree Lady Dec 2023 #24

This year I got 2 deer. multigraincracker Dec 2023 #26

I went hunting with friends once when I was younger and couldn't GoodRaisin Dec 2023 #27

Not in the 21st century, and it's not a family tradition I passed onto my children. hunter Dec 2023 #28

Most places have more than enough cougars and bears in the habitat Elessar Zappa Dec 2023 #82

I forage. nt AKwannabe Dec 2023 #29

I originally learned how to shoot as a kid at summer camp Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #30

Yes, as a kid. ._. Dec 2023 #31

When young growing up in Appalachia Duncanpup Dec 2023 #32

I grew up deep sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico practically every weekend ms liberty Dec 2023 #33

Since I was 12 Shrek Dec 2023 #35

I don't have a problem with hunting for food. Lunabell Dec 2023 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #42

This part of your post I agree with: MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #44

Honestly? Lunabell Dec 2023 #46

Yeah, its an acquired taste. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #47

My wife is definitely a carnivore. Lunabell Dec 2023 #48

I'm on the other side of the fence. hunter Dec 2023 #61

Venison you just have to cook right. Oneironaut Dec 2023 #75

Does fishing count? Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #37

I enjoy fishing * Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #38

i never have. never touched a gun. but mopinko Dec 2023 #39

I own guns but do not hunt. dameatball Dec 2023 #40

Back when I was young I enjoyed hunting with dogs. Emile Dec 2023 #43

Never Hunted ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #45

I did up until about 25 years ago. There were very few places you could hunt doc03 Dec 2023 #49

I went from hunting to fishing because fish don't scream when you kill them Fichefinder Dec 2023 #51

One buck JustAnotherGen Dec 2023 #56

I hunted once. Turbineguy Dec 2023 #57

In interpreting the results, keep in mind that 6% of Americans hunt eallen Dec 2023 #58

I have occasionally hunted in the past when a group... TreasonousBastard Dec 2023 #59

Occasionally, when the group... TreasonousBastard Dec 2023 #60

I have... as a pre-teen but became uncomfortable with it quickly and have no interest now. WarGamer Dec 2023 #62

I shot my last deer, around 30 years ago. Paladin Dec 2023 #63

My dad thought it was important to teach me survival skills. Jokerman Dec 2023 #65

Hunting is a pastime for our extended family. aocommunalpunch Dec 2023 #66

I voted "Hunted all my life / Still do" . I'm a 62 year-old Latino conservative Democrat & lifelong city-slicker. HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2023 #67

I don't hunt, but because the eco system is off balance, hunting is needed to keep some populations in check. Quixote1818 Dec 2023 #68

Unfortunately, nature is so out of balance in most places JCMach1 Dec 2023 #70

I don't have a problem with people hunting deer TexasBushwhacker Dec 2023 #71

Me neither. Dulcinea Dec 2023 #78

I hunted in name only when I was young Kaleva Dec 2023 #72

Does spearfishing count as hunting? petronius Dec 2023 #74

Did not hunt as a young person snpsmom Dec 2023 #76

Never hunted. Tried fishing once, failed to catch anything. sakabatou Dec 2023 #77

I have hunted, but my real talent is dressing out and preserving. You shoot or trap, I clean. Frogs, good, no turtle. Runningdawg Dec 2023 #79

I'm a city guy, I've never had the need or desire to hunt. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2023 #80

I hunted when I was young but no longer do. Elessar Zappa Dec 2023 #81

I haven't. Not directly. ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #83

The people who I know who hunted ate what they killed. applegrove Feb 2024 #84