As a result, their numbers have stabilized and are increasing, though they are still hunted legally.
The hunters had access to unlimited supplies of game meat, legally hunted and shot by their clients.
The residents are now legally hunted in many localities as a means of population control.
The deer, protected under state law and legally hunted for only part of the year, are also considered nuisances by the ranchers.
Today, black bears are only legally hunted for sport in Japan and Russia.
The only exceptions to the prohibition are legally hunted and documented sport trophies.
This is the only part of the world where they are legally hunted in their original range.
There are still areas where the Ruff and other wetland birds are hunted legally or otherwise for food.
Game preservation is maintaining a stock of game to be hunted legally.
It is legally hunted in western states for purposes of population control and food.