Perceptions of Hunting and Hunters by U.S. Respondents
Public acceptance of hunting and hunting practices is an important human dimension of wildlife management in the United States. Researchers surveyed 825 U.S. residents in an online questionnaire about their views of hunting, hunters, and hunting practices. Eighty-seven percent of respondents from th...
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| description | Public acceptance of hunting and hunting practices is an important human dimension of wildlife management in the United States. Researchers surveyed 825 U.S. residents in an online questionnaire about their views of hunting, hunters, and hunting practices. Eighty-seven percent of respondents from the national survey agreed that it was acceptable to hunt for food whereas 37% agreed that it was acceptable to hunt for a trophy. Over one-quarter of respondents did not know enough about hunting over bait, trapping, and captive hunts to form an opinion about whether the practice reduced animal welfare. Chi-square tests were used to explore relationships between perceptions of hunters and hunting practices and demographics. Those who knew hunters, participated in hunting-related activities, visited fairs or livestock operations, or were males who had more favorable opinions on hunting. A logistic regression model showed that not knowing a hunter was a statistically significant negative predictor of finding it acceptable to hunt; owning a pet was statistically significant and negative for approving of hunting for a trophy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45f295ba32ec41b3a5452ed695da38e02022-12-21T22:51:02ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152017-11-017118310.3390/ani7110083ani7110083Perceptions of Hunting and Hunters by U.S. RespondentsElizabeth Byrd0John G. Lee1Nicole J. Olynk Widmar2Natural Resources, and Design, Davis College of Agriculture, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USADepartment of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USADepartment of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USAPublic acceptance of hunting and hunting practices is an important human dimension of wildlife management in the United States. Researchers surveyed 825 U.S. residents in an online questionnaire about their views of hunting, hunters, and hunting practices. Eighty-seven percent of respondents from the national survey agreed that it was acceptable to hunt for food whereas 37% agreed that it was acceptable to hunt for a trophy. Over one-quarter of respondents did not know enough about hunting over bait, trapping, and captive hunts to form an opinion about whether the practice reduced animal welfare. Chi-square tests were used to explore relationships between perceptions of hunters and hunting practices and demographics. Those who knew hunters, participated in hunting-related activities, visited fairs or livestock operations, or were males who had more favorable opinions on hunting. A logistic regression model showed that not knowing a hunter was a statistically significant negative predictor of finding it acceptable to hunt; owning a pet was statistically significant and negative for approving of hunting for a trophy.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/7/11/83animal welfarehuntinghunting practicespublic acceptancepublic perception |
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