What do you think of sport hunting?

[TitoFan]

Anybody that thinks trophy hunting is unethical is poorly read on the subject and thinking with their emotions.

Trophy hunting benefits local economies in Africa, funds conservation efforts (including defending endangered animals from poachers) and the meat is almost always donated to the local villages

I thought that as well but when u start reading up on how the money is mismanaged it’s a bit depressing

If properly managed... and tangible benefits well communicated... trophy hunting could actually be a good thing. Right now the biggest danger these animals face is slaughter by poisoning, which kills far more animals than trophy hunting. Setting aside clearly delineated territories specifically for trophy hunting, with all the necessary and proper fees and permits attached (and limits), might even help prevent killing of these animals by other, illegal, inhumane means. The end result everyone wants is the same.... to preserve the wildlife we've got for future generations to enjoy. However we get there, it should be ok.

[El Kabong]

Anybody that thinks trophy hunting is unethical is poorly read on the subject and thinking with their emotions.

Trophy hunting benefits local economies in Africa, funds conservation efforts (including defending endangered animals from poachers) and the meat is almost always donated to the local villages

I thought that as well but when u start reading up on how the money is mismanaged it’s a bit depressing

If properly managed... and tangible benefits well communicated... trophy hunting could actually be a good thing. Right now the biggest danger these animals face is slaughter by poisoning, which kills far more animals than trophy hunting. Setting aside clearly delineated territories specifically for trophy hunting, with all the necessary and proper fees and permits attached (and limits), might even help prevent killing of these animals by other, illegal, inhumane means. The end result everyone wants is the same.... to preserve the wildlife we've got for future generations to enjoy. However we get there, it should be ok.

Umm excuse me....I just unloaded a story where a man was stoned to death by monkeys....I demand you acknowledge that!!!!!

[walrus]

Anybody that thinks trophy hunting is unethical is poorly read on the subject and thinking with their emotions.

Trophy hunting benefits local economies in Africa, funds conservation efforts (including defending endangered animals from poachers) and the meat is almost always donated to the local villages

I thought that as well but when u start reading up on how the money is mismanaged it’s a bit depressing

If properly managed... and tangible benefits well communicated... trophy hunting could actually be a good thing. Right now the biggest danger these animals face is slaughter by poisoning, which kills far more animals than trophy hunting. Setting aside clearly delineated territories specifically for trophy hunting, with all the necessary and proper fees and permits attached (and limits), might even help prevent killing of these animals by other, illegal, inhumane means. The end result everyone wants is the same.... to preserve the wildlife we've got for future generations to enjoy. However we get there, it should be ok.

Umm excuse me....I just unloaded a story where a man was stoned to death by monkeys....I demand you acknowledge that!!!!!

U were late though I already posted that in one of Brock’s stupid animal threads

[TitoFan]

Anybody that thinks trophy hunting is unethical is poorly read on the subject and thinking with their emotions.

Trophy hunting benefits local economies in Africa, funds conservation efforts (including defending endangered animals from poachers) and the meat is almost always donated to the local villages

I thought that as well but when u start reading up on how the money is mismanaged it’s a bit depressing

If properly managed... and tangible benefits well communicated... trophy hunting could actually be a good thing. Right now the biggest danger these animals face is slaughter by poisoning, which kills far more animals than trophy hunting. Setting aside clearly delineated territories specifically for trophy hunting, with all the necessary and proper fees and permits attached (and limits), might even help prevent killing of these animals by other, illegal, inhumane means. The end result everyone wants is the same.... to preserve the wildlife we've got for future generations to enjoy. However we get there, it should be ok.

Umm excuse me....I just unloaded a story where a man was stoned to death by monkeys....I demand you acknowledge that!!!!!

Oops sorry... skipped right over that. That is surreal. Brings to mind the Planet of the Apes remakes.

[Freedom]

[Freedom]

'Such a fun hunt': Uproar as US presenter poses with killed wild goats in Scotland

https://www.rt.com/news/442256-scotland-wild-goat-hunt/

[El Kabong]

Now I'm not likely to visit Scotland to hunt for anything other than Scotch, but wild animals TYPICALLY don't just let you saunter on over to them whether you're petting them or hunting them.


Big horn sheep are hunted out west in the US and that's OK. I'm not sure what these animals in Scotland are like.


Hunting CAN be fun you're out in nature, you are away from everything, just you and the wilderness.









Now MY own personal goal in regards to hunting is to be able to never buy from a factory farm ever again. I want good, healthy, happy meat. Now not everyone kills for meat, I personally think that's a waste, that meat should go to use even if you just donate it.

[Master]

An American TV host who sparked anger after shooting a wild goat on Islay has criticised "ignorant people" who sent her death threats on social media.

Larysa Switlyk, who presents the Larysa Unleashed programme, posted pictures of herself posing with the dead goat on a hunting trip to the Scottish island.

The hunt was legal - but sparked outrage on social media.

The thousands of replies sent to Ms Switlyk included some calling for her to be killed.

Ms Switlyk is understood to have been in Scotland a month ago, but only posted the pictures of the dead goat on Tuesday.

Previous posts showed her posing next to a dead sheep on Islay, and a dead stag that was shot in Ardnamurchan.

In an Instagram and Twitter post on Thursday, she remained unrepentant despite the anger over her hunt - which led the Scottish government to say it was examining whether the law needs to be changed.

Ms Switlyk posted a picture of a seaplane alongside a caption saying she was heading off on her "next hunting adventure".

She said: "My ride has arrived - I'm headed out on a bush plane for my next hunting adventure and will be out of service for 2 weeks.

"Nothing better than disconnecting from this social media-driven world and connecting back with nature.

"Hopefully that will give enough time for all the ignorant people out there sending me death threats to get educated on hunting and conservation. FYI, I was in Scotland over a month ago..."

Several tourism companies offer the chance to stalk and shoot wild goats in Islay, Dumfries and Galloway and other parts of the UK.

The animals, which have no natural predator, are classed as an invasive, non-native species in the UK, and hunting them on private land is not illegal.

There are thought to be more than 3,000 of the animals living in herds across the UK.

Controversial culls have been carried out in some areas to reduce their numbers, while contraceptive darts have also been used to stop the animals reproducing.

In the tweet which sparked the furore, the presenter - who is described on her website as a hardcore huntress - wrote: "Beautiful wild goat here on the Island of Islay in Scotland. Such a fun hunt!! They live on the edge of the cliffs of the island and know how to hide well.

"Made a perfect 200 yard shot and dropped him (Good thing too because he could have ran off the cliff into the water)."

The Scottish government's Brexit secretary, Mike Russell, told BBC Scotland on Wednesday that the posts were "horrific", and called for the hunting of goats on Islay to be stopped immediately.

Mr Russell. the MSP for the island, also insisted Ms Switlyk's goat hunting was worse than the hunting of red deer, which he said was "very firmly regulated" and "you don't see people glorifying in it very often."

About 30,000 deer are shot every year on public land on Scotland - the vast majority by wildlife rangers and contractors and about 3,500 by "recreational stalkers" - with many more being shot on private estates.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...itics-45977780