ByHemi Kim

August 10, 2022

Is Hunting a Sport?

Savaş Onur Şen / We Animals Media

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The right to hunt with a gun — and the sports culture that surrounds hunting — are a core part of a certainAmerican identitythat can be traced back to the 19th century and the era of westward colonial expansion. From the second half of the 20th century on, however, urbanites and historically marginalized peoples, including groups who gained from the Civil Rights era, were increasingly less likely to see hunting as part of a great American past. These communities were instead more likely to view hunting as a leisure activity tied to the legacies of oppression, even as rural white Americans saw it as a vital badge of identity. Today, hunting as a sport is frequently a source…