Grizzly Bear 148 shot dead by hunter

[Catherine]

Quote:What is it with these trophy hunters? Is their ego so inflated that it is more important than the life of an innocent animal? If it were a case of self-defence, I could perhaps understand. But these bears are deliberately sought out and killed.

It is the opposite. Their egos are so deflated that they need to kill innocent animals to prove themselves. They need the trophy to prove to themselves and others that they are brave, strong men. 

Those of us who are strong people, who have integrity and dignity, we have no need to kill anything. We certainly have no need to use a dead animal as a trophy. Our sense of self worth is not tied up in what people think of us. 

Trophy hunters think it proves to the world that they are real "warriors" and "hunters" when they have a dead animal on display.
Bear 148 was in a new territory and probably a little lost. The spring bear hunt involves killing a really hungry bear who comes to food the hunter put out for it. The word hero and brave do not leap to mind. They are really very sad excuses for people, unfortunately they also have guns.