The other day on YouTube I saw a video that came up called, “Why I hunt”, a French guy I think did it. It got me thinking about a book I years ago written by an author named Dr. Charles Swan called “In Defense of Hunting: Yesterday and Today.”
The book spoke about societies evolved around hunting and how it connected us with the nature around us, and why it was natural for humans to want to hunt. This book really opened my eyes up to why human’s have the desire to hunt and how a TRUE hunter connects with nature forever honors it along with the game we hunt.
Also, Dr. Swan talked about the natural predator in humans and how we should embrace it and not condemn it as some modern society does. The predator nature of mankind has driven us to be where we and our evolution (plus creation of our toys
) that allows us to be a successful hunter.
I know the above is a bit philosophical, but I got done with an online expat social event where discussed what made us, and I said the nature of being a predator. Of course, someone goes humans aren’t predators, so I toned it down a little and said the hunter spirit in me and how it drives me. Thus this got me thinking about the book mentioned above, along with how I see hunting and how hunting has influenced the evolution of humans, and in general human society.
Here is just a screenshot & summary of book. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it.
The book spoke about societies evolved around hunting and how it connected us with the nature around us, and why it was natural for humans to want to hunt. This book really opened my eyes up to why human’s have the desire to hunt and how a TRUE hunter connects with nature forever honors it along with the game we hunt.
Also, Dr. Swan talked about the natural predator in humans and how we should embrace it and not condemn it as some modern society does. The predator nature of mankind has driven us to be where we and our evolution (plus creation of our toys
I know the above is a bit philosophical, but I got done with an online expat social event where discussed what made us, and I said the nature of being a predator. Of course, someone goes humans aren’t predators, so I toned it down a little and said the hunter spirit in me and how it drives me. Thus this got me thinking about the book mentioned above, along with how I see hunting and how hunting has influenced the evolution of humans, and in general human society.
Here is just a screenshot & summary of book. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it.