In my mind, hunting does not always mean shooting, and even, perhaps, killing, something. Hunting is more an act of looking for and finding a certain animal. Most of the time I spend hours looking for a certain animal. Many times I see several of said animal which I have no interest in for a number of reasons and have no need to shoot. Whether on the range or in the field, usually when the chamber gets loaded it means something will be shot.
Here's another twist; do you catch your brass when hunting (and consequently potentially screw up a second shot opportunity), or do you let it fly?
Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
