Over time hunting as developed an ugly and simply incorrect
reputation. Media outlets both traditional and social have been spewing
negative propaganda about hunting and the real conservation benefits of the
sport.
Social media has been a big gateway for negative propaganda.
Many organization such as PETA, have been using this medium to spread incorrect
nonsense about hunting efforts. They have portrayed conservationists as cruel
monsters who go out into the woods with bloodlust and nothing else. The truth
of the matter is that hunters (conservationists) do more than any other animal
rights activist groups on Earth. What people do not realize is that through
hunting, we are playing a vital role in population control. I will use the
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission as an example. In Nebraska we have a head
count on the number of animals living in the state broken up into species. These
numbers are not dead accurate but are very close, so much so that this allows
the state to set a limit of animals that can be taken that will optimize the
health of the herd. Without people out in the woods hunting and harvesting
these animals for their sustenance, the animals would die in a very cruel way. The
truth is that we cannot produce enough food for all of the animals in the
state. When the population is too high then animals will starve to death and
lay to waste. This causes a series of events that is far beyond what any animal
activist thinks of as harming. Animals lying to waste are one of the biggest
causes of diseases spreading. So now we have animals dying of starvation and
disease, both deaths are slow and painful. A high powered rifle with the proper
grain of bullet takes under two minutes to dispatch and animal but usually
happens instantaneously due to the shock force of the bullet hitting the
animal. That is something that the media and the left will not tell you, the
uninformed viewer. That is just how conservationists physically help in animal
conservation efforts. The second way is another area in which animal activists
fall short. Through purchasing all of the tags, permits, and licenses, hunters are
directly supporting wildlife conservation. A portion of each purchase is spent
directly on improving habitat for various species of animals and ensuring their
future survival and prosperity. I cannot recall the last time I saw any animal
activist groups donating millions of dollars towards the efforts they supposedly
support.
The truth is that hunters are more of conservationists than
anyone out there. They love the animals and respect them by not letting any of
their meat go to waste. They support their habitat by supplying funding for the
game and parks. They help the overall health of the herds by actively
participating in population control. There is a difference between talking
about helping the animals and actually doing it.
