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Originally Posted by m21sniper
... it is well established fact that controlled hunting is extremely beneficial to the hunted species as a whole, as it keeps the population fit and viable.
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- Wrong.
In fact, it is demonstrated that trophy hunting tends to remove the biggest animals, with the biggest racks, etc., and this in turn selects for smaller, reduced rack size animals. The latest study done is in cervids, but should apply to bears re body size.
You may be thinking of wolves or African Wild Dogs running down gazelles -- there, the old, the young, and sick are removed from the herd differentially. Genetically defective animals should be removed also. However the relation between that and mean population fitness has never been established.
SO... keepin' it real.