[pablo]

I was tending to my sore knee (the other night), by drinking scotch and watching the Budweiser clock spin around, in a local bar. Then a "hunting" program (ESPN) came up on the TV, overhead the bar.

I sat watching this show, and wondered WTF these guys got out of "slaying" some of these big animals. I mean, elephant's, and zebra's, hippo's FFS, and so on? It was crazy, with "no brain-er" shots from maybe 50m at most. And one, a hippo in a river, staring at the hunters like a "deer in the headlights" from about 25m.

I was kind of disgusted with the entire operation, and began to wonder WTF these "hunter's" get out of this, anyway?

Now to be sure, I'm a "pro gun" advocate. So none of that here please. But in my case, I'm rather more interested in self defense firearms, rather than the hunting variety. I do own a couple of "hunting rifles", but haven't been out in 10 years or so.

The hunting that I've done (domestic USA) has been for deer, elk, and moose. And it's the hunt (camping out, overcoming weather, finding and tracking the prey, etc) and the challenge of the "shot", that makes it satisfying. My last shot was on a "deer hunt", and I bagged a nice buck at around 250 yards. We of course stripped the animal and packed out nearly all the meat. Which was then processed, and enjoyed (eaten) throughout the next several months.

I'm just trying to get my head around this "big game" hunting thing. The "shot's" I saw on the TV program were almost point blank range. And, do the hunters take the meat? Anybody tried any hippo, or elephant, lately?

I just don't get it?