http://foranimals.org/predator-killing-is-not-ethical/

Predator-killing contests and killing Yellowstone wolves have become an embarrassment to self-styled “ethical” hunters who promote their North American Model of wildlife conservation. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported a “Record number of Mexican wolves found dead in 2018,” one notoriously dying at the hands of rancher Craig Thiessen. The Federal government, which otherwise has not been protecting wolves,at least managed to revoke Thiessen’s permit to run cows on public land.

State game departments estimate that hunters make up less than 5% of the population, though their figures probably reflect their bias that they need funding to offset declining revenue from license sales. In New Mexico and around the country, hunter-conservationists are promoting a tax on the non-hunting majority to bail out game departments. But even reliable scientific studies show that less than 10% of the public hunts,including those who don’t need a hunting license or don’t bother…