Here's my 2 cents worth. Here in New Zealand pigs were introduced by Cpt Cook long ago. They have done well and today hunting is done with rifle, dogs and knife, and bow. They will never eradicate wild pigs, deer, rabbits, opossums, nor goats, stoats, weasels and ferrets. But back to the pigs, when you see the amount of damage pig rooting does to pasture, and also the native bird life [ground nesting] you then see the need. Yes we have the anti hunting anti gun brigade here too, but, for the most, part people have no qualms at all about the ethics of hunting in general.
I do see your point about parading for the world to see, it's not necessarily the best way to dress up a Toyota. Also your being frustrated having your hunt interrupted by dogs.
Reminds my of a few years ago when the wild venison exporters were causing frustration to hunters, who on slogging to almost within shooting range, in the alps, only to have a chopper come over the ridge and take out the mob of deer in front of them. #@%&^%*!
Every opening day for ducks there are letters to the editor asking the ethics question. Fortunately to little avail. Without the duck cull the ducks suffer from over populating habitat.
As for unethical, I feel the riding a four wheeler to a hide where they sit watching cleared, baited lanes for deer or pigs to appear and shoot them. Then put the videos on hunting programs is even worse than the parading of kill through town.
There, I've had my say.
