” Well, our ancestors also lived in caves and cooked their meals over an open fire, if at all. In addition, today we have the convenience of grocery stores and butchers that our ancient parents lacked. Adding up all the costs of hunting licenses, firearms and other hunting equipment, it is actually cheaper to buy meat in a store, ruling out the debate that it saves the hunter money money. Another common argument is that hunting controls and maintains the animal population. Well, contrary to what hunters may think, hunting has nothing to do with the control or conservation of animals. In fact, a fraction of the wild animal population is specifically targeted for killing. As a result, hunting causes overpopulation and ecological disruption. While hunters believe they control the populations of animals they kill, natural predators, wolves, bears and mountain lions, are the real managers of the ecosystem, if they are not also..