Is hunting the ultimate in Animal Cruelty?

The Washington Times is reporting...
Proposed New York bill is absolutely criminal
By Gene Mueller

New York hunters are in an uproar over state assembly Bill 1850 that would make sport hunting a punishable act of animal cruelty.
The bill, introduced by Assemblyman Alexander Grannis, New York City Democrat, would revise the state's definition of animal cruelty to include the "killing or injuring [of] wild game and wild birds." The revision would make hunting and trapping activities criminal offenses. The bill is now being considered before the body's Agriculture Committee.
"The bill creates a contradiction in the law [because] the state code allows regulated hunting," said Tony Celebrezze of the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, a national watchdog group that is ready to enter the fray whenever Americans' right to hunt is challenged. "If [this] becomes law, anti-hunters will have a field day ensuring that sportsmen are prosecuted on animal cruelty charges."

These guys are very short sighted, they don't get the big picture. Hunting is a huge revenue generator for states like NY and the private sector. How do you make up for the lost revenue? Hunting is part of successful wildlife management. The real animal cruelty is allowing deer to starve to death(like Terri Schiavo).