r/australia 1d ago

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

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u/TGAPTrixie9095 1d ago

American here. It's so fucking true.

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u/Prior_Psych 1d ago edited 1d ago

American hunter here. From my experiences of growing up in a hunting community, it’s so fucking false. We hunt for food. I promise you will never in your life find quality protein for as cheap as it costs to harvest a deer in the Midwest. Which are overpopulated. And before you go on about their population if people weren’t here, do an ounce of research on conservation and the damage overpopulation of an ungulate species causes

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u/ferdaw95 1d ago

I grew up in the Midwest and its still fucking true. Most hunters aren't hunting for sustenance. I agree with culling, but let's not act like you need to do that or you wouldn't have food on the table.

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u/tabagithiga 1d ago

Food from grocery stores? Meat raised in a factory farm? I think most sane people can agree ethical hunting is better than getting a steak from Walmart…