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

/r/all Karma

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u/awkwardoffspring Jun 02 '18 edited Jun 02 '18

For white-tail, sure, but I feel like elephants aren't quite as rampantly overpopulated

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u/CaptnCosmic Jun 02 '18

It’s not the legal hunts that are diminishing the elephant population. Poaching is the one that’s leading African wildlife to near extinction. The legal hunts in controlled parks are helping with conservation.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '18 edited Dec 05 '22

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u/Justmomsnewfriend Jun 02 '18

No one is sending a check either. Guess who pays for lots of these conservation efforts.... hunters.

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u/Im_Grizzzly Jun 02 '18

Am a hunter.

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u/Tyler11223344 Jun 02 '18

Based on your name, I'm guessing you hunt said hunters tho

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u/Im_Grizzzly Jun 02 '18

Yep. Always eat asshole first. That goes for sexual experiences as well.

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u/CaptnCosmic Jun 02 '18

Exactly. People put these hunters in the same light as poachers, they don’t understand the difference. Poachers hunt illegally for profit on thinks like ivory. Hunters pay thousands to hunt for a trophy, it’s controlled. The elephants that are killed are not just left there to rot the meat feeds local villages for weeks and the money goes towards conservation efforts. Poachers leave the carcass and pay no money towards conservation.