Survey Shows Most Americans Think Hunting’s OK

A survey of U.S. adults conducted by Responsive Management found that a strong majority support hunting. The results indicate that more than three out of four U.S. adults (78%) approve of legal hunting.

Public support for hunting has increased in several states over the past decade. Overall for the U.S. 73% of adults approved of hunting in 1995, while the most recent study (conducted in 2006) showed that 78% approve.

The survey yielded the following responses to the question, “Do you approve or disapprove of legal hunting?”

• Strongly approve (45.4%)
• Moderately approve (32.2%)
• Neither approve nor disapprove (4.9%)
• Don’t know (1.2%)
• Strongly disapprove (8.0%)
• Moderately disapprove (8.3%)