Hunting Ethics Debate

The cluster centers on debates about the ethics, purposes, and regulations of hunting, including distinctions between subsistence, sport, and pest control, as well as comparisons to animal farming and wildlife management.

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Sample Comments

gadders Mar 3, 2017 View on HN

I could imagine hunting wouldn't go over well in some places.

GhostVII Oct 12, 2020 View on HN

That's great until someone wants to go hunting, or a farmer needs to kill a coyote.

jsnell Oct 27, 2021 View on HN

They're hunted interactively by people with guns, not passively with traps.

aniviacat Nov 25, 2024 View on HN

Hunters observe wildlife. They don't just shoot wildlife whenever they feel like it.

zoklet-enjoyer Oct 27, 2022 View on HN

Most hunters aren't feeding animals.

e12e Jul 28, 2020 View on HN

Citation needed? I think hunting is allowed most places?

exe34 Dec 10, 2024 View on HN

but we can't call it hunting, that's too romantic! it's only hunting when sweaty rich dudes kill animals.

jpfed Mar 6, 2017 View on HN

>I'm gameCould be a problem if you're trying to hunt poachers.

cl0ne Apr 19, 2018 View on HN

It's not a hobby to everyone, some people survive by subsistence hunting.

wavefunction Mar 11, 2015 View on HN

It's one thing to hunt for food, another just for "sport."