Theodore Roosevelt standing beside a dead elephant on a trophy hunting trip in Africa.
Trophy hunting is a form of hunting for sport in which parts of the hunted wild animals are kept and displayed as trophies.[1] The animal being targeted, known as the "game", is typically a mature male specimen from a popular species of collectable interests, usually of large sizes, holding impressive horns, antlers, furs or manes. Most trophies consist of only select parts of the animal, which are prepared for display by a taxidermist. The parts most commonly kept vary by species, but often include head, hide, tusks, horns, or antlers.
Trophies are often displayed in trophy rooms or game rooms, or by gun rooms along with the hunter's gun collection.[2]
Trophy hunting has strong supporters and opponents. The controversy focuses on the morality of hunting for pleasure rather than for practical use, as well as questions about the extent to which big-game hunting benefits conservation efforts.
^"TROPHY HUNTING (noun) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary". www.macmillandictionary.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
^Business Week[dead link] On the hunt for a gun room?: Business celebrates a love of firearms, hunting big animals, Knight Ridder, 10/11/2009 (retrieved 10/11/2009)
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