Harvest

[southernarcher]

Ok guys I’m interested to know why some hunters refer to the game they kill as harvests? In my honest opinion you kill animals and harvest plants, but I’d like to know what guys that actually refer to it as  harvest think.

[Pat B]

Seems like that phrase comes from game management. More PC than kill.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I think it's due to people trying to be politically correct or repeating what they hear.

I'm with you. I harvest my crops and kill my venison.  I don't have to make excuses 4 calling it what it is or downplay the significance.

[Sam McMichael]

I kill a deer, but in years past, "harvesting" came in vogue when anti-hunting efforts really hit the things to do lists for numerous groups. It seems to be less objectionable in some discussions.

[hitman]

It don't really make any difference what you call it, it's a lot of fun.

[Tedd]

I remember reading that in a hunting magazine when I was about 8 yrs old and asking my Dad why do they say "harvest"? I won't repeat his answer here.
Tedd

[9 Shocks]

I kill.

[mec lineman]

I guess its the same lingo as" meander and perch"   Here, i will use it in a sentence.  I was able to harvest the buck as it meandered by my perch.  WT!@#"

[T Sunstone]

Always hated the term.

[Bowguy67]

Lots of guys said it but Sam summed it up best

[Doug_K]

I'm glad I read this. I get irritated when someone tells me how they "harvested" an animal. Started thinking I was the nutty one.
To me it seems downright disrespectful to the game to try to sugarcoat it. I kill and butcher an animal. I don't "harvest" and "process" an animal.

[Pine]

So let me get this right.
A butcher knife is a processing blade?
A skinning knife would be an epidermal delaminater?
A ground blind would be a visually impaired terra firma place?
A bow and arrow must be a dispatching delivery system.
 

[southernarcher]

I completely understand the PC aspect and anti-hunting argument, etc.  However, I refuse to use terms to appease people who disagree with my position. In my mind this simply strengthens their position and weakens mine. If you are ok with that, that’s fine. I don’t understand why you would choose that language in this setting unless it’s simply to “train” yourself to use the term?

[mec lineman]

I dont know I did enjoy when our special forces "Harvested"  bin laden!!!!!

[Zwickey-Fever]

I didn't want to post on this but I'm going to give my view anyways. My Grandfather use to use the term "harvesting" or "harvest" a animal and like a like some of the people here, it bothered me. But then one day I asked him why does he use the term "harvest" when it comes to hunting? He took a long minute before answering my question, he said "killing" is something I did throughout France and Germany during WW2 so I can never find the enjoyment out of using the word "kill" into something that I enjoy so much as hunting. And I can ensure you that him using the term had nothing to do with the "anti-gun movement" or being "politically correct"..
 And after serving in the United States Army for fourteen years ,(1988-96 and 2002-08),. and doing 4 tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, I can fully understand why my grandfather used the term and have empathy. I am not saying that everyone that uses the term has the same reasoning that I do for using the term. And yes, it may be  some individuals way of being politically correct in today's world but it's not mine. Just sharing my experience and thanks for taking the time to read my view.
  JMG

[SteveB]

I "harvest" the meat.
Only good way I have found to do this is to kill the animal.

[Zwickey-Fever]

I "harvest" the meat.
Only good way I have found to do this is to kill the animal.

Very well said Steve! I totally agree with your statement.

[wapitishooter]

Honestly Im so sick of all the PC crap we as a society tolerate! Also who made these PC rules that were supposed to adhere to always wondered how this came about? Oh well going to go carve on a bow Im trying to make!

[Kopper1013]

My mother in-law always asks if I “caught” anything, drives me nuts hahaha I don’t catch animal I kill them...

[Sam McMichael]

Kopper, I have known a number of people who asked if somebody caught a deer. Most of the people I have known who used that term were not outdoor people, and, as far as I know had no feelings for or against hunting. They ignorantly used it in the same sense that one would ask you if you caught any fish. Therefore, I don't take offense at the use of that one.