Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection ofreadings from academics and non-academics alike that move beyondthe ethical justification of hunting to investigate lesstraditional topics and offer fresh perspectives on why we hunt.* The only recent book to explicitly examine the philosophicalissues surrounding hunting* Shatters many of the stereotypes about hunting, forcing us torethink the topic* Features contributions from a wide range of academic andnon-academic sources, including both hunters and non-hunters

Foreword: Hunting as Philosophy Professor xiiDavid PetersenAcknowledgments xviNathan KowalskyPicking Up the Trail: An Introduction to Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone 1Nathan KowalskyPart I The Good, The Bad, and The Hunter 91 Taking a Shot: Hunting in the Crosshairs 11Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza2 But They Can't Shoot Back: What Makes Fair Chase Fair? 23Theodore R. Vitali3 A Shot in the Dark: The Dubious Prospects of Environmental Hunting 33Lisa Kretz4 Hunting Like a Vegetarian: Same Ethics, Different Flavors 45Tovar Cerulli5 What You Can't Learn from Cartoons: Or, How to Go Hunting After Watching Bambi 56Gregory A. ClarkPart II The Hunter's View of the World 676 Hunting for Meaning: A Glimpse of the Game 69Brian Seitz7 Getting By with a Little Help from My Hunter: Riding to Hounds in English Foxhound Packs 80Alison Acton8 Tracking in Pursuit of Knowledge: Teachings of an Algonquin Anishinabe Bush Hunter 93Jacob Wawatie and Stephanie Pyne9 Living with Dead Animals? Trophies as Souvenirs of the Hunt 107Garry MarvinPart III Eating Nature Naturally 11910 The Carnivorous Herbivore: Hunting and Culture in Human Evolution 121Valerius Geist11 The Fear of the Lord: Hunting as if the Boss is Watching 134Janina Duerr12 Hunting: A Return to Nature? 149Roger J. H. King13 The Camera or the Gun: Hunting through Different Lenses 161Jonathan Parker14 Flesh, Death, and Tofu: Hunters, Vegetarians, and Carnal Knowledge 171T. R. KoverPart IV The Antler Chandelier: Hunting in Culture, Politics, and Tradition 18515 The Sacred Pursuit: Reflections on the Literature of Hunting 187Roger Scruton16 Big Game and Little Sticks: Bowmaking and Bowhunting 198Kay Koppedrayer17 Going to the Dogs: Savage Longings in Hunting Art 210Paula Young Lee18 The New Artemis? Women Who Hunt 225Debra Merskin19 Off the Grid: Rights, Religion, and the Rise of the Eco-Gentry 239James CarmineNotes on Contributors 252