This whole thread turn has been so civil, let me throw another scenario out.
Short version...
Dallas Safari Club auctioned off a Namibian hunt for an old endangered Black Rhino at the January Convention. A local guy won that hunt with a bid of $350,000. All that money goes directly back to Namibia for preservation and protection of the existing heard.
Is he a hunter, a trophy killer, or a conservationist? I have my thoughts, but nobody but the guy himself really knows for sure. Much like any hunting, the motives may be different, but the result is ultimately the same.
BTW, I am a deer hunter. The only problem is I haven't found a perfectly marbled ribeye on any of them, so I don't hunt a lot anymore.
