Shooting is less up close and personal don't you think? Plus in hunting situations that animal has a chance to survive if you miss.
The animals have a really good chance to survive if I shoot.

Actually, my dad taught me how to shoot a rifle and a handgun when I was a little squirt. We'd go down to the river and practice by shooting at soda & beer cans as they floated downstream. He also took me skeet shooting a few times, that was fun!