Here's some food for thought. As I said above, as long as people eat meat, one of the best (and most irrefutable) arguments in favor of hunting is that hunters are the only ones (besides ag. workers) who take responsibility for the killing that has to occur in order to feed ourselves, and we don't just foist off the dirty work on someone else.
If darting was to gain widespread acceptance, that part of hunting would be taken right off the table. I can hear the HSUS now: "you don't really have to kill the animals, you just want to because you're sadistic."
And as long as we're talking about acceptance of hunting by the general population, I've heard many people, non-hunters and hunters alike, disparage hunters for taking "hero shot" photos. Because the hero shots are all about stoking the hunter's ego, and have little to do with the traditions of the hunt or putting food on the table and many people are turned off by that.
Well guess what. With darting, the hero shot is about all you're left with.
