An alpha would not think twice about killing a beast or another man, but he would have a reason for doing it. Either hunting for food or vanquishing an adversary at war, the killing would have a practical purpose. Those who hunt for sport have the same mentality as serial killers: they enjoy causing violence and suffering because it makes them feel better about themselves. An alpha male, who, be definition, is not lacking in confidence, would have no reason to engage in such conduct.
Totally agree.
Furthermore, I've never met a alpha male in my life who really cared about this definition or went out of his way to be hardcore.
And on the hunting thing---these are just my beliefs---but I deplore this kind of sport hunting. It's ethically wrong and the only purpose it serves is to gild what you imagine as steel balls so you can take photos and puff your chest. Meanwhile, and animal that you probably don't intend on eating (bear meat isn't very good), suffered needlessly to stroke some jocko toolbag's ego. I guarantee you that photo was all over social media.
And before anyone jumps down my throat, I DO hunt, and have hunted for years. I hunt for meat. I dont enjoy killing and I greatly respect this sacred process. In fact, I hate killing anything. But---if I am going to be a carnivore then I cant just bury my head in the sand and pretend like the animals I eat weren't killed by someone. A man should be willing to be part of that process, and if not, you probably shouldn't eat meat.
A lot of hunters like to talk about "harvesting" an animal. It's killing, don't sugarcoat it. It's an ugly thing, but a necessary thing. Folks can say "well we dont NEED to eat meat anymore", and to an extent they are right, but due to human expansion, game animal populations need to be managed. And IMO, if you are going to eat meat, better to eat naturally claimed meat that you took part in than to rely 100% on supermarket slaughter. Not saying I'm above that, but this year I am making every effort to fill my freezer with game.
And one last note on hunting---here in Colorado at least there are rifle, archery, and muzzleloading seasons for most big game. This is purely my opinion, but if I am going to kill an animal I want it to be as quick and clean as possible. This means a high-powered rifle. Is it less of a challenge? Yeah, but hunting in the west is challenging enough, and this isnt a sport for me. I'm out there for meat.
