quotations about hunting
Detested sport,
That owes its pleasures to another's pain.
WILLIAM COWPER
The Task
In hunting on cultivated grounds, the huntsman must abstain from injuring the fruits of the season, and must leave springs and streams undisturbed; for to interfere with these is contrary to propriety and morality.
XENOPHON
Cynegeticus
Critics of hunting are fond of pointing out that wildlife has scarcely a chance against our highly efficient technology. But the fact is, wildlife has an edge of its own--and it is likely to be enhanced by our increasing dependence on gadgets and decreasing reliance on our legs, eyes, ears, patience, and the savvy that accrues from years of experience. A good working definition of a game species is one that is fitted with survival equipment enabling it to take advantage, while a genuine sport hunter is one constrained by ethics and respect to give advantage.
JOHN MADSON
A Hunter's Heart: Honest Essays on Blood Sport
When a hunter is in a treestand with moral values and with the proper hunting ethics and richer for the experience, that hunter is 20 feet closer to God.
FRED BEAR
attributed, Wide Open Spaces
Your occupation as a hunter is just a temporary designation. You do not know that you are spirit soul. When you die, will you still be a hunter? Your real occupation is to serve the Supreme Lord, and if you carry out this occupation, all your needs will be satisfied.
SATSVARUPA DASA GOSWAMI
Visnu-rata Vijaya: The Story of an Ex-hunter