Most of the time trophy hunting seems to be addressed from a wildlife conservation perspective. Recently I was made keenly aware, again, of the ever present troubling Animal Welfare factor. “Shot while sleeping. Died in agony.” “It took six shots to finally kill him.” “We followed the blood trail…” Often we focus on the number of beautiful animals killed by trophy hunters. Although mentioned we frequently forget the pain and suffering of the targeted animal. Trophy hunters it seems are not always ‘good’ hunters. Meaning they aren’t necessarily skilled in killing an animal with one bullet, or arrow, as the…
