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33. I'm a lifelong hunter and I don't consider it a sport

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 09:32 PM

Jan 2013

I have this belief that anything you can do with a beer in one hand is not a sport. Golf, NASCAR, Hunting: Not sports.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] damnedifIknow Jan 2013 OP

It's not Auggie Jan 2013 #2

I wonder about that too mokawanis Jan 2013 #3

Not all sport is athletic in nature. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #4

Sport implies athletic ability...hunting is not a sport...nt joeybee12 Jan 2013 #5

I don't consider hunting a sport, Go Vols Jan 2013 #6

Good answer. Brickbat Jan 2013 #8

If you haven't done it, it's hard to imagine, I guess. Brickbat Jan 2013 #7

There can be sport- digonswine Jan 2013 #9

I can understand hunting out of necessity damnedifIknow Jan 2013 #10

Yes, it is mainly for the thrill of the kill. RebelOne Jan 2013 #21

Is it the kill itself, though? Brickbat Jan 2013 #22

+1 You've summed that up nicely. "Venison tastes great". wandy Jan 2013 #13

There are a lot of 'sports' rjj621 Jan 2013 #11

As a kid we hunted to eat madokie Jan 2013 #14

A sport where only one side knows about it Yavin4 Jan 2013 #15

As a sport, no Dpm12 Jan 2013 #16

I've often wondered why they call it hunting and not stalking. LeftofObama Jan 2013 #17

Well...Shooting and Archery are Olympic Sports davidn3600 Jan 2013 #18

In my eyes it is not. RebelOne Jan 2013 #19

How is trolling considered a sport? cleanhippie Jan 2013 #24

Deeeee damnedifIknow Jan 2013 #29

People like you damnedifIknow Jan 2013 #32

Not all recreation is "sport". lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #25

It is not a sport. it is a way to put food on the table CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #26

When the day comes Helen Reddy Jan 2013 #30

Words change in meaning or acquire new ones. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #31

I'm a lifelong hunter and I don't consider it a sport Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #33