Is hunting and fishing considered a sport?
italian4523 asked:
My friend and I have had this heated debate whether hunting and fishing are sports, he says for something to be considered a sport it has to aquire athleticism, and he says if you cant say i play______ then its not a sport such as i play baseball.
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My friend and I have had this heated debate whether hunting and fishing are sports, he says for something to be considered a sport it has to aquire athleticism, and he says if you cant say i play______ then its not a sport such as i play baseball.
October 1st, 2009 at 11:29 am
I hope that killing living beings will never be considered a sport. Skyy
October 3rd, 2009 at 1:09 pm
“Sport” and “Athletic” are words with different meanings.
I suggest you and your buddy sit down with an English dictionary and do a bit of learning. DJ
October 4th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Dictionary I have defines SPORT as outdoor recreation as shooting*…Yes I believe it is a sport*…Look up the definition of SPORTSMAN*… dca2003311@yahoo.com
October 4th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I go fishing in remote mountain areas and you better be athletic, otherwise you ain’t gonna make it. shon42073
October 4th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
If Golf is a sport, anything’s a sport.
Yes, they are. gunplumber_462
October 4th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I vote for sport! Kimberly
October 7th, 2009 at 1:02 am
More hunters are killed or wounded each year while we practice our sport then in the NFL, NBA and NHL combined.
Yes its a sport.
Miketyson26 miketyson26
October 8th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Forget golf, just watch ESPN and you’ll see that poker, of all freakin’ things, is a sport. If that’s a sport, then hunting & fishing are most definitely sports.
Running a marathon requires athleticism, nobody says “I play running”, or at least I hope not. Your friend’s an idiot! steve
October 11th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
sometimes you play (__with yourself__). Would it at that poing be considered a sport?
If that is the case then you definitely have to remove golf from the list of “sports”. No atleticism there.
You ever been fishing in a high wind or wave condition? Have your “buddy” try that out as a physical activity.
Have you ever stalked a bear through a dense bush? Ever been chase by a really pissssed boar hog? No?
If so, then you have the right to call it a sport. coolhandven
October 14th, 2009 at 4:53 am
Coolhand, I never really thought about playing that game as a sport, but you just opened a new discussion for me and the wife. All these years she thought I was just wasting my time.
Oh, hunting and fishing is a sport. Ever wondered why we have “sporting goods” stores? less_nrg
October 17th, 2009 at 2:50 am
hunting is a sport. fishing is a sport. if on sport center they put the world series of poker, than hunting and fishing is definitely a sport. you have to hike through dense brush, over long, seemingly endless fields, and through mountains. you have to have a good back to stand in a stand and good legs to be able to walk all day. it is physically demanding, more so than even the 2007 U.S. open or any golf. the same for fishing, but less demanding. people say that its a hobby, because its something done for recreation. but technically the same can be said about every other sport, really, just not professionally.
i am an avid outdoors man and hunting/fishing are definitely sports. burnzwater
October 19th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
yep it is a sport “sporting rifle” crazy_devil_dan
October 22nd, 2009 at 7:20 pm
yes it is Rogers R
October 26th, 2009 at 6:24 am
Hunting and fishing are real sports; you can argue that football, for instance, is not a sport but merely a game. Try quoting Hemingway on the subject. W W D
October 27th, 2009 at 3:51 am
Try dragging a 200 pound deer a half mile back to camp and say it doesnt require some athletic ability. At least you have to be in some half way decent shape to do that much less sit still for very long periods of time and be in cold, wet, hot temps. Ret. Sgt.
October 29th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
have your ignorant friend try elk hunting and see if he can keep up, then ask your question again..lol. bghoundawg
November 1st, 2009 at 5:53 pm
yes lovewhizzard