Well now we wouldn't wanta offend any tattooed, pierced, purple hairs or any manbun wearin, purse carryin soyboy vegans now would we? 🤭

 

I reckon all those guys hate reverse-draw crossbows.

 

 

Actually ,yes the more of them that are offended the happier I am.

 

Im right there with ya Excal!

 

What is common language to a hunter can offend some anti hunters.
Harvest is the same as kill but a softer expression.
Wishing you all the best.
Take care.

 

The things that are allowed to be said and done on TV, vs those that are not allowed anymore is mind boggling to me. Political correctness has gone off the deep end

 

I just googled Harvest, here is part of the definition.

harvested; harvesting; harvests
transitive verb
1
a
: to gather in (a crop) : reap
harvesting corn

b
: to gather, catch, hunt, or kill (salmon, oysters, deer, etc.) for human use, sport, or population control

 

That's too funny! You know they made up about 3 or 400 new words in the last three or four years! They can change the meaning anytime they want , whenever they want! When I was growing up got wasn't a word. There's a few others I just really don't care.

 

I have to say, if I offended any anti-hunters. Which would be people who oppose, one of the things I live for, then I'm really good with that!
Hopefully I'll be able to do it more often going forward!

 

Euthanize

 

"Harvest" was ... a short-sighted attempt from the hunting community to placate the unhinged tree huggers and anti's and sanitize hunting. In the long run "we" hunters were playing right into the anti's hands. The general public has no particular issue with killing animals to eat them as long as it's done as humanely as possible and the meat doesn't go to waste. The fishermen, poultry and livestock producers aren't being tarred and feathered for killing the animals that wind up on dinner plates around the nation daily, are they? The public knows those chicken McNuggets don't grow on bushes and "harvested" by Mexicans.

The problem was by using the word "harvest" hunters were linguistically grouping hunting in with farming. The anti's could run with the concept and say, "there's plenty of food to be harvested on farms without killing poor defenseless animals for sport."

Nowadays the hunting community has smartened up and is sell hunting as a service to society to control deer herds and nuisance wildlife and thereby protect delicate ecosystems from over browsing as well as control DVC's, Lyme disease, crop and landscape damage. How it's a fair chase way to fill freezers with meat. And as a way to help the needy with high quality protein that they rarely receive in government programs. Say the word "ecosystem" and the public immediately picture how you're saving the birds, bees, butterflies, small reptiles and animals.

 

"Harvest" was ... a short-sighted attempt from the hunting community to placate the unhinged tree huggers and anti's and sanitize hunting. In the long run "we" hunters were playing right into the anti's hands. The general public has no particular issue with killing animals to eat them as long as it's done as humanely as possible and the meat doesn't go to waste. The fishermen, poultry and livestock producers aren't being tarred and feathered for killing the animals that wind up on dinner plates around the nation daily, are they? The public knows those chicken McNuggets don't grow on bushes and "harvested" by Mexicans.

The problem was by using the word "harvest" hunters were linguistically grouping hunting in with farming. The anti's could run with the concept and say, "there's plenty of food to be harvested on farms without killing poor defenseless animals for sport."

Nowadays the hunting community has smartened up and is sell hunting as a service to society to control deer herds and nuisance wildlife and thereby protect delicate ecosystems from over browsing as well as control DVC's, Lyme disease, crop and landscape damage. How it's a fair chase way to fill freezers with meat. And as a way to help the needy with high quality protein that they rarely receive in government programs. Say the word "ecosystem" and the public immediately picture how you're saving the birds, bees, butterflies, small reptiles and animals.

Well said!!!

 

 

Neither the words harvest or kil offend me, but PC has gone too far when they take the dukes of hazard reruns off tv because of a confederate flag on the roof of the car.

 

My husband buddy gave me this one last week.I'm not sure what peta would say about it..

 

Probably depends on what it identifies as.🫣

 

Supposed to say my Hunting buddy not my husband ha ha ha ha ha ha

🫢🙄

 

Had me wondering for a minute!

 

Well, even though I'm from the south and dont think it's a red-neck thing, I KILL stuff, I pick stuff but I NEVER harvest stuff.

 

I'm new to this forum so I thought I would irritate people right away. I understand your point and it's valid, but I just don't care. I never use the word "harvest" when I have the good fortune to kill a game animal, but I don't care when someone does. What they mean is clear enough. I do find it amusing when someone (always women) asks me if I "caught" a deer. There are so many fun ways to answer that question.

 

It's always been "harvest" in Pennsylvania. I began bow hunting in the mid-70s, and since day one, a "harvest" report has had to be submitted to the Game Commission.

 

Personally i don't see the big deal myself. Kill vs Harvest Bolt vs Arrow. News flash antis hate both Kill and Harvest do you really think your going to change an anti hunting mind because you say harvest instead of kill. Do you think they buy into your saving them from dyeing by killing them or its ok We eat them.

They hate hunting. We shoot deer with a sharp stick track its blood along the ground gut it skin it then eat it. Kinda hard to water that down.

 

Personally i don't see the big deal myself.

I agree. If you pick your battles, for me, this is on the low end.

 

The whole "dancing around the truth so nobody's feeling gets hurt" is just another result from a pussifyed nation. Just about the time that Obama became president I stopped caring about how I say things and who I say them to. If you can't handle the truth, walk away. 9 times out of 10 the person or group that gives you the hard time have absolutely no idea where their food comes from other than the grocery store.

 

It is funny what I have heard people say to soften the words. Did you harvest a deer? Did you catch a dear? For man kind to live something dies. At the slaughter house, feed lot or in the field, Dead is Dead!

 

Gotta keep the ❄ ❄'s from having a meltdown. 😂

 

Gotta keep the ❄ ❄'s from having a meltdown. 😂

Right there is your answer!!

 

In east TX, you pick the stuff in your garden and kill stuff when you go hunting. Harvest has always been midwest row crop terminology.

 

I get so tired of the politically correct! It infiltrates everything in our lives. If we allow it! Just checking on the small game seasons in Kentucky. I noticed it allows trapping for rabbits and squirrels, which I knew. Never noticed that it said immediately upon capture, you must Harvest said rabbits and squirrels. Unless you have a live capture permit. Unless these Critters are growing out of the ground , like a stalk of corn, I'm not harvesting anything!!
I'm going to kill a mess of them and fry them up for dinner! These rabbit food eating, PETA FREAKS can go Harvest some weeds and grass and dandelions for their dinner!

Personally, I think you're making a mountain out of a mole hill on this one.

No one says I killed some fish today, but everyone knows what fishing is (unless you add the phrase "catch & release"). I don't see how this is any different?

I shot my first buck at age 12 in 1975. I've been an avid deer hunter ever since. If someone asked me my favorite/number one hobby, it would be bow hunting. Deer hunting with any weapon would be number 2. For animal rights nut job, they may focus on the kill. For those of us who love deer hunting, we all know it's the entire process that we love (scouting, planting food plots, hanging stands, putting up blinds, using trail cameras, tuning our hunting equipment, buying proper footwear & clothing, & the list goes on & on).

Harvesting a nice buck is just icing on the cake for me. For you, killing a nice buck is icing on the cake Who care?

I just think there are bigger fish to fry. LOL!

If I harvested a nice buck last fall & that bothers you, I'm sorry but that's on you! I like using the term harvest, but if someone said they killed a nice buck I am perfectly fine with that, too. As a hunter, why would I care what term is used?

 

Personally, I think you're making a mountain out of a mole hill on this one.

No one says I killed some fish today, but everyone knows what fishing is (unless you add the phrase "catch & release"). I don't see how this is any different?

I shot my first buck at age 12 in 1975. I've been an avid deer hunter ever since. If someone asked me my favorite/number one hobby, it would be bow hunting. Deer hunting with any weapon would be number 2. For animal rights nut job, they may focus on the kill. For those of us who love deer hunting, we all know it's the entire process that we love (scouting, planting food plots, hanging stands, putting up blinds, using trail cameras, tuning our hunting equipment, buying proper footwear & clothing, & the list goes on & on).

Harvesting a nice buck is just icing on the cake for me. For you, killing a nice buck is icing on the cake Who care?

I just think there are bigger fish to fry. LOL!

If I harvested a nice buck last fall & that bothers you, I'm sorry but that's on you! I like using the term harvest, but if someone said they killed a nice buck I am perfectly fine with that, too. As a hunter, why would I care what term is used?

Did you use a combine to harvest that buck last fall?

 

I get so tired of the politically correct! It infiltrates everything in our lives. If we allow it! Just checking on the small game seasons in Kentucky. I noticed it allows trapping for rabbits and squirrels, which I knew. Never noticed that it said immediately upon capture, you must Harvest said rabbits and squirrels. Unless you have a live capture permit. Unless these Critters are growing out of the ground , like a stalk of corn, I'm not harvesting anything!!
I'm going to kill a mess of them and fry them up for dinner! These rabbit food eating, PETA FREAKS can go Harvest some weeds and grass and dandelions for their dinner!

Harvest started being used in the early 1900's with the conservation movement (think Theodore Roosevelt) so the simple answer to the question in the title is "before any of us were born"

 

So what you’re saying is old Teddy started the pussification of America?

 

As some have mentioned - there's a lot of other things to worry about. I have no preference as to which word I use to describe a kill. I am MUCH MORE concerned about the word "LEASE" and "TROPHY BUCK". These two words create more turmoil in or endeavor (is that the correct word?) then kill and harvest will ever do. IMHO. Good luck & have fun!