I'm Not Against "Hunting" Per Se, But I Am Against Trophy Hunting

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As I see it if one is a "hunter", that is, one who genuinely hunts and kills animals for food, then I don't have a problem with that, since many cultures still rely on hunting, especially indigenous cultures. I happen to be part Native American and yes, my ancestors were deer hunters, yet ironically I could never envision myself "hunting" especially a beautiful animal like deer. It's the trophy hunters that bother me. This are a different "breed" of people who kill animals for the sake of killing and then often have those animals stuffed and hung as yes, "trophies" to show off. These people go out of their way to hunt animals, not just Deer, but Giraffes, Lions, Tigers, Elephants, etc. and they spend a near neigh fortune for the so-called "privilege" to do so, and not only in places like Africa, but what is known as "canned hunts" ranches. Did you know for instance these ranches exist even in America? Yes I shoot animals, but with a camera, to my mind the only way in many ways to "shoot" an animal. The photo I have here is of a Pudu deer that I took many, many years ago in Discovery Island (now shut down to the public) that was a part of DisneyWorld