MY Thoughts on Hunting

A few days ago, for speech class, our class had to unscramble a speech outline for an assignment. The outline dealt with the idea of film-hunting as a sport or rather an alternative to actually hunting. This particular outline made the sport of hunting look bad.
One section of the outline said that not all hunters were killers. This made me think. What do people really think hunting is all about? Do they really know? Too often when people think about hunting they think of the hunter mercilessly killing deer or some other animal. However an ethical hunter will take only what he or she can use. Furthermore, the "kill" is only a small part of the whole experience of a hunt.
Being out in nature is the best part. Here you can have a chance to spend time with family and friends. Being out in the woods lets you get away form the chaos of everyday life and be able to relax. You see many spectacles you can not find anywhere else, like a sunset that lights up the leaves of the trees in late fall. You can see squirrels chasing each other jumping from tree to tree. The whole of what one experiences on a hunt is what makes hunting what it is, not just the kill. In fact many hunts do not end with an animal being shot, but rather hunters just go out to enjoy the surroundings.
While my words may not convince you that hunting is a good activity, hopefully you can realize that not all hunters are bad. Also the outline I read was right. There are other ways to hunt, such as with a camera or camcorder. So if you are at all interested in the sport do not let a few misconceptions deter you from trying it.