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I am not anti hunting. You say sport is the main motivation followed by ecological influences? Most people don't grasp the ecological changes that have affected wildlife or we wouldn't have our present situation, Today's over population problems are a result of man's encroachment on habitats in which natural predators are diminished.

And yeah I'm fine with hunting and all the good it contributes etc, but allowing untold numbers of Rambo wannabes on the scene is concerning

and on behalf of my cloven friends I will restate they are not willing participants.
And if a hunter is gored to death by a buck Iwould say well done sir, bon appetit

Are you saying that deer were "willing participants" in the ecological regime in North America that was once had wolves as important apex predators? That they willingly allowed themselves to be on the menu of the top predators in the environment before humans arrived?

Not sure if you are being sarcastic. I won't defend this point unless your question was sincere.

NPR produced a program about the reintroduction of the Grey Wolf population in Yellowstone Park. It's well worth the listen.

This is a small part of the transcript.

" MCINTYRE: And so the teacher and the kids join me - there are only a few of them, it was a very small school. But before I could say anything, one of the kindergarten boys started to talk, and this is what he said - I know the man that shot that famous wolf. And, of course, he was talking about the '06 Female; everyone was talking about her. And I understand how young boys are. I wanted to move on. I wanted to get into my talk. But before I could do that, the same boy opened his mouth, and he said, my dad just bought a license to kill a wolf. And once again, man, what can you say to that? Wolf hunting is legal, and I just didn't know how to handle the situation. And I was kind of getting mad at myself for being at the mercy of this 5-year-old boy, but he had one more thing to say. And I was thinking to myself, oh, man, I might as well just go home. I can't deal with this. It's too hard. So after saying I know the man that shot that famous wolf, my daddy just bought a license to kill a wolf, this was his next statement - but I hope he doesn't. He hopes that his dad doesn't kill that wolf that he has the license for. So I like to think of that as being one of the most important parts of the legacy of the '06 Female."

This is a link to that program

http://www.npr.org/2014/05/23/314974039/06-female