Tennessee Titan Jason Babin Talks Football, Family and Why He's Teaching His Young Sons to Hunt

no, you moron, it is a need. just because you're a sissy who only eats organic spinach, doesn't mean normal people shouldn't be able to eat meat.

What is more honest, to teach a child to hunt for food or to buy your chicken, turkey or beef that someone else killed for you. People eat meat! To teach a child to hunt responcibly teaches them so many lessons that are important to life. As Jason says, patience, safety first, where their food comes from. If you really understand that meat and veggies come from a living entities, you may not waste as much.

Would you rather see animals like deer starve to death because their natural territories are getting smaller each year?

I think anyone who eats meat should be required to kill clean and cook their own at least once in their life.(by the way I eat meat)

Howard...... First he is not shooting "someone"; animals are not people. Second, nowhere is it stated that the game ranch is high fenced and the animals cannot roam freely. Anyone who eats vegtables or meat contributes to the death of animals. Vegans,vegetarians and the like owe a lot to hunters for the vegetables they eat. Your very existence on this earth displaces animals because you need to live somewhere. Stop trying to impose your misguided morals on others.

Hey Howard,
I grew up in the country. In our area, deer overrun the land. Sometimes they have to let each hunter kill two deer to keep the population down. Do you eat meat? Bet you do. Do you know how they are killed? But that is okay, huh?
When I was growing up, we were taught the danger and value of a gun. Mom and dad kept the rifles stacked in a corner of their bedroom with the gun rack holding more rifles and pistols above it. The ammo was in the drawer of the rack. None of us ever went into that room and picked up a gun. Hell, you better kill yourself with it if mom caught you. You would wish you were dead!
I am for all good citizens being allowed and able to own a gun. To respect the danger of it, as well as the value of it. And before anyone starts with the political side of it, no, I am not a Republican.

Howard think about those poor animals that you pop in your mouth every time you pull through the drive thru. Animals that are hunted mostly spend their life in the wild being free vs. some small cramped area with the stench of feces and sweaty livestock.

a good parent does that.....teaches them to respect firearms ...and not jut""wanna bust a cap in someone""

I think Mr. Babin is doing a wonderful job of parenting. He's spending quality time with his kids, helping them develop a love for the outdoors, teaching them to respect nature (good hunters actually help with conservation of game and protection of the natural habitats of game), and respect for firearms. Though we all have a "right" to our opinion, it is clear that some of the people who've responded to this article should become educated about their topic before they voice such a judgmental opinion. I am from a hunting family and I married a hunter. My husband is a 4th generation farmer on the same land his great-grandfather farmed. He spends money planting crops which feed the game on our farm. He closely regulates hunting, teaching our kids about patience, population control, etc. Our teenage daughter and son love to go hunting with their dad. They've enjoyed their special time, and they feel great satisfaction from the things they've learned. Ya'll are doing a great job, Mr. and Mrs. Babin. We hope you continue to make special family memories.

Howard
It appears you actually believe the Disney movies that have all the animals sitting together having wonderful conversations with each other.I understand some people are uncomfortable with the killing of animals.As a society most of us have the killing done for us now.
The cows,chickens,pigs,fish,turkeys etc. all have to be killed for us to consume them.Because so many of us now have nothing to do with that part of the process we have become immune to the fact that some things have to die for us to live.The vegetarians are also in denial.If the Combine that is gathering the wheat or soybeans that are used to make their food kills a mouse or rabbit in the field, is that death not a part of the process also.
As for the firearms. The sooner a child learns the realities and proper use and care of firearms the safer they will be around them.
Hats off to the Babins for good parenting and being honest about their beliefs.

I have taken my kids hunting since they were small. My youngest shot an antelope in )09 at age six. She was thrilled!!! We are planning a hunt to Zimbabwe in 2013 when she turns ten. Hunting is a great education tool for kids.

What kind of parent lives in sin or has premarital sex knowing their children will learn immorality.
Worry about your own immorality not innocent people like them. Jesus declares morality not you. And he will judge you by His laws not PETA or the immoral depraved libs idea of morality.

I doubt that the young men responsible for Columbine & the Virginia Tech Massacres were ever taught gun safety by their fathers. I would also bet their killing skills came from games and information on the web via computers purchased for them by their parents. Jason, it looks like you have a happy, loving family, may God bless you all...... and if you get a chance, PUNISH Michael Vic on the Field for what he did to those dogs.

Howard & Cari, Hunting is fine. It teaches kids a lot more than you could ever understand. Patience is just one of those things. Kids who hunt are taught to respect life. They never shoot anything they aren't going to eat. That teaches them not treat life lightly. It makes them think twice before pulling the trigger. It's more than you were taught.
As far as the ranch goes, If you don't manage your herds, they overpopulate and end up dying of starvation or disease. Hunting is as old as time. As long as he's teaching them the safety first, I see no problem with any of what he is doing. You people need to leave him alone.
The comment about eating the animals being a choice.......You are ignorant! Take a look at our teeth!! We were meant to eat MEAT!!!!!

you are the one thats a pussy...hunting pumps billions of dollars into wild life conservation,whens the last time tou spent $1500.00 on a hunting trip....purchased a hunting license knowing most of the money would help animals.....read first, then post your uninformed comments later....yes i'm a hunter from the state of pennsylvania..you have know idea how many people depend on the food that hunting provides for them..a good hunt will fill the freezer.when the last time you went hungry??..when i hunt and take a deer..every pound of the meat save for a few for myself goes to the philadelphia food bank...what bank do you make your deposits at.....this year i took a doe....had it butcherd at a cost of 150.00...and gave it to a family who father is out of work...whens the last time you did that....when i hunt.theres only one thing one my mind..."one shot one kill"...

Cari, humans are omnivores, and we are predators. The fact that much of society is removed from the killing done on their behalf weakens us all.

Why don't u attack people who fish too. Did you know in the bible jesus ate a fish they caught? Who's right,,, God or you.. hmmmmmmmmmmmm We are carnivores, we eat meat . PETA. People Eating Tasty Animals.