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Originally Posted by TangibleAsset
Why was my comment assholish? I just don't understand what makes it OK to shoot a bear/moose/whatever but not a lion.
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Hunting most animals that are a good food source is also a needed conservation measure. Deer for instance don't really have any natural predators left to thin out the herd. Over population can lead to disease, malnutrition, wandering into populated areas looking for food, etc.
Deer hunting is regulated, licensed, populations monitored. And the hunters eat what they kill. Granted trophy heads are prized but so is the meat.