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[-bowfreak-]

Correct me if I'm wrong here but isn't a large portion of trophy hunting in Africa not wild animals but animals raised in captivity specifically for the purpose of hunting? That's not really any different than high fence "hunting" in the states and I don't really consider hunting at all. Pretty much just shooting as success is all but guaranteed.

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There are a lot of different setups in Africa. What you are describing is the way that nearly all hunting happens in South Africa. Many countries such and Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Tanzania are more like "wild Africa."

 

[charvey9]

Then you would be in the minority. The same thing has happened with importation of Polar Bears. The USFWS banned the importation of Polar Bears into the US. This effectively stopped any American from hunting Polar Bears.

I just can't imagine such a thing preventing me from hunting, if I otherwise had the means and wanted to pursue that animal. If possession of antlers becomes illegal tomorrow, I would still go elk hunting this fall. I would certainly jump at the opportunity to hunt a Polar Bear, and find a cause to donate the animal if it could not be exported home.

Don't get me wrong. I agree trophies on the wall add to a great memory and are way to honor the animal using parts that may otherwise be wasted, but well down on the list of reasons we should be hunting.

In fact....this "ban" probably makes me want to go hunt Lions and Polar bears more, just to show them that it is ridiculous.

 

[-bowfreak-]

I just can't imagine such a thing preventing me from hunting, if I otherwise had the means and wanted to pursue that animal. If possession of antlers becomes illegal tomorrow, I would still go elk hunting this fall. I would certainly jump at the opportunity to hunt a Polar Bear, and find a cause to donate the animal if it could not be exported home.

Don't get me wrong. I agree trophies on the wall add to a great memory and are way to honor the animal using parts that may otherwise be wasted, but well down on the list of reasons we should be hunting.

In fact....this "ban" probably makes me want to go hunt Lions and Polar bears more, just to show them that it is ridiculous.

I could hunt elk even if you were required to leave the antlers in the woods. You still have all of that awesome meat as a prize. The main difference for Africa is the ONLY thing you can bring back is horns, skulls and hides. You can't bring any meat. So then it is simple a digital photo as your only trophy. To be honest with you...I went in 2012 and would love to go back. A huge chunk of the cost can be removed if you just go over there and shoot stuff and not ship any trophies back.