Tag: Trophy hunting

The Ethics of Trophy Hunting

By Karl Hylle on September 4, 2021September 4, 2021

Tips from a hunting guide: How to get the most from your guided hunt

In a 2014 survey designed to understand the perceptions of the general US population toward hunting, administered by Lightspeed GMI, a global market research firm, 87% of respondents indicated it was acceptable to hunt for food, but only 37% indicated it was acceptable to hunt for a trophy. In response to this, much of the

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Pride and prejudice: The shameless life of a meat hunter

By Kubie Brown on November 23, 2020November 17, 2020

I used to hate the looks. The small eye rolls and the raised brows. The quizzical shadow that briefly flashed across other hunters’ faces when they looked at my deer. Most of the time they didn’t say anything much; they just offered a small, half-hearted congratulations before moving on down the trail. But every now