The Most And Least Attractive "Male" Hobbies

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In Australia golf is a rich man's sport

It’s considered a rich man’s sport here, too, but parents sometimes find a way even if it means doing without in some ways. There is also funding and scholarships if you know where to look for them.

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And a rich woman's sport, I presume.

Of course it's classist as my daughter pointed out.
I don't think many inner-city kids get an opportunity to even try.

I've played 9 and 18 holes, and lots of mini golf.
I totally suck at it, but I don't care if someone else likes it.

You can play without joining a club.

I struggle with mini-golf. Never actually played real golf.

My archery club had a charity competition against the local golf club every year.
We always won

I've done archery!

I got to run through the Brazilian rainforest shooting targets in the archery orienteering event in the World Nature Games.
On the night of my birthday I was staying at the Mabu Thermas in Foz do Iguacu. I was lying under a hot waterfall when I noticed it was mating season for a giant beetle. These things filled my hand with their wings tucked away, but were the least scary insects I've ever seen ! It was like holding a clockwork toy.
I had to rescue quite a few from the waterfall/pool/canal (which was all pool and had a bar)
Awesome night in an awesome hotel.

I am an archer too! I mostly use a compound bow because my upper body strength is weak. I should work on improving that.

My main hobbies are unisex, rather than being typically male (I think video games as a hobby counts as unisex nowadays)? Books are obviously for any sex and so is walking?

I'm not really into any of the male dominated sports, either participating or spectating, although I make an exception for watching English international football (soccer).

Mini-golf looks way more fun than golf honestly.

Golf has too much walking to be a good game, and just enough game to spoil a good walk.

It’s better than hunting. Hunting is a nice hike in the woods interspersed with killing stuff.

I’ve never played actual golf - just mini golf, and I’m very bad at it.

But golf doesn't lead to a freezer full of venison.

Meh. Bambi spoiled venison for me. I prefer deer alive and being stupid.

The first guy I dated hunted. Most families I grew up with did. But I don’t like guns or the idea of killing stuff for fun.

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I prefer deer populations to not become excessively dense.
Predation contributes to checking population growth.

The alternative is far worse.

Not even Nokotan could ruin venison.

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I’m not into the notion of killing stuff = fun hobby (although fishing doesn’t typically bother me) or the fact that guns are owned by laypeople. It leads to a lot of accidental deaths every year, especially involving children. I’d be okay with a program in which rangers are paid to hunt and then sell the meat, but in terms of unattractive hobbies, hunting is really high up there for me.

I wouldn’t buy venison because I don’t like it that much. I’m not a big meat person.