I'm not interested in killing a whale nor an elephant because of their intelligence. Add the higher primates to the same list. I think a full body Brown Bear mount would top your neighbor's tarpon. :-)

I would harpoon a whale, drag it to shore, cut it up and use it to survive the winter while resting comfortably with my 4 wives in my igloo.

My Dad raised me with the crazy idea if I caught something I'd have to eat it. So unless I can get everyone to a Whale-Fry. I'd have to say no. Not to get off point but there was a Sushi place in L.A. fined 200,000 dollars for serving Whale meat. I guess it's easy to make moral judgements about hunting and the rest of America when it doesn't impede your fun.

What, pray tell, does "whale" taste like? And I ain't falling for the old "...kinda like chicken..." bit!!
In rendering down the "fat", did they then make "cracklin' bread"?

Bubba

It does sound like an adventure, but I think some other guys got it right when they said we have too eat what we kill. If you don't it's just killing to kill. I just can't do it.

You guys are too crazy some days,lol.. The only sport in harpooning a whale would be the drag out of the woods. Never saw a whale in the woods though. Saw a hog in camo climbing a tree once though.

You guys are forgetting the Nantucket Sleigh Ride!! I would never harpoon a whale myself, that's a tad more food than I need, but that must be one "whale" of a ride!!

If I knew all of it was going to go to good use, I might give it a try. I don't see myself being in that situation, and I wouldn't do it otherwise. I only kill things that are going to be eaten, are non-native, or are overpopulated. Preferably all of the above.

i would love to join in on a whale hunt. humans have probably done it before we even had boats. feed a whole village, and explore more great traditions of mankind.

I might not even be able to get up to it haha