Hunting report

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Hunting

 Hunting is where you shoot animals like deer, rabbits - hare and ducks. Hunting is a bit like hiking and tramping but you also shoot an animal. My opinion for hunting is I will write a strong opinion on both sides.

Bad side

 Hunting has a negative impact on the environment and endangered species. Sometimes inexperienced hunters mistake some endangered species for thinking there aren't endangered. An example of this in New Zealand is Takahe, which are endangered species being mistaken as a Pukeko and accidentally killed. Trophy hunting is also a big problem. Trophy hunting is when hunters go to places like Africa and go hunt big game endangered species like lions, giraffes and other animals. This is a vast problem not only african animals get extinct but also other countries animals too. An example of this is white rhino because they are hunted to about extinction by now and there 3 left and the hunters only wanted to get there tusks for ivory. This is why hunting has a negative impact on endangered species.

 Hunters kill the parents of baby animals who need their parents to survive. Baby animals can suffer and starve in many other ways. For example the noise of hunting can cause fear and stress to other baby animals in the bush without their parents. Baby animals won’t be able to find food but if they do the still won’t stay alive for very long because there are lots of predators around. They could also hit animals in their 4WD in the dark not seeing them. This how baby animals suffer in many ways.

 Some people think hunting is great fun, but how can it be fun to kill an animal or a living thing? Killing an animal is cruel and some people don’t kill them first shot. And some people don’t even eat the meat. For example this makes animals suffer long and painful deaths and is a waste of an animal's life. DID YOU KNOW People get accidently shot by other hunters thinking they are a deer. In the last 25 years in New Zealand over 50 people have been shot in deer hunting accidents. At least 28 of these people died. This is what could possibly happen when you kill an animal or living thing.

 Good side

Hunting is good because some people don’t go out and get exercise. It's good exercise for people who don’t do sport and instead of staying home lounging on the couch and watching TV. People need heaps of exercise to keep healthy. And you could get skinnier. Hunting is really good exercise.

People can get food for their family. Some meat from the supermarket has been processed and has chemicals like hormones and that is not healthy. For example when hunters shoot deer or any other animals hormones could get in the meat because if the animals see the hunters they could get very scared and stressed then the hormones come in the meat and if the animals can’t see the hunter they won’t realise and hormones might not come to the meat then the meat won't have chemicals. Next time you go hunting try not let the animal see you.

There are heaps of pests in the bush. Lots of the pests are very bad and wreck the native bush. For example hunting stops us getting to many of the pest animals like possums and stoats in the bush who damage our forests and have diseases that make our native animals die. Some pests breed very fast. Possums and stoats could destroy native bush and animals habitats. Try and keep the pests down hunters.

 Thank you for reading my report on hunting. I hope this makes you think about what your opinion is.

By Mia
Year 5 student.