SEE 20.
You bambists get me sick....
for all your information, the areas that have the largest populations of elephants have legal hunting seasons for them. (and the reason for the large populations IS the legal hunting)
Areas like Kenya which have banned sport hunting have by their devaluation of the aminal caused the decimation of the once huge herds by poachers.
In places like South Africa that allows and charges a premium price for harvesting jumbo, has larged controlled herds and poachers are not tolerated as it takes the food out of the mouths of both the landowners and the government who make out like royalty on the huge fees charged. both have good reason to maintain the herds.
I have watched elephant hunts on the outdoor channel and VS. each one showed the aftermath of the hunt. 10’s of local villagers rendering the carcass for their own larders. The people eat and the hunter brings home his legal trophy. It is a win, win situation.
Oh, by the way: I am not against deer hunting (although I do not hunt myself). I do not hunt for several reasons, but one is that I know too many hunters, and I don’t trust their aim at the height of the season.
We do need deer hunting in New Jersey, where more deer are killed by cars than by hunters. The deer are overpopulated, as is shown by autopsies of the game by trained biologists. Many deer here are undernourished, and full or parasites, which is evidence of overpopulation. New Jersey is overrun with deer: they love the suburban environment, and it is difficult to hunt them in the most densely populated state in the country.
You will find many deer here: probably in greater density than in a wild area like Maine. I have actually been hit by a deer while in my car was stopped in traffic! That is how thick they are.
The good hunters I know will not shoot until they have a good shot with a good chance of a clean kill. Its not my choice of a hobby, but I do not oppose hunting. I understand what the hunter is doing. It is part of our instinct. I am doing the same thing with animal photography, except that I have unlimited choice of “game,” and I see more, get better trophies, and do not harm my subjects. The instinct, though, is very similar.
Roger that! When I was in S. Africa hunting it was amazing that nothing is left to waste by the locals. The locals eat everything including the organs. Also for the bleeding hearts I would point out that elephants destroy the environment affecting other animals in the food chain. When I was at the Kruger national park the destruction of trees by elephants was a major concern.
Yeah, stories like this bring out all the closet liberals on FR...
Good for her... quite a nice trophy.