[Porchdog]

My grandfather took trophies all over North America. My father went along on many of the trips, usually just taking photos. (He did shoot a mountain goat in British Columbia.) The hunt stories were epic - often on horseback. I would have loved to have been along on those hunts.
Dad was and I am a meat hunter - I'm not much interested in trophies.

My last big trip with my Dad was salmon fishing on Kodiak Island. As we were passing through airports he pointed out that all the big bears were shot by dentists. (The camp we were fishing out of was primarily a bear camp, recommended by a dentist friend of Dad's).

I read that article the other day. I noticed that a lot of it is very awkwardly phrased. That suggests to me that the hunt was perfectly legal - even if the species is under threat.

The African experience seems to suggest the the game populations are doing best where the "trophy" hunting is best run - giving the local population an incentive to protect the animals.

While the trophy thing isn't for me, I have no problem with that fellow taking an animal legally.

Having said all that - the attached article doesn't ring true to me.