I truly believe that hunting teaches young people to be responsible and environmentally aware. Young people who hunt learn safe gun use and handling, learn to use all of their meat, learn when you can hunt certain animals and when their breeding season is. It is a great bonding time between children and parents/ guardians, and between friends. It teaches young people to be environmentally alert of the number of animals in an area, aware of signs of healthy and sick animals, and more aware of animal habitats and protecting them. I think that young people who learn to hunt appreciate nature more and to care for it more than someone their age who doesn’t hunt.
Young people who learn to hunt learn safe gun use and handling through going to a weekend course, and then continuing on with their knowledge throughout life. They learn how important it is to use all of their meat from their animals hunted, rather than wasting it and throwing it out. They learn when certain animals are breeding and unable to be hunted and when the allowed hunting season is for each animal. Teaching young people to hunt is also a great bonding time between child and parent and/or family. It is a time where the older generation can pass on their knowledge for hunting and the environment on to the new generation, to keep the tradition going and to recruit new people to provide for their families.
Learning to hunt at a young age also helps to teach you people to be environmentally aware. People who hunt are more likely to be more alert with the number of animals in the area and can spot out signs of sick and healthy animals. I also believe that young people who learn to hunt also learn to appreciate nature more and to care for it more than someone who doesn’t hunt, because they want to be able to pass their knowledge on to the next generation and want to make sure that there are still animals for the next generation to see and hunt.
I truly believe that hunting teaches young people to be responsible and environmentally aware. They learn safe gun use and handling, learn more about animals and their natural habitats and life styles, it is a great way for generations to bond and pass on knowledge, and is an excellent way for young people to learn to be environmentally aware.
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