Does anyone here actually enjoy killing?
Years ago I read an article about African Lions. They studied there behaviors during the actual kill of prey. Evidence suggested to the researchers that the lions might actually get a thrill as they suffocate the life out of an animal. The females seemed to make sounds that they make when they are playing with their cubs. They emitted a "purring" type sound.
You always here human hunters say that killing an animal is just part of the game. It is something that has to be done in order to aquire meat or fur. You rarely hear of a hunter say they get their kicks from killing. How much of this is our way of giving Joe Public a "PC" answer? Do we secretly enjoy killing?
The most common nongame critters we have here are Jackrabbits. I have to admit, I enjoy shooting them. I don't eat them or salvage their hide. The buzzards and the ravens have an easy, free meal as far as I am concerned. I could say I get the thrill by just being able to hit one, being a good enough shot to do it. I also shoot inanimate objects. Even though I enjoy hitting a rock two hundred yards away with a handgun, it doesn't compare with knocking off a bunny fifty yards away with a rifle.
Is there a thrill that comes with killing? If there is, is it natural, or are some of us mentally defective?
Years ago I read an article about African Lions. They studied there behaviors during the actual kill of prey. Evidence suggested to the researchers that the lions might actually get a thrill as they suffocate the life out of an animal. The females seemed to make sounds that they make when they are playing with their cubs. They emitted a "purring" type sound.
You always here human hunters say that killing an animal is just part of the game. It is something that has to be done in order to aquire meat or fur. You rarely hear of a hunter say they get their kicks from killing. How much of this is our way of giving Joe Public a "PC" answer? Do we secretly enjoy killing?
The most common nongame critters we have here are Jackrabbits. I have to admit, I enjoy shooting them. I don't eat them or salvage their hide. The buzzards and the ravens have an easy, free meal as far as I am concerned. I could say I get the thrill by just being able to hit one, being a good enough shot to do it. I also shoot inanimate objects. Even though I enjoy hitting a rock two hundred yards away with a handgun, it doesn't compare with knocking off a bunny fifty yards away with a rifle.
Is there a thrill that comes with killing? If there is, is it natural, or are some of us mentally defective?