Viewpoint: Trophy hunting, trapping needs a fearless opposition

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Missoula CurrentPublished: March 20, 2023Joseph Scalia III

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Joseph Scalia III

With today’s rise in vicious hunting and cruel trapping practices, most arguments against it are about how many wolves or grizzly bears killed is arguably sustainable ecologically. Ought an evolved and supposedly wise civilization be allowing any trophy trapping and killing at all?

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