Since the beginning of man, we have hunted. We hunted for food and for supplies. More and more recently, though, people have been saying that hunting should be stopped. Today, fewer and fewer people hunt. People should hunt because it prevents overpopulation, stops environment destruction, and it supplies food for people.
Hunting prevents overpopulation. When too many animals live in the same habitat, the habitat can’t produce enough food for all of the animals. Animals starve and are forced to move to other locations, like cities or towns. “When areas of nature become too over populated with certain animals, like deer, the animals suffer from starvation” (Navajo Code Talkers). Also, when animals are overpopulated in an area, diseases can …show more content…
“Hunting and trapping help maintain a balance between wildlife and people by reducing or preventing expensive damage to agricultural crops, buildings and other property”(Illinois Department of Natural Resources). When too many animals are in the same area (overpopulation) they have to compete for food, they end up having to go into urban areas for food. They have to start eating crops from farmers, which destroys the farmers food. Also, antlers from animals like deer and elk are rubbed vigorously to remove the velvet on them. This leaves small trees and shrubs broken and scarred. After these rubbings “small saplings and shrubs are left looking like someone with a hedge trimmer went on an angry rampage” (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife). “ In areas where elk are abundant, mangled shrubs and small trees are extremely obvious signs of the presence of bulls” (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife) (bulls meaning male elk). Hunting reduces the number of elk, deer, and other antler bearing animals, which means that there are less antler rubs and less destroyed trees and bushes. There are many other forms of environmental destruction. Overall, hunting can help reduce the amount of destruction by lowering the number of animals that cause the