Expanding arenas for learning hunting ethics, their grammars and dilemmas: An examination of young hunters’ enculturation into modern hunting

Although hunting is declining in western countries, the number of people taking exam Sweden are stable, and new demographic groups becoming hunters. Through interviews done with both experienced hunters, as well focus young hunters at agricultural colleges, we investigate how they navigate praxis ethical frameworks taught hunting. Using theories on moral learning, Walzer's thick thin argument, contrast views these principles outlined educational literature for exam. We then present reasoned around issues regarding ethics, animal welfare place modern society, inside outside classroom. The spoke to acted moderators trends hunting, often bringing ‘destabilising’ influences like social media female Young enculturated into traditional structures and, process, caught a dialectic between culture. Our findings highlight challenges such ‘false consensus’ ‘ethical trade-offs’ learning which emerge potentially due lack space deliberation ethics.