Hi Issy,

If we are going to measure the value of hunting in terms of lives lost then one is better than two, and zero would be better than one. I don't think it is as simplistic as that. There are many other consideration as well, environmental damage, denial of access to bushlands to other passive users, destruction of property, animal cruelty and the illegal destruction of native fauna and flora, and yes the lost of life as well.

I believe the annual duck shoot in Victoria, it is the antithesis of what could be described as anything good about hunting. If as claimed wood ducks are a problem for market gardeners, then professional control is in order, amateur hunters who wouldn't know a duck from a Jersey Cow are out of order. I link professional control to sustainability and the efficient management of resources.

Paul,
Professional shooters get paid, they don’t bring in money for the State or local businesses, hunters do.
One of the great downsides to hunting in State forests is.that hunters report.drug crops and that upsets the owners of said crops and they go off and winge to the Greens or other friendly political ears.
If you find the fact of one death per year attributable to sport involving firearms one too many what do you propose doing to the activities that cause 190 deaths per year average?

Going to throw the sh!t at the Greens Issy. How many of your law abiding gunnies sell firearms to bikie gangs and other criminals enterprises and then report the weapon stolen. Many more than one per year Issy, why do we need a task force to hunt down illegal activity? Shooters and Hooters policy is the removal of all gun control, a friendly ear for the criminals no doubt!

Paul,

The Shooters politicians have never advocated the removal of all gun control and you can’t shew where they have done so.
All that you can do is rant and make baseless allegations, don’t you know what a reference is?

"report. drug crops and that upsets the owners of said crops and they go off and winge to the Greens or other friendly political ears."

Reference Issy, got one?

Show one case of gunnies reporting drug crops. No doubt the crops belong to the gunnies in the first place, not good business practice.

Paul,
No I haven’t as the procedure is to make an anonymous report but to keep a reference to the words used and their order and a key phrase or two and the date and time so that if the crop was being watched then one can prove that one reported it.
Sad to say but anonymous is the safe way as Govt. departments tend to leak.