People who still eat meat but are against hunting, why?

Just wondering what your reason would be for being against hunting if you still eat meat. I get why vegetarians would be against it but not meat eaters. Isn’t that more ethical to hunt for your food because you’re not eating meat from an animal that’s been kept in a cage it’s whole life and has much better living conditions? If you can break the cycle of relying on the meat industry and help keep deer population in check isn’t that better?

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HootyTheNightOwl

The thing with hunting is that there are so many variables.

There's "play hunts" - where people get out and hunt something that may or may not be a scent... if you're lucky, some farmer will get their land invaded and a sheep or two killed. This livestock won't be replaced and nor will you be compensated for your loss.

All for what??? so some bigwig "Lord" can ride a horse full pelt across the countryside. Lord Muck will have no idea of what life is like for the poor sap who's just lost months of work and money. He's more interested in the nice meal waiting for him back at the hall.

There's "trophy hunting" Where people are killing to extinction just to have some nice fur as a decoration in their house. The rest of the animal just gets left on the ground to rot away.

Then there's sustenance hunting where people actively go out hunting animals that they're going to eat to stay alive over coming days, weeks and months. I know which version of hunting I would rather see... do you???