I've seen in the past the explanation that hunting as a sport under the excuse of 'controlling the population of prey animals' is bullshit because in a short time the Department of Fish and Wildlife actually begins stocking and raising more deer for hunters to hunt.
I'm looking to form a good collection of sources that can be cited when someone brings up "hunting as a necessary evil" and associated arguments.
https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/controlling-deer-populations-humanely#:~:text=PZP%20(porcine%20zona%20pellucida)%20is,female%20deer%20and%20other%20mammals.&text=Most%20importantly%2C%20because%20PZP%20is,and%20will%20not%20harm%20animals.