WHY I TRAP AND HUNT!!!
I trap for the same reasons that I hunt. I would have to say that trapping is just another form of hunting. You have to learn the animal’s habits and patterns. You have to do your research to learn the woods and rivers that they live in. It makes you feel like part of the woods. After a small time in the woods you feel more alive then ever, you will feel like you actual belong in the woods. Your sight works better; you start to notice every little movement around you. Your hearing is more acute, you will hear the tiniest stick break or leave rustle. Some times you feel so in tuned with your environment that you can even feel when there is game around. It is challenging and it brings out a primal feeling that no other activities can bring out. All hunters and trappers know what I am talking about. Non-hunters laugh at that last comment. I just think they are the ones who don't get the fact that our eyes are mounted to the front or that our teeth are made for tearing and grinding meat. The anti's and the non-hunters will tell you that we can buy our meat, and that a vegetarian diet is better for you. Then they will tell you we can use fake fur for clothing, and there is no need for trapping. The major point that they miss is that I was designed to hunt, trap and kill animals to survive over thousands of years of evolution. I will not just suddenly ignore all that positive mental stimuli or dismiss that internal craving to be a hunter – gather. Notice that hunter comes first!!! I will use my abilities that are engrained in my brain with pride and with no apologies!!!