Originally Posted by
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Anti hunters have a lot of misconceptions and just ridiculous beliefs about hunting. In California they ban mountain lion hunting but then use tax payer money for game wardens to kill them and throw them in open pits, when they could be getting money that hunters pay for licenses, hunting gear, food, and lodging.
Another thing I've noticed is reactions to pics of animals killed by hunters in Africa, like elephants, rhinos, lions, etc. Anti hunters become irrational and furious at the sight of these pics. What they don't know is that the money from hunters is supporting these wildlife refuges, paying for biologists, game officers to stop poachers, and other wildlife management. The animals that are shot legally in these pics are usually older males that have stopped breeding and are aggressive to other younger males and keep them from breeding, or it may be an aggressive animal that is killing young animals. Biologists have determined that these animals need to be culled for the benefit of the heard. There are hunters willing to pay big money to harvest that animal, that money goes to the benefit of the game preserve. Often the hunters give much or all the meat to the local village. Legal hunters, hunters that understand and respect wildlife management is the reason so many animals are making a come back. 100 years ago people didn't understand wildlife management. We are now seeing the results of modern wildlife management. Look at how many more whitetails and turkeys there are now, compared to 50 years ago. Many anti hunter will never understand these things because they think irrationally. Legal ethical hunters are funding wildlife management all over the world. The anti hunters need to put their money where their mouth is.