Hunting has changed over the past thousand years. But why? How? In the past, people would hunt for survival. Now they hunt for the mere pleasure of taking game. A thousand years ago, people would hunt for food and warmth. Sport once supported a way of life, but today, sport has become the opposite of what it was meant to be. Today, many people relate hunters to murderers. Mainly because in today’s world, we do not hunt to survive or to keep a balance in nature, we hunt because we have a sense of greed that encourages us to harvest a more improved game than our friends. The Department of Natural Resources, or DNR, has gone to great lengths to take back hunting. Hundreds of hunters today post images of game taken illegally or over legal limits. DNR has stated, “We are not hunters. We are harvesters for nature.” Years ago, hunters would not boast about the game they received or the amount they bagged. They would not send out photos, or have a contest with their buddies; they simply took pride in their game and what it provided for their families. Why do we, feel the need to act in such an immature way when it comes to hunting?
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