Not exactly; in my experience they are perceived as callous, out-of-touch, rich, idle, aristocratic twits. And there is much truth to the stereotype, for unlike this great nation, in Europe that is the only kind of person who can afford to hunt.
People who believe in armed self-defense, or even recreational shooting for its own sake, are still thought of by the average European as more dangerous and peculiar than a hunter. (Except by the animal rights wackos, perhaps.)
-ccm
Especially if we're talking about people like Zumbo whose hunting is financed for him by big companies. The rest of us have to scratch out a little meat from 1 or 2 acre plots between the other hunters.