>My point is that is hard to justify the killing because you eat it, when you >have lots of food available across the street. Just my opinion.

I agree with that. Even the hormon-free or grain fed animal meat is readily available at places such as Whole Foods or Wegmanns etc :) So this argument wont stand either...

As far as being a sport, you either go bare-hand against the animal or forget it. Well, one could carry a fork and a knife if a weapon is a must have.