At some point, society decided which animals would be food, which would be companions and which were predators/nuisance/pests. In most parts of the world, dogs are companions, help us hunt, protect us, etc. Deer are a food source for many people but don't make great or practical companions.

Coyotes and wolves obviously resemble domesticated dogs, but they are predators and kill other animals that we have decided are companions or food sources, so we kill them or try to limit their access to us and livestock.

Other animals that we don't hunt, but raise for food, like cows, we protect from the predators but end up killing for sustenance. I don't do this personally, but I understand some people really grapple with the emotions of raising livestock to then slaughter it for food in a few years, because a bond is formed with the animal. Many hunters feel the same way with the deer (ducks, in my case) and are thankful for the chance to harvest field animals for their family.

The initial question is bad, but they may have just phrased it in a weird way. It appears they are trying to ask what many non-hunters ask of us. The second question, though, is very bad as a response to your first answer. I hope this doesn't come across as offensive, but it sounds like a follow up question a five year old would ask because they haven't yet grasped the difference between animals we hunt and why and animals we live with or don't hunt.

Careful Nav, I'm feeling stabby today...

I seen your new Garden Addition...

Dont get to "stabby"

Dog can be table fare. Lewis & Clark even ate dog.

Turkey...
Whats wrong with you

Janies gonna YELL at YOU

Dang, I wasn't ready for it either, Turkey.

The guy is a coworker of mine. I wouldn't ever scold someone for asking a good challenging question. I didn't have a good answer for it. That's why I posted it. Thanks.

I ment cuz veggies are food not flowers... like deer is food and not dogs.. even though it don't taste bad..

I have a co-worker that (out of the blue) started ragging me about hunting over a feeder. We don't talk much these days.

I would tell them it is none of their concern. I hunt. They can accept that or not, but it is not a topic that needs to be debated or philosophized.

People will either enjoy hunting or not, that is up to them. If they are vegan, they will not ever understand. If they eat a single burger, then they can just stay quite and be a nice silent hypocrite.

Don't have to be mean about that reply, btw.. but many ask that question. I tell them, "I leave a pistol on the ground. The deer is welcome to pick it up and shoot back.."

and leave it at that.

imo

Russ

Nice retort JR.

A Spanish philosopher once explained hunting as follows: When I hunt I do not hunt to kill but I do kill to hunt. I think this explains the inherent genetic make up of those of us who hunt as we are acting upon millions of years of pursuing game for survival. Those not comfortable with it have obviously lost touch with their roots. One never knows these genetic qualities may become essential for survival for our prodigy.

Same way adressed whin credit advise said leasing a bad ivestment got up an walked away. Cant aford ta hunt these days.

I would tell them because I don't eat dogs and I don't eat my friends. My dog is my friend. Pretty simple.

Your friend sounds sanctimonious. Dump him.