At least the bear had a chance to bite the hunter...
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:10 pm
..but he still died. heh.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/25/bear.a ... index.html
But I don't see why this should be news. If hunting is pure sport pitting man and his inherent capabilities against animals and their inherent capabilities, why should the fact that the animal gets his own shot in be a surprise?
The hunter's words:
"It was shock at first. It's like he came alive, like 'boom.' I guess he growled, like the other people heard. That motivated me to turn around and start running away," he said."
On a philosophical note, this is why I think calling hunting a 'sport' is a bit misnomer. What kind of sport has you turning around and running like hell when your opponent wakes up? Would 'hobby' be more appropriate? I'm not anti-hunting so long as people are at least eating what they kill, but I've never seen it as a sport in the competetive sense of the word (unless, I guess, you are competing against other hunters...)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/25/bear.a ... index.html
But I don't see why this should be news. If hunting is pure sport pitting man and his inherent capabilities against animals and their inherent capabilities, why should the fact that the animal gets his own shot in be a surprise?
The hunter's words:
"It was shock at first. It's like he came alive, like 'boom.' I guess he growled, like the other people heard. That motivated me to turn around and start running away," he said."
On a philosophical note, this is why I think calling hunting a 'sport' is a bit misnomer. What kind of sport has you turning around and running like hell when your opponent wakes up? Would 'hobby' be more appropriate? I'm not anti-hunting so long as people are at least eating what they kill, but I've never seen it as a sport in the competetive sense of the word (unless, I guess, you are competing against other hunters...)
