Is sport hunting necessary to maintain balance in nature or is it simply cruel? Does sport hunting really affect anything in our world or does it just cause unnecessary pain and suffering to animals? The controversy over whether sport hunting is legal or not has been going on for a long time. Both sides have extremely valid reasons why their opinion is correct, but this is a topic that will very much be resolved or agreed upon completely. Sport hunting is profitable and fun for some, but it is also cruel and immoral for others and for the animals that must suffer. Sport hunting has been practiced practically as long as the human race has existed. Back then we needed it to survive and eat, but that's no longer the case. People now tend to hunt so they can bring home a “trophy” or prize to hang on the wall and show off. It is now very rarely used as a food source. It is usually simply shipped to a taxidermy place to be stuffed and sent back to the proud hunter. Some argue that hunting controls overpopulation and prevents disease, makes money for the economy, and decreases the risk of death or injury from hunting, while others argue that it does just the opposite. Hunting for some is a tradition or a way of life, while for others it is simply completely immoral. Both sides of the issue have very valid reasons as to why they chose a certain side, but hearing from both sides, it may be difficult to completely choose a side. This is a topic that is easy to consider from many different perspectives. The first view of the controversy states that sport hunting causes suffering, painful deaths for animals, causes imbalances in nature, destroys property and injures or kills hunters or ... middle of paper ... to hunt them as much as they want. It has no impact on the population. Natural habitats are being modified to meet the needs of deer and create incredibly high population numbers. Overall, sport hunting has done many things for our world, for better or worse. Even though there is no way for us humans to hunt deer to the point of extinction or near extinction, it is still cruel and unfair that the animal should suffer a suffering death. Natural events take care of things on their own and we as humans cannot change the environment. It's like this and there's nothing we can do about it. While it is still very unlikely that everyone is on the same side, perhaps one day we will reach a compromise on this controversial issue. Sport hunting is profitable and fun for some, but it is also cruel and immoral for others and for the animals that must suffer.