What can people do in the woods apart from hunting? Hunting is bad. It gives you something to...

Elessar · 26-30, M

Longpatrol · 31-35, M

Stumble into mountain lion territory, not know what the sudden silence is about and then stumble back out. At least that's what I did in Canada when I was 16 on a solo hike.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

You are right: we can do far better.

We can, and I would think most people do, enjoy the natural world rather than trying to harm it for no useful purpose.

(I assume the "hunting" you mean is gratuitously shooting anything that moves for the sheer delight in killing wild animals, not authorised bred-game shooting or professional culling.)

DrWatson · 70-79, M

I love hiking, or just strolling through the woods. Also camping.

It's not about finding something to do. At least for me, it's about "being", not "doing." . It is therapeutic to leave behind all the things I need to "do" and to just "be" with nature.

In the spring of 2020, when Covid was putting a lot of stress on me due to changes in my workplace, I would go to the woods on Saturdays and hike at a brisk pace. I could feel the tension leaving my body as I breathed in the crisp air and smelled the smells of nature.

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Also, if you are interested in tracking animals, you can do so with a camera instead of gun.

meggie · F

Some nice woods near me "had" to close as the dogging got out of hand. I love to walk in the woods and hear the birds chirping and get away from the loudness of city life.

fun4us2b · M

Plenty to see...I call this one the Iron Throne...

NinaTina · 26-30, F

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

Walk, run, sit, talk, be quiet, look at the trees, birds, animals, and insects.

Enjoy the sunlight dappling the ground through the branches.

Meditate. Take a nap. Have a picnic.

Slow down, breath deep.

Must be lots more that doesn't involve shooting anything.

TexChik · F

Who is we? Hunting is not bad mr liberal . The fact that you have zero survival skills is bad. I know you can do better than to impede on the rights of others because you have no clue about hunting or how to survive in the woods.