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Boar Spear hunting.
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24 Mar 2014 10:32 - 24 Mar 2014 10:36 #142408
by Adder
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It seems like a painful way to kill something 
A spear through the chest cavity so you can run out of breath from a collapsed lung and then drown in your own blood, all while a large pole has punched itself through skin, bone and other organs, and a bunch of people cheer and run towards you with knives....
A spear through the chest cavity so you can run out of breath from a collapsed lung and then drown in your own blood, all while a large pole has punched itself through skin, bone and other organs, and a bunch of people cheer and run towards you with knives....
Last edit: 24 Mar 2014 10:36 by Adder.
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24 Mar 2014 10:40 #142409
by Kohadre
Have you ever seen an animal killed by another animal?
Have you ever watched how the predator rips it's prey apart while it is still alive, squirming around and trying to flee?
Hunting is a savage act, yes. It is far more humane however than the manner in which the majority of other predatory species kill and consume their prey.
So long and thanks for all the fish
Replied by Kohadre on topic Boar Spear hunting.
Adder wrote: It seems like a painful way to kill something
A spear through the chest cavity so you can run out of breath from a collapsed lung and then drown in your own blood, all while a large pole has punched itself through skin, bone and other organs, and a bunch of people cheer and run towards you with knives....
Have you ever seen an animal killed by another animal?
Have you ever watched how the predator rips it's prey apart while it is still alive, squirming around and trying to flee?
Hunting is a savage act, yes. It is far more humane however than the manner in which the majority of other predatory species kill and consume their prey.
So long and thanks for all the fish
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24 Mar 2014 14:48 #142415
by Reacher
Not quite. A proper thrust cuts the heart in two...it dies inside a minute. It doesn't take skill to hack away at the animal - it takes skill to give it a quick, clean death with a spear. Not even a firearm or bow kills as quickly - those methods are only less barbaric for the hunter. Just about the only thing that would kill faster is a cattle punch used in a livestock processing facility. The animal, in that case, has been bred for its specific purpose. Every meal, every comfort, every experience it is allowed to have only prepares it for our consumption - after we pay our four bucks for a pulled pork sandwich, then throw some of it away because it's too big. Very skilled, indeed.
I DO spear hunt. It requires skill, risk, and fortitude. Performance in what is NOT a consequence-free environment. Above all, it is a lesson in appreciation - for teamwork, for the animal, and for the strengths and weaknesses you find in yourself.
Or you could go buy your sandwich. Either way, save judgment on my spear until you've held it.
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The self-confidence of the warrior is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness. The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to infinity.
Replied by Reacher on topic Boar Spear hunting.
Adder wrote: It seems like a painful way to kill something
A spear through the chest cavity so you can run out of breath from a collapsed lung and then drown in your own blood, all while a large pole has punched itself through skin, bone and other organs, and a bunch of people cheer and run towards you with knives....
Not quite. A proper thrust cuts the heart in two...it dies inside a minute. It doesn't take skill to hack away at the animal - it takes skill to give it a quick, clean death with a spear. Not even a firearm or bow kills as quickly - those methods are only less barbaric for the hunter. Just about the only thing that would kill faster is a cattle punch used in a livestock processing facility. The animal, in that case, has been bred for its specific purpose. Every meal, every comfort, every experience it is allowed to have only prepares it for our consumption - after we pay our four bucks for a pulled pork sandwich, then throw some of it away because it's too big. Very skilled, indeed.
I DO spear hunt. It requires skill, risk, and fortitude. Performance in what is NOT a consequence-free environment. Above all, it is a lesson in appreciation - for teamwork, for the animal, and for the strengths and weaknesses you find in yourself.
Or you could go buy your sandwich. Either way, save judgment on my spear until you've held it.
Jedi Knight
The self-confidence of the warrior is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness. The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to infinity.
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