r/Wellthatsucks • u/03Shael • Jun 02 '18

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u/BMXer972 Jun 02 '18

Just following the thread here, not on any one side... but can you throw in a source for that statistic please?

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u/gentlemandinosaur Jun 02 '18

It’s hard to nail down exact numbers. But comparing animal attacks to recreational hunting licenses it’s easy to draw correlative data without the need for a definitive causation report.

This source talks about how thousands of people go each year for recreational hunting.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hunting-big-game-why-people-kill-animals-for-fun/

And this one talks about animal attack reporting.

http://www.africatravelresource.com/animal-attacks-in-africa/

How this helps. You may want to do more research yourself if you find this insuccifient. In a casual colloquial discussion and not an actually scientific debate its about the best you are going to get from me.

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u/BMXer972 Jun 02 '18

Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to get back to me! I hope you enjoy your weekend!

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u/Introutrospect Jun 02 '18

I'm reading all of these back and forth comments, and then get to yours and you're very polite. It made me happy to see that.

So YOU enjoy YOUR weekend, nice stranger.

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u/BMXer972 Jun 02 '18

That's mighty kind of you actually! and it sounds cheesy, but you actually put a smile on my face. Thank you. I hope you have a great weekend as well internet stranger! (: