Only a small proportion of the members of the BC Wildlife Federation, a hunting advocacy group, self-identify as trophy hunters. Photo by John Zada/Alamy Stock Photo

Hunters who hunt for food will need to work to avoid the ire aimed at trophy hunters.

by Larry Pynn
February 3, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

Trophy Hunters Could Threaten the Social Acceptability of Hunting

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The minority of hunters who engage in trophy hunting—the killing of large carnivores, such as bears, wolves, and cougars, for sport—could threaten the social acceptance of the majority who hunt for food,according to a new studyled by Chris Darimont, a biologist at the University of Victoria in British Columbia and the science director for the Raincoast Conservation Foundation.

All extractive industries, such as logging and forestry, require a certain amount of societal buy-in. The companies in these industries need legal government permits…