[Old Student]

"Sporting to me equates to "less lethal", which is less humane."

In this context, "sport hunting" as opposed to "market hunting." Sport hunters kill one or a few animals while market hunters kill dozens or hundreds.

[SampleMan]

Well, there are several ways to define "sporting". In the context that one needs to allow the animal a "sporting" chance in order to make it more fun for the hunter, I'm not a big fan. Hunting is what it is. If the animal isn't tied down then nothing is predestined.

If one is to define "sporting" as allowing other hunters an opportunity to take their share of game, by disallowing things like small canon, then I can see the point.