by banuvatt » Sun Jun 14, 2020 10:31 am
I understand hunting as a sustainable resource. But, not going to some foreign country, and shooting exotic and rare animals. This really is just a reminiscence of the colonial period where hunting in foreign lands was and still a luxury of the rich and powerful.
The main reason these poor animals have to die is... to fuel someone's blood lust and be target practice not to mentioned be stuffed and end up hanging on someone's wall. I criticize game reserves especially because it's practically shooting fish in a barrel. There is nothing about it that says sportsmanship the animals are kept in an enclosed space, eat and drink out of a trough, they hire guides to do the hunter's hard work for them, all the hunter has to do is point, and shoot. It's a pay for win if anything, there's as much sport in it as there is fishing out of a fish tank.
There is nothing enjoyable and there should be nothing about taking a life of an animal. Life is a precious gift and should be appreciated. It should not be taken out of fun or as a way to spend one's leisure time. What's worst is the whether if an animal is good for hunting as sport is measured on much it struggles for it's life. If animals don't follow what is desired by hunters and run or fly away, but, just sit still they are good as dead. If an opportunistic predator or a "un-sportsmen-like" hunter comes by. If they do decide to flee it makes them fair game to being shot or chased and being torn apart by dogs.