The truth is, we hunt because we like to kill. End of story.
This is simply not true. I hunt to justify to my wife that I should be in the woods. Killing is the end result of a successful hunt. If we wanted to kill stuff we would not pass up the shots we do. I waited till the last hour of the last day of my hunting season to kill one the doe I took this year. This is after passing on some sure shots. I thought I was going to be skunked. But when I was only a quarter mile from the truck a shot presented itself. Success is more fun than failure no matter what the game.
So, why did you kill that doe? What was the "need" to kill that doe? You hunt in order to justify being in the woods? That's an oxymoron. At best, it's a pathetic irony.
Come on man, be a man. It's not shameful to admit that you like to kill. We, as hunters, love to kill. It's our desire and that's why we hunt.
So, be real, not only to your own self, but to others, too. If anything, be real with your wife. She deserves your honesty.
