Catch and Release

Kheel mentions that “to remove the consumption of the flesh from the hunting experience renders the narrative meaningless” but what about fishing? Fishing is, without doubt, a form of hunting. Often times though, many fishers simply enjoy just catching and then releasing the fish, not keeping it as food to consume and yet they still get a great amount of enjoyment from the activity. It is very arguable that you cannot 'catch and release' animals such as deer because unlike the hook that catches the fish, the bullet is much more life threatening and harmful. However, there can still be pleasure and enjoyment found in hunting animals, just as fishing, that does not come from simply being able to consume what you caught.