across 18,000 acres of land on ox ranch. at every turn you come across not just native white tail deer but dizzying array of african species. hunters shell out big money for a guided excursion to hunt down prized trophies choosing from a menu of animals to hunt, paying a few thousand dollars to as much as $35,000. they say they are doing it not just for the thrill of the hunt, but in the name of conservation. i know it sounds contradictory, but hunters love animals. hunters pay to hunt the oldest males that are past breeding age. the number of animals killed is controlled. it s essentially they argue sacrificing a few animals from a heard to grow the population of a species. just because a guy comes in here and says, i ve got some money, i want to shoot this. i m not going to shoot it if it s not something that benefits me and my management program to
but a dizzying array of african species. hunters shell out big money for a guided excursion to hunt down prized trophies on this land, choosing from a menu of animals to hunt, paying anywhere from a few thousand dollars to as much as $35,000. and they say they re doing it not just for the thrill of the hunt but in the name of conservation. i know it sounds contradictory, but hunters love animals. reporter: hunters pay to hunt the oldest males that are past breeding age. the number of animals killed is controlled. it s essentially, they argue, sacrificing a few animals from a herd to grow the population of a species. just because a guy comes in here and says i ve got some money, i want to shoot this, i m not going to shoot it if it s not something that benefits me and my management program to take that animal out. today trophy hunting is a
a new cnn original film called trophy takes a lock at how rare and endangered species can be saved. ed have ra travel today a big game where hunters reporter: jason manages the herds of roughly 60 different species spread across 18,000 acres of land on the ox ranch. at everyone turn, you come across not just native white tailed deer but a dizzying array of african species. hunters shell out big money for a guided excursion to hunt down prized trophies on this land, choosing from a menu of animals to hunt. paying anywhere from a few thousand dollars to as much as $35,000. and they say they re doing it not just for the thrill of the hunt but in the name of conservation. i know it sounds contradictory, but hunters love