The definition of a sport in my eyes is something that challenges a person physically and mentally for the sole act to have fun and entertainment. Others can also look at a sport, as an act that is harmful to one's self or other creatures. All sports have an interest to the eyes of the participant who is acting in their own entertainment. Each person has his or her own interest and every one is not alike. Sport hunting is an act that is done for one's own interests, and is physically and mentally changeling as well. Hunting has been a way of life from the beginning of time. "Hunting for sport or pleasure is ethical because (1) it does not violate any animals moral rights. (2) It has as its primary object the exercise of human skills, which is a sufficient good to compensate for the evil that comes from it, namely, the death of the animal, and (3) it contributes to the ecological system by directly participating on the balancing process of life and death upon which the ecosystem thrives, thus indirectly benefiting the human community. As such, hunting is not only a natural good, but also a moral good" (Vitali).
             Sport hunting is such a controversial issue because people have become concerned with animal rights and welfare, harm, suffering, and death. Well, what about the hunter's rights, hunters have a right to hunt at any given time or place, with law permitting. "Rights traditionally refer to naturally endowed or constitutionally granted entitlements to certain specific values that are essential, or deemed to be essential to the well being of an individual" (Vitali). Rights, or legal rights to hunt cannot be tampered with or taken away, which is a direct result of freedom. This cannot be destroyed, or taken away without the consent lawmakers. Ignorant hunters that refuse to obey them often break laws. This is just as common or no different as another person, getting a speeding tick...