I don't think there can even be any debate about that honestly. There has hardly been more than a few months between stories about this the last few years- and those are just the ones that get caught. It all comes down to motivation. Last things most of us think about before pulling the trigger is stuff like how awesome the experience is, making sure all the parameters are met for an ethical shot, how stoked we are to provide for out families etc. For them it is likes, attention and dollar signs from their sponsors. One of the worst reasons out there to take a life, in my opinion.
Fair point, I listen to a lot of JRE and think he's generally a pretty good dude. However, he and Hanes were some of the last ones to that public land sale fight... while we, the average outdoorsmen, were making our reps' phones ring off the hook and frantically writing emails to everyone we could, a lot of influencers were posting about how to buy their merch. A dude I know had a two way conversation with Hanes calling him out for being silent before he finally jumped onboard, actually. Kinda makes you think he only ever did it once he saw that it'd taint his reputation permanently if he didn't say something...