They eat what they kill, they only hunt in designated areas, they only take what they are legally allowed to take from nature, and they do not hunt simply to put trophies on their walls. I also know plenty of former hunters who now choose to shoot animals with cameras rather than crossbows or guns. That's fine, too.
Here's what I don't know. I don't know how or why anyone could claim not to know he is tricking a reserve animal out of a restricted, protected area and into an open-season area. All my hunter friends can read both signs and maps. I don't personally know anyone who hunts just to see an animal dead, maybe stick its head on a wall or put its pelt on the floor. I don't know any hunters who would bribe crooked guides with $55k to kill a country's pet lion. Furthermore, no hunter whom I know personally has ever poached black bears and lied to the police and game wardens about it. No hunter whom I know personally has ever sexually harassed a female employee nor remarked to her directly about her genitalia.
This dentist/hunter whose life is imploding is getting exactly what he deserves after killing Cecil, the beloved African lion. His practice is closed, his address has been published online, and his face is being broadcast everywhere. His Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts have been closed. From all anecdotal accounts, they guy is a fucking dick turd in his day to day life.
That's right - murdered. This is not hunting. This is not even any kind of sport. Karma is a bitch, Doctor, and right now that bitch bites like a lion. Keep running, sir. There may be some human (or animal) guide willing to lure you out and treat you with the same mercy you showed Cecil.
God speed. Bastard.
