I thought your article raised a good point about urban life: We are so far out of synch with the world around us, that urbanites may tend to look upon the slaughter of animals as barbaric. For this reason, hunting/harvesting of animals has been cast in a bad light, and hunters themselves are often painted as nothing more than gun-toting rednecks.

The truth of the matter is, animals are a legitimate source of food, and often contain nutrients that aren't readily available in plant material. There is something natural, and even beneficial in the sustainable harvest of animals for food. To criticize someone because they choose to feed their family in such a natural way doesn't make good sense. I suspect that if those same critics were to actually visit a modern poultry or beef processing facility, they might quickly change their minds about which food source is the better option!

I don't think it is right to kill animals to eat. Raising animals also wastes a lot of resources. If everyone stopped eating meat, the food crisis would ease and starvation could be beaten. (People could eat the grains that are fed to livestock/other grains could be grown.) However I have a lot less sympathy for seafood, and I continue to eat it. Eggs, though, involve a lot of cruelty. Male chicks of the laying breeds are thrown live into garbage bags and then discarded! I find this horrifying.

This misconception that feeding animals is denying food to starving people has gained momentum in the popular press, but it is misleading. There are cattle raised on pasture land which is unsuitable for other crops because the soil is too thin, rocky, etc. Many farmers are using byproducts, that are unfit for human consumption, from other industries in the animal feeds. These byproducts are from bakeries and breweries, to just name two.
For those who choose a vegetarian lifestyle, don't kid yourself that this is better on the environment. Think about how far your fruits and veggies have to travel to reach your table. This is using non-renewable energy. Most of us here in Canada (and many people around the world) do not live in a climate that allows the growing of food year-round. Where do you think your bean sprouts are coming from in February? Livestock can be grown year-round in Canada. Despite all fearmongering about meat, there are many nutrients which our bodies require that are more readily available from an animal source than a non-animal source. Calcium, for one, is more easily absorbed by the body when it comes from milk than from broccoli or a pill.
As for hunting and eating what you have killed, perhaps this is not something everyone can do. But if it ever came down to catching your own food or starving, I think we would all manage to eat that cute little bunny.