OOOH. I sit corrected. the term "sportsman" has been a special peeve for me ever since they started the thing, and the S.P.O.R.T. program back in the '70's. I took the hunters safety course while they were starting that up, and since I was already active in conservation (NOT the new kind) I KNEW what would come as soon as the wackos got hold of the term to use for their propaganda.
They got hold of it...used it as a rallying cry...I can't remember the name of the idiot envirowacko who coined "I support the right to arm bears" slogan...but he was inspired by this sportsmanship thing...the envirowackos organized, and took over all aspects of conservation and management of renewable resources...the rest is recent history.