Is it an innate attribute of humans to wish to hunt and eat other animals?

It would seem that since their earliest beginning humans have hunted other animals as a means of nutrition and sustenance but what I ponder is whether such has been performed as a consequence of instinct or through logical reasoning? (for most of our species history we have lacked the time, technology and resources to live without eating meat so it will have been logical to use hunting as the main means by which to acquire food). Is the plight of ‘extreme’ vegans an exercise in futility or is a lifestyle without meat, not biologically, but psychologically feasible? Why do children chase fellow animals? Why do many receive such an intense adrenaline rush from chasing creatures? Are these feelings an effect of our desire to hunt or mere curiosity and excitement?
I humbly request your thoughts on the subject my fellow homo sapiens, be you predator or otherwise.