Well, it can be a way of pest control not sure about it benefiting species though.
It can be beneficial when there are areas there are overpopulated, and you need to control the pests.
A lot of people hunt in the area that I live, but I never really got into it myself. I see, do they hunt by killing the animals or trap them? Hunting them to kill, I believe a bunch of the animals they go for are pests. I don't know if there's any other reason. Well, other possible reasons is for food, or remove dangerous predators, or even for trade. I bet hunting goes VERY far back! I imagine it was a huge part of our evolution. I can't say but hunting another reason for hunting feral animals or wildlife is for recreation. Hunting must have been much harder before the invention of guns and bows! I don't know about that but over hunting has led to the extinction of a lot of animals. I can imagine! We need to be careful what we hunt. Isn't hunting beneficial for some species though?
Hunting can also be a means of pest control.