1. Origin of Hunting
Hunting can be traced back to 2 million years ago. During this era, hunting was a necessity as it was a basic requirement for survival. Man hunted for food long before his evolution to the current species, Homo sapiens. This activity has however developed over the years and can now be carried out as a sport as well as for subsistence and commercial benefits.

2. Hunting is Therapeutic
In the woods, the environment is as serene as it can get. There is no rush, noise, schedule and no deadlines to meet. This peace creates room for hunters to soul search and also clears their minds. Hunters have revealed that hunting promotes both mental and physical well-being. Nature provides fresh air and a stress-free environment. Hunters get an opportunity to learn what nature has to offer too.

3. Females Hunters
Hunting is commonly associated with the male species. However, research indicates that females also involve themselves in this activity. Studies show that 72 percent more women use firearms to hunt today as compared to 5 years ago. Sources show that teenage girls have also taken an interest in this activity and are the fastest growing markets in sports hunting.

4. Hunting requires Patience
Before hunting becomes anyone’s forte, it takes time to gain the required skills and knowledge. Research done by state wildlife agencies has indicated that it might take an average hunter a period of 3 years before he is successful.

5. Hunting conserves the Environment
Hunters are the reason behind conservation programs. Hunters pay taxes through the purchase of required equipment such as firearms and the archery equipment that are of great necessity to them. It is a source of tax as hungers have to pay for acquisition of licenses and permits, which are a must have, because it is illegal to hunt without these documents. The government uses these taxes to protect and manage the natural habitats from encroachment by human beings who search for settlement and agricultural lands among other needs.

6. Hunting disrupts the Natural Balance
In places where unlicensed hunters hunt illegally, the ecological balance is disrupted. Most illegal hunters hunt for subsistence a purpose, which means they bring down animals that are prey for predators and leave the predators intact. This type of hunting causes starvation for predator animals. Most of these unlicensed hunters are natives in the big reserves and easily go unnoticed by the wardens. Uncontrolled hunting could also lead to extinction of some animals.

7. Hunting is a Profit Maker
Hunting brings revenue to the government in the form of taxes and the people in the society who take up this activity for commercial purposes. In 2006, research done by Southwick Associates indicated that economic sectors generated more than 856 million dollars in sales, 251 million dollars in net income, and 8,851 dollars hunting industry related jobs. Resident and non-resident hunters, above 16 years of age, brought in over 1.6 billion dollars to the economy during the same year.

8. The most Hunted Animal
The most hunted animal is the Pangolin. This nocturnal animal is a hunt for its expensive meat and medicinal value. This animal has a tongue that stretched longer than its body and is the only mammal on earth that is fully covered in scales.

9. Tourist Hunting
Tourist hunting developed in the last quarter of the 20th century as an environmental conservation tool. It provides the highest revenue per tourist of any ecotourism activity and is the most efficient, self-funding tool to conserve wildlife.

10. Hunting is different from Poaching
Hunters carry out their activity with caution and learn about the hunting ethics shared with the next generations with an aim of conserving wildlife. On the other hand, poaching is an illegal act and there are no ethics in poaching. Poaching can wreck havoc in nature and wildlife.