What both sides need to know is how beneficial hunting can be to an economy. With revenue from hunters going straight back into environmental projects, animals have increased in number and have better habitats.
The money spent by hunters and on hunting helps a lot of other people earn a living as well as providing tax money for governments. This equates to somewhere close to $2,000 being spent by each hunter every single year – an expensive hobby, but one which they are happy to pay for.It might sound strange that killing animals for sport benefits the environment in any way, but it truly does.
There are hunters registered across the full range of the age spectrum and while it has long been a traditionally male pastime, more women are taking it up. Effectively this means that the big business of hunting has positive consequences for everyone.Many people see hunting as a totally unnecessary bloodsport which should be outlawed.
The process continues as wide series of ripples through local regional, and national economies until the … Hunting promotes a healthier lifestyle.
Many hunters are reasonably affluent – they might not be multi millionaires, but they aren’t on the fringes of poverty either – and they aren’t shy of spending a good bit of money on their trips.
This management makes sure that the number of trees always remains high. Even though it may not seem like big business, hunting supports more than 680,000 jobs and has an annual impact of some $38 billion on the economy.
Walter Palmer, the man who paid $55,000 for a big game permit to shoot a lion in Zimbabwe, has gone in to hiding. That said, there are millions of hunters contributing billions of dollars to the American economy, and that’s a great thing.Male or female, young or old, rural or urban, one thing’s for sure: hunting is hot and getting hotter. Not only are they hobbies enjoyed by millions, fishing and hunting are important contributors to the country's massive outdoor recreation economy. On the other side of the argument are those who enjoy hunting and who like to spend their spare time engaging in it in a completely legal way.Quite simply put, the more people who hunt, the better it is for a country’s economy. Still, the ongoing outcry over the death of Cecil have led to questions about the economic and environmental merits of trophy hunting.
Think about it: hunting involves sales of tags and licenses.
Everyone needs water, right? Hunting can offer individuals the chance to improve themselves, take care of their surroundings, and improve the economy. That figure is incredibly high when you think how many people will be too young to hunt or too old to hunt and when you think of how many people live in large urban areas where it will be a drive of several hours to the nearest hunting ground. Hunting gives people purpose “on the land.” Sure, you could rent a cabin and read a book and sleep most of the day away, but the thrill of the hunt makes spending time outdoors in the wilderness much more fun.Monies raised from hunters is used to improve nature trails, campsites, parks and public land. Jobs related to hunting put food on the table for lots of families, to the tune of $26 billion in salaries and wages each year.Did you know that some 16 million Americans will hunt this year?
Each dollar spent by a hunter increases another person's income, enabling that person (or business) to spend more, which in turn increases income for somebody else. Hunting itself tells us how hunting is beneficial, Moreover, there some focus major reasons.