As I expected there is lots of different opinions on this matter, and I think Tahunua001 summed it up well.
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there is no such thing as universal ethics.
every individual decides what is right and wrong in his eyes and every individual will have a unique take on the matter.
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I know some people will say shooting for animals for food is fine, and pests is ok but you shouldn't enjoy it, and should just shoot paper.
But I don't mind target shooting, and recently have started a lot of steel target offhand shooting. But I wanted to do it to improve my skills whilst hunting.
But compared to hunting rabbits, or possums or other pests we have here it is incredibly boring. Given the choice it would be to go after live quarry than to shoot paper.
I think I put it down to how, and where you have grown up.
I grew up on a farm and in a farming community, where you see things die all the time. Whereas I talked to a guy who has never shot a gun before and grew up in a city, and he can't see how you could take any enjoyment out of killing something.