I'm a long time land hunter, would be u/w hunter....Lots of posts have tried to make the hunters perspective undersandable. Some quite to the point, and well done
I cannot offer a better response, except to say that there is,for me at least,a difference in hunting,and killing. (although I know "killers"- I chouse not to hunt with them)
I hike, camp, dive, ect., But only hunting, brings the true awareness of ones suroundings...Hunting is just different.
Hunting is to be truely alive!
Killing, on the other hand, can be profoundly sad ,(you just have to be there) the tougher the hunt-- the tougher the kill, I'm not a good enough writer to convey; I think the killing part instils a special responsibility to treat the "kill" with respect
Hell it may be a hormomal thing, I dont know, but I know women who hunt, and those who I know love it
Can suggest reading;
The best I've read on the subject,Thin,well writen volume,but echos,and expands thoughs (of the true hunters here) if you are so inclined....
Meditations on Hunting
Jos'e Ortega y Gasset
Wilderness Adventures Press, Inc.