In St. Louis, the showing of this controversial hunting film was protested by pickets, numbering an estimated 100. Described by zoologist Marlin Perkins's wife as "an appalling and completely distasteful movie, like spending the evening in an abattoir," she enlisted the support of the St. Louis Audobon Society, the Missouri Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Elsa Wild Animal Appeal and the Humane Society of Missouri, to oppose the exhibition of the film.
A local theater manager, when asked by the press about the effect of picketing on attendance, said: "None whatsoever. If anything, it probably improved attendance."
A local theater manager, when asked by the press about the effect of picketing on attendance, said: "None whatsoever. If anything, it probably improved attendance."