Game animals aren't caged, fattened, bred, jam together or raised on production lines. They live in forests, clearings and wetlands, following the natural instincts of their species. Some fall day, a hunter's bullet may end a wild animal's life. Animal rights activists often dwell on that exact moment, seeming to forget that death is the fate of all living things. A hunter's bullet is usually clean and quick.
Good hunters insist on it.
Thanks to hunters' interest in maintaining sustainable populations of game animals and to many dollars generated for wildlife management through license sales and special taxes on hunting equipment, the number of deer, turkey, squirrel and other game species are stable or increasing. Other species, such as the giant Canada goose, have been brought back from the brink of extinction. Regulated hunting seasons and bag limits keep animal populations in check and prevent a repeating boom and bust cycle of overabundance followed by disease and mass starvation. Hunters allow no middlemen, salesmen, marketing experts, chefs or grocers to trick them into thinking their lives don't rely on the death of other animals. Hunting also brings into balance those who go afield.