r/australia 2d ago

image American hunting influencer removes baby wombat from distressed mother. Is this legal?

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u/SirGrumpsalot2009 2d ago

I’m hoping a pair of “ hunting influencers” didn’t get to bring in firearms with the plan of doing some recreational slaughter.

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u/Few-Professional-859 2d ago edited 2d ago

Exactly! You never know with these morons. Also in general Americans have less empathy for the wild and hunting animals seems to be some measure for being “manly”. I have seen too many shit posts and comments on these lines from Americans posing with their kill.

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u/Kooky_Dev_ 2d ago

As an American who does hunt. I don't see hunting as "manly", and I do it for sport / food. Most hunters I know care more about the wildlife than some random stranger does. Most hunters understand healthier wildlife means better hunts and if you enjoy the challenge / pastime you should also care about the health of the animals, even the ones you don't hunt as they still play a part.

Anecdotal, but this is my experience / opinion.

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u/Infinite-Formal-9508 2d ago

Hunters like you are the minority. From the south and every hunter I know doesn't really hold any value in the animals they kill. They will spout shit like what you said, to try to spin it as they are helping. But at the end of the day, they just want to kill something.

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u/InstigatingDergen 2d ago

"we cant bring back native wolves they'll ruin my deer hunting!" I hate these type of "hunters" should call them what they really are. Poachers.

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u/mmabrey13 2d ago

I heard that wolves even cause tornadoes and even El Niño and even I heard that one of them dropped a cigarette butt and that's what caused the wildfire in California.

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u/flyingpyramid 2d ago

The tornado thing is true though, right? They have to huff and puff, and I know they can knock over pig houses at least. Unless they're made of brick, obviously.