Comments on: Does the Mormon Church have a stance on hunting? https://askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting/ Moral answers to everyday concerns, curiosities, and uncertainties. Gramps considers all questions on all topics from all sources. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:40:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Pat Nelson https://askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting/#comment-35334 Fri, 07 Oct 2016 03:04:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting-if-so/#comment-35334 In reply to Hyrum.

Well said, Hyrum and Terry Call. it’s utter idiocy to use the population control excuse to kill animals. What kind of sick person gets pleasure out of killing? And seriously, people who actually love and respect animals do not kill them. That’s total nonsense.

]]> By: S https://askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting/#comment-34952 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 23:22:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting-if-so/#comment-34952 My husband hunts, but he does not do it in an attitude of aggressiveness, excessiveness, imcompetence or lack of respect for the animal.
He loves animals, he loves nature. He loves how when hunting he has the time to just sit still in nature for hours and just appreciate it all.
It is also a time of bonding for him and his Dad.
My husband grew up with his Dad, who works in law-enforcement, teaching him how to properly use a gun and hunt for food. Going out hunting on occassion is what refined his skill. They go turkey-hunting on occasion and have a huge respect for the turkeys they shoot and find them to be beautiful creatures. They do feel a sadness when they shoot one but they feel grateful for the turkey that gave them meat and the experience. They understand too that they are part of a great ecosystem… When our world begins to collide with the animal world, there is a blanace upset and in order to maintain the balance there are times we step into the role of predator, since with our presence we push out other predators that would have been there. It is basically cat and mouse. If dogs chased out the cats and there were no one eating the mice, there would be too many mice running around and they would grow too numerous and die off.
Hunting is something near to my husband’s heart, not for the killing or blood… he enjoys the experience and the opportunity to grow his abilities and spend spiritual time with his Dad in nature.
Some people just enjoy the tactics and experience of hunting, in a pure way. God provides a way for people to enjoy the pure desires of their heart through their faith.
For one it may not be the right thing for them, but for another it works. We just have to understand who we truly are at our cores and that we are not condemned for who we are in purity.

]]> By: Hyrum https://askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting/#comment-34678 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 07:18:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting-if-so/#comment-34678 In reply to Mike.

Do you hunt Mike? If not then you do not know the blood thirst that one gets when you kill an animal. You just want to continue to kill more and more until you run out of bullets. I know this because I just to be a hunter an also eradicate small vermin to no end. I grew up in a town where yes, people didn’t care at all about population control, they just wanted to kill anything that moved. Of the hundreds of hunters that I know, I can think of only one who actually cares about population control, but even then he is addicted to the thirst for blood. So yeah, I’m sure Terry Call does know the hearts of all hunters.

]]> By: Mike https://askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting/#comment-34394 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 05:42:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting-if-so/#comment-34394 In reply to Terry Call.

I’m glad you know the hearts of all hunters. How do I subscribe to your news letters?

]]> By: Terry Call https://askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting/#comment-34347 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 05:48:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting-if-so/#comment-34347 In reply to kpmusic.

That is a weak and absurd rationalization. I don’t know one single hunter that goes on his hunt with the idea that he is helping to thin the herd as his primary objective. No, it is the sick thrill of killing an innocent animal.

]]> By: kpmusic https://askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting/#comment-33296 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 22:55:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting-if-so/#comment-33296 It should also be remembered that hunting is a method of population control for wild animals. If some animals were not hunted, their numbers would swell to be more than the land can provide for and many would die from starvation. It’s better for the population to be controlled by hunting and the meat used wisely, than for the animals to starve and their meat go to waste.

]]> By: Joy https://askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting/#comment-33295 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 22:44:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting-if-so/#comment-33295 What about fishing? Several of our General Authorities are fans of this activity — does it not fall into the same category? (Is it different because of the general “catch and release” philosophy?)

]]> By: Chris Baker https://askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting/#comment-32711 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 04:04:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting-if-so/#comment-32711 Again, love this answer. Thank you so much.

]]> By: Kent Wentzell https://askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting/#comment-31823 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:54:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-have-a-stance-on-hunting-if-so/#comment-31823 This is a common activity where I live, especially rabbit and bird hunting for sport and many members see no evil in it. They seem to interpret those same verses of scripture differently. I am not sure how to discourage it without offending because it is gaining popularity. When bringing it up before people have scoffed and see it as a grey area so long as they don’t waste the meat. I feel we should have more respect for God’s creations. I am not against hunting outright if one needs it to provide food for their family and are in need , then I think that is ok.

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