Is it normal for nurses to enjoy hunting??

[Chando]

Look I am not a nurse yet I have about a year left in my program and god willing I can sit for the NCLEX. However, I love hunting and fishing do you guys enjoy Hunting or fishing and do you ever have time to go??

[guest1039278]

Who cares? Be you. 

The most unorthodox thing I saw in another nurse was their zealous interest in being a "furry." Not at work, obviously, but outside work that was his jam. Full suit and conventions and everything. 

Guess what. Still a good nurse and a nice guy. Who cares?

[DavidFR, BSN, MSN, RN]

Chando said:

I'll get back to you on this David FR. It's finals week.

Four years on you never did get back to me. Hope the finals went well. 

Happened to notice this thread had been ressurected and just re-read through it. Wonder if you're still around to finally get back to me ?

[MrChicagoRN, RN]

Growing up in a very Urban environment, haven't had too many opportunities to fish or hunt. When I was a child we did go on vacations and go fishing and I do know how to clean a fish but that was decades ago. At one time I did want to learn to hunt, but that never happened and I don't know how I would feel if I actually shot an animal. I do have absolutely no philosophical objections to those that do hunt, and feel it. Perhaps people would benefit by learning that their meat doesn't just come prepackaged in cellophane from the grocery store. 

 

[DavidFR, BSN, MSN, RN]

MrChicagoRN said:

 Perhaps people would benefit by learning that their meat doesn't just come prepackaged in cellophane from the grocery store. 

 

I agree with the sentiment that many people don't stop to think where their food comes from, however the reality is that for most of us it doesn't come from the hunt either. It either comes from farms or it comes from industrial agro-alimentation giants. I agree people should stop to consider ethically produced and slaughtered meat and fish versus factory farming and make their choices accordingly, but I'm not sure going hunting would do that. Plus the fact that most in our western societies who hunt do it for fun, not for food.

In the introductory module of my training we visited an abattoir as part of our sociology input. Everybody swore they were becoming vegetarian - it didn't last two days for most of us. 

[brainfixer]

Shame the OP never returned.  Maybe he washed out.

I worked all kinds of Critical Care for 30 years (2nd career) and retired July 2020 after a pretty horrific bout with the original COVID.   I hunted and fished all through my career and worked with plenty of others that did the same, mostly but but a few females too.   Always had a go-fast bass boat and traveled to destinations to fish.   Hunting is a familial thing but I really enjoy the taste of game.   I'm in Texas though.   I feel sorry for the folks that wanted to try the outdoors and never did.  Just know that without fishers and hunters the outdoors would be less fertile (Look up : The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 ).  Hunters a responsible solely for the re-emergences of deer and wild turkey populations along with other species.  Get out there and just do it with common sense!

[PacoUSA, BSN, RN]

I have absolutely no interest in hunting or fishing, but that is likely because I am the product of a big city and have only known that environment my whole life. I have a friend from college who is into it and posts photos occasionally on Facebook of wild birds and steer that he hunts, and it's not appealing or curious to me at all.