South Africa Hunters Say Best Way to Save Animals Is to Kill

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A 140-pound (64-kilogram) blesbok, a South African antelope, grazes on the country’s grassy plains under a clear blue winter sky.

As his 30-strong herd drifts away to a shadier area, he’s unaware that he’s now alone, and in the rifle sights of 57-year-old Adri Kitshoff. A shot cracks and the blesbok, who’s 110 meters (361 feet) away, collapses to the ground as a bullet enters his neck.