Apparently these fearless "hunters" took it down from 300 yards with a semi-automatic.
Are you under the mistaken impression that semi-automatic firearms aren't regularly used in hunting?
It is moronic because it is worth far more alive than dead.
Because is screen name is chessplayer. I have mixed feelings about what they did though. I don’t give a crud about how sacred it is to the indians, but something that rare... Well, I guess that’d be a hard shot to pass up.
Worse, albino animals in the wild are normally the first targets of a predator, because they stand out. Rarely mate, because they normally have other defects as well as looking weird. Higher rates of cancer due to loss of pigmentation.
Makes a cool looking mount for your wall and the meat still tastes the same...
I would never hunt just for a trophy, that’s stupid on too many levels. But hunting for food in and of itself? I highly recommend it. Gives you a new perspective on going to the store and buying meat...