I hunted and fished for years. White-tailed Deer, Grouse and rabbit. I also raised sheep, pigs and rabbits for meat. The whole time that I was doing those things, I was also running bird feeders and was birding. I have several birder friends who are also hunting friends. I believe that whether a individual hunts or not is often related to their environment aand their culture. One of my son's foster sons was just taken into the wilderness by an uncle to kill his first caribou. I think the boy is 15 and is First Nations. He also has an interest in birds They live in the Yukon. When we lived in Haida Gwaii, everyone hunted. It was part of our way of life in an isolated place with very little entertainment available. Hunting organizations like Ducks Unlimited have do tremendous work in protecting and developing wet lands. Without their efforts there would be alot fewer ducks in the world. Personally, I gave up hunting fishing and raising livestock some years ago. I just don't want to hurt anything more.