The creatures that want to live a life of their own, we call wild. If wild, then no matter how harmless, we treat them as outlaws, and those of us who are specially well brought up shoot them for fun.

Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.

There was never any question about the morality of hunting, but neither was there any acceptance of killing for the sake of a trophy.

There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast.

It is very strange, and very melancholy, that the paucity of human pleasures should persuade us ever to call hunting one of them.

The English country gentleman galloping after a fox-the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.

I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls, and they say, 'Because it's such a beautiful animal.' Well, I think my mother's attractive, but I have photographs of her.

When I was twelve, I went hunting with my father and we shot a bird. He was laying there and something struck me. Why do we call this fun to kill this creature who was as happy as I was when I woke up this morning?

It is very strange, and very melancholy, that the paucity of human pleasures should persuade us ever to call hunting one of them.

Opponents of fox hunting foolishly suggest that drag hunting would be an adequate replacement for our sport. Well, I for one would take no pleasure from hunting foxes dressed in women's clothing.