{"id":2462209,"date":"2025-07-15T23:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T03:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-it-endangered-or-not-ex-nfl-star-sparks-fury-after-posting-hunting-photo\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T23:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T03:22:04","slug":"is-it-endangered-or-not-ex-nfl-star-sparks-fury-after-posting-hunting-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-it-endangered-or-not-ex-nfl-star-sparks-fury-after-posting-hunting-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Endangered or Not? Ex-NFL Star Sparks Fury After Posting Hunting Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fis-it-endangered-or-not-ex-nfl-star-sparks-fury-after-posting-hunting-photo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2462209&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler faced criticism after posting a photo of himself with a hunted sable antelope during a South African safari. Many animal lovers condemned the hunt, mistakenly believing the animal was an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >endangered giant sable antelope<\/a>. However, experts clarified that the animal Cutler killed was a common sable, which is not endangered and widely found. Supporters argued that such hunting safaris contribute to local economies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">conservation efforts<\/a>.Despite the backlash, Cutler appeared unfazed, continuing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-announces-crackdown-on-religious-content-on-the-web\/\" title=\"China Announces Crackdown on Religious Content on the Web\">share images<\/a> from his trip.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A former NFL player had many critics crying foul after he shot an animal on a South African safari that some claimed is endangered.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Cutler, former quarterback for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scary-scene-bears-db-taken-hospital-ambulance-going-motionless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Bears<\/a>, posted a photo with his trophy on social media over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kicked off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/outrage-erupts-south-african-president-fires-top-official-visiting-us-without-permission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Africa<\/a> hunt with a beauty. Sable down,&rdquo; he commented on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMAwojkOhQw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The picture showed him with a sable antelope.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jay Cutler under fire for killing Sable antelope in South Africa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wACSiIvQsS\">https:\/\/t.co\/wACSiIvQsS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0nnSulYBIA\">pic.twitter.com\/0nnSulYBIA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1944795512751665584?\">July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Animal lovers derided Cutler&rsquo;s post, with one saying, &ldquo;This is nothing to brag about.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another snidely commented, &ldquo;Wow, Jay. You killed a wild <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/investigation-reveals-animal-seen-right-fatal-plane-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animal<\/a> in a place it&rsquo;s rarely hunted and it had zero idea you were a threat. Suppeeerrrr impressive buddy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some outlets even reported &mdash; apparently erroneously &mdash; that the animal he killed was an endangered species.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Daily News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2025\/07\/14\/jay-cutler-south-africa-hunting-trip-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indicated to its readers<\/a> that the slain animal was a giant sable antelope, &ldquo;which is considered critically endangered and nearly extinct,&rdquo; adding that &ldquo;population estimates indicate there are less than a hundred mature individuals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But more shooting-savvy fans and sports writers rushed to his defense.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heartland-americans-like-antelope-take-much-rising-terrifying-attacker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">antelope<\/a> Jay Cutler killed was a common sable, and not an endangered giant sable as many haters (and headlines) have claimed,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/hunting\/jay-cutler-wrongly-accused-sable-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outdoor Life<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The common sable is &mdash; well, common &mdash; and not endangered.<\/p>\n<p>The giant sable &ldquo;can only be found in a small section of central Angola, which doesn&rsquo;t even border South Africa,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<p>The sporting news outlet said Cutler was being bashed &ldquo;by anti-hunters and news outlets who can&rsquo;t keep their antelopes straight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Outdoor Life, along with pro-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/truth-comes-us-teens-wild-hog-winning-hunting-contest-now-huge-trouble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hunting<\/a> fans who commented on Cutler&rsquo;s post, pointed out that hunting safaris play a key role in the local economies of many African countries, and also fund <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/single-wolf-can-cause-six-figure-harm-ranching-operations-shocking-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservation<\/a> efforts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cutler&rsquo;s hunt, no matter how controversial, helped fund the very system that supports the species he hunted,&rdquo; the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/14\/sports\/jay-cutler-under-fire-for-killing-sable-antelope-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> said Cutler &mdash; &nbsp;who threw for more than 35,000 yards and 227 touchdowns in his 12 years with the NFL &mdash; was apparently not rattled by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-vivek-ramaswamy-rips-into-debate-moderator-with-fiery-opening-statement\/\" title=\"Watch: Vivek Ramaswamy Rips Into Debate Moderator with Fiery Opening Statement\">fiery criticism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He even posted additional images of his adventures, captioning the latest one Monday, &ldquo;Another great day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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