This sentence tells all about Derek Hunter's ignorance.
No, it is not simple.
No, it is not easy.
No, it is not certain.
It is complicated, difficult, uncertain. An achievement that takes years of skill development to accomplish, in many cases.
Men have always been hunters. To be a great hunter is much like becoming a great athlete.
Not all can do it.
Yes, money can make a great difference.
Just as some men "buy" trophy wives, some men "buy" trophy animals.
In a sense, they are buying status. So? It has always been the way of the world.
Every animal dies.
Death by human hunting is usually the most humane death an animal is likely to experience.
There is always the need to justify immorality...at least until there is widespread wildlife fertility control/ contraception or other humane means of managing populations. Trophy hunting only further reduces the viability of species that are already endangered. Example : an adult male lion is killed, the destabilization of that lion’s pride can lead to more lion deaths as outside males compete to take over the pride.