ELA 8th Hour
07 April 2017
Hunting
Did you know that more than 38 million Americans hunt each year? Even with this large number of people hunting some think it should be outlawed, because without hunting, the animal population would get overpopulated, and also because it provides food for families, hunting should continue to be allowed.
If we didn't hunt, then the animal population would get over populated. National horse and burro rangeland management coalition states that Horse and burro populations are currently too high and threaten native species and ecosystems. Furthermore if we don't take car of the population then they might become even more populated. Manassas Journal Messenger says that the coyote population …show more content…
Missouri Department of Conservation Through Share the Harvest, Missouri hunters can help provide those in need. Now after share your harvest people in need can come in and get meat for free with high-quality protein in the form of deer meat, which is naturally lean. Nearly 2.8 million pounds of game meat made its way to shelters, food banks and church kitchens and onto the plates of those in need. Furthermore a lot of families rely on deer meat from people and if they don't get the meat then they would be able to provide for their family. According to St. Louis Public Radio "They donate either all or part of deer they harvest, and the meat goes to hungry folks and families in need in the St. Louis area. Because of this people can have meat for their …show more content…
Many animals endure prolonged, painful deaths when they are injured but not killed by hunters. What the author fails to consider is that most people that hunt are not hunting to just kill most are trying to feed there family or put meat in there fridge. According to peta the delicate balance of ecosystems ensures their survival if they are left unaltered. Natural predators help maintain this balance by killing only the sickest and weakest individuals. Hunters, however, kill any animal whose head they would like to hang over the fireplace including large, healthy animals who are needed to keep the population strong. Although this may be true the ecosystem is going to kill off populations a lot slower than kill animals such as deer are self, killing isn't bad if you using the deer for good causes.On private lands that are set up as for-profit hunting reserves or game ranches, hunters can pay to kill native and exotic species in “canned hunts.” This is true, but people that go out and hunt in canned hunts usually after they kill a deer they give the meat to share your harvest and help families in need. In conclusion hunting should continue to be allowed because without it, the animal population would get overpopulated, and also it provides food for families. If hunting becomes illegal or even more regulated, some animal populations would sky rocket and a lot of the hunting community would get