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Anthony Pantano

March 15, 2017

Benefits and Misconceptions of Hunting

General Purpose: is to persuade

Specific Purpose: By the end of the speech the audience should understand the concepts hunting provides and how hunting is needed to support our community.

Thesis: There are many misconceptions of hunting in today society due to media and other forms of miscued information, this presentations aim is to give key points on why hunting is beneficial.

Organizational Pattern: Problem-Solution

Introduction

Attention Getter: Denzel Washington who is a well-known actor once said “If you don’t read the newspaper you’re uniformed. If you do read the newspaper you’re uninformed.” The meaning behind this quote is quite powerful and plays an effect on many things because of it. Hunting has been portrayed in the media as cold blood killing, and it has received horrible feedback and protest because of it.

Reason to Listen: Hunting has dated back to the prehistoric days where people have had to hunt for food to survive. Hunting has gained the rep of becoming a sport. That people just go out to hunt for trophies. When the real goal is to go out and provide food for your family to survive. When the well-being of your family comes into to play. Anyone will do anything to make sure they are okay.

Thesis: There are many misconceptions of hunting in today society due to media and other forms of miscued information, this presentations aim is to give key points on why hunting is beneficial.

Credibility: I have been hunting for 8 years and know what hunting is all about. Along with hunting one must obtain a hunting license and learn deeper facts about the world of hunting. I have obtained this license which I believe makes me a good source of information for this topic.

Preview Main Points:

1. First I will discuss the common misconceptions of hunting

2. Second I will look into the benefits of hunting.

Body:

The media plays a large role in the lives of many. With the media being such a large contributor to ideological views. People tend to develop miscued ideas about certain topics. Conceptions such as these are over exaggerated conceptions of what people would believe hunting looks like. Some of the most common ideas that are developed from miscued media are: It’s cold blood killing, Animals can suffer, hunting accidents, and people don’t ask permission to hunt the land (Animals, S). These are just a few of the misconceptions people tend to have that aren’t always entirely true.

Looking at the other side Hunting dates back to the prehistoric time of cave men fighting to survive. Which means these humans beings hunted to provide food, for themselves and their families. I would like to look at a couple key factors that makes hunting necessary for our community (Post-Gazette, J. H).

1. Hunting provides economic benefits to the nation’s capital. Because when people decide to hunt things must be purchase in order to hunt. Things such as hunting courses, hunting license, gear to hunt the game. When all these things add up it creates a large income all together (Hunters Ed, M).

2. The second point I want to look at is the health related benefits that come with hunting. When one goes hunting it is very relaxing because it is just you and nature surrounding you. Doctors have recommended hunting to clear the mind and that it helps the mind escape. I can personally attest that when I go hunting, it’s like no other feeling of waking up before the sun comes up. You just feel like you’re the only one in the world (Hunters Ed, M).

3. The last point that I will present is what carrying capacity is. I believe this is my most important point, and for this reason. Carrying capacity is the amount of animal a certain area can sustain for a certain amount of time. Hunting is able to control the populations of animals so that populations don’t get too high and that the animal will die off. Also that food supplies don’t deplete either (Hunters Ed, M).

Conclusion

Now that we have looked at the overarching effect of hunting and the miscued information that is involved in the media, as well as looking at the benefits that come with hunting. Hunting is a very important piece of what allowed this human race to survive and which allows us to continue provided stability for our nation.

Works Cited

Animals, S. (n.d.). 7 Reasons Why Hunting Is Wrong | Save Animals. Retrieved March 13, 2017, from http://www.petakids.com/save-animals/hunting/

Business, H. M. (n.d.). Wild Animals. Retrieved March 13, 2017, from http://www.idausa.org/campaign/wild-animals-and-habitats/hunting/

Gilson, D. (2013, February 21). More Americans Watch Birds Than Hunt. Retrieved February 25, 2017, from http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/02/hunting-demographics-charts-guns

Hunters Ed, M. (n.d.). Michigan Hunter Ed Course. Retrieved February 25, 2015, from https://www.hunter-ed.com/michigan/studyGuide/Carrying-Capacity/201023_700043008/

Post-Gazette, J. H. (2011, December 11). National survey shows continued support for hunting and shooting sports. Retrieved February 25, 2017, from http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hunting-fishing/2011/12/11/National-survey-shows-continued-support-for-hunting-and-shooting-sports/stories/201112110233