Hunting is the act of pursuing any living organism for the purpose of food, recreation or trade. Lawful hunting is different from poaching. The former refers to hunting animals that are legally approved, whereas the latter refers to killing, capturing or trapping animals that are contrary to applicable laws. Poaching can also include hunting in illegal areas or killing animals that are endangered and thus ought to be protected.
Hunting is also sometimes referred to as game. Trapping is a different terminology altogether and is quite different from hunting. While hunting can involve killing of the animal, trapping may be for other purposes like photography or close observation. The act of hunting has a very early history with the Paleolithic man hunting down his food. Initially, early men used to hunt down herbivores animals and consumed them as food. Later, they began to hunt down large animals and eat them too.
With the invention of fire, the flesh of animals were cooked and fried before consuming. This was a mammoth step towards civilization. In fact early men were often termed as hunters because they always hunt down animals for food and the skin of animals were used as clothes to protect them from cold. They also possessed many tools to help them capture animals.
This included spears, bows and arrows etc. later; they began taming and domesticating animals. Wild dogs were captured and tamed and were used as pets. Today, hunting and shooting has been regulated by many laws. Many people consider hunting as a recreation and choose places for hunting. Government specifies that only licensed pistols and rifles can be used for hunting. Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish.
There are different techniques for catching fish and these include hand gathering, spearing, netting and trapping. Fishing is a term applied to catching aquatic animals. Fishing too, as an activity dates back to the Paleolithic period. Primitive man used fish as a source of food. They also used its bones for paintings and creating small and attractive show pieces for their homes. A traditional method of fishing is by using a fishing hook or a rod. A fishing line is a long pole with a hook in its end.
Bait in the form of a small worm or a small fish is often attached to the hook and inserted into the water. This method of fishing requires patience as the fisherman has to wait until a fish gnaws at the bait and then pull the rod up. Today, fishing is done as recreation, livelihood and a commercial activity. Big fishing vessels are involved in large scale fishing.
Moreover, fishing industry also involves packing, storing, and canning of different variety of fishes. Big game fishing involves catching large and heavy fishes like sharks, and marlins. Fishing as a recreation is pursued by people more for pleasure and competitions. Such people often register with recreational fishing groups and fish in remote areas of the sea. There are many regulations that govern the activities of such groups.
I was in Denali Park a couple of weeks ago and watched a grizzly and 3 wolves disputing ownership of a kill. Was like watching a nature show on the Discovery channel. Which brings up another point: some hunting areas in Alaska have a 10 month, 10 per day season on wolves. Are there really that many wolves up there to support a season like that?See, there truely are no (OK, very, very, very, very few) roads suitable for cars or trucks.
The only constitutional “right” to have firearms, to protect the Freedom of a state/s, not for “hunting” Here is another little known fact,, the shot fired, that was heard around the world, was when the British were going to cross that bridge, to confiscate the power, ball and arms, in the homes of the people of Concord. The Minute men were defending their firearms, not their fishing equipment, not even their lives, the British only wanted their guns, they were not even going to arrest anyone, but coming after their guns was the straw that broke the camel’s back, they knew if they got them, they could not defend themselves or state from the government (British at that time)
You hunt Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigian Deer from a tree stand 6 or 8 or 10 feet in the air. Some have tried a ground level blind but usually with little success. Kerry is such a dumb bunny when he trys to say he knows something when it’s obvious to all listening that he doesn’t know crap about the subject. Kerry is the one that brought the subject up while campaigning in Wisconsin a few days ago.
