[fabsroman]

Trust me, I am trying to look at the BIG picture or I wouldn't even be posting about this. Two things that I don't have are money and a closed mind, that is a closed mind and money. I post about things sometimes because I want to know more about them.

With that said, sometimes animals can be exploited for money, as I posted earlier. This is a catch 22. Kind of like why Africans eat seed that is sent to them instead of planting it. If they don't eat it, there will be nobody left to plant anything. I am just trying to understand how killing elephants instead of relocating them is beneficial for elephants in general. Now, I am not talking about relocating them to areas that did not have native elephants, but to areas that used to have native elephants or areas that have an endangered population of elephants.

As far as hunting them goes, I don't think it would be easy in the least bit. I don't think hunting any wild animal would be easy, especially when they are not used to human contact. With that said, some of the whitetails around here will stand around and look at me while I am walking through the woods with a gun in my hand.

Eventually, I might make it to Africa and I am actually looking forward to that hunt. I know Buffalo will be on the list of animals that I want to take, along with Kudu, but that is because I see herds of them running around in the videos, and I mean herds. I have seen some buffalo herds in the 100's. Those don't look endangered to me. What I haven't seen is tons of elephants. Now, by the time I can afford to get over there, I plan on doing some research into the whole elephant issue and making an informed decision then.

Addressing the bear issue, I understand what you are getting at completely. Maryland had a very small bear population until recently and they had the first bear hunt last year because they are starting to get out of control. Some PETA people tried to put a stop to the bear hunt, but the Courts would not allow it. In the end, if it is legal, I guess I just have to trust the game management people's opinion and hope that they are not destroying an animal's future to bring in money. Just not a good long term solution.