. ▁H ors es ▁that ▁are ▁only ▁initially ▁wounded ▁from ▁shooting ▁are ▁track ed ▁and ▁dispatch ed ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁accessible , ▁open ▁country . ▁Br umb ie ▁advoc acy ▁groups ▁do ▁not ▁consider ▁mountain ▁shooting ▁to ▁be ▁hum ane . ▁Hel ic opter ▁shoot ings ▁allow ▁for ▁aer ial ▁reconna issance ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁to ▁target ▁the ▁dens est ▁populations , ▁and ▁shoot ers ▁may ▁get ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁the ▁target ▁animals ▁to ▁ensure ▁term ination . ▁This ▁method ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁most ▁effective ▁and ▁cost ▁efficient ▁means ▁of ▁control , ▁but ▁disapp ro val ▁is ▁high ▁amongst ▁those ▁that ▁believe ▁it ▁is ▁in hum ane . ▁Organ izations ▁supporting ▁Br umb ies ▁argue ▁that ▁aer ial ▁shooting ▁is ▁unnecessary ▁and ▁that ▁alternative ▁population ▁control ▁methods ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁given ▁ade qu ate ▁tri als , ▁while ▁government ▁officials ▁express ▁concern ▁about ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁control ▁rapidly ▁growing ▁populations ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁e colog ical ▁problems ▁associated ▁with ▁too ▁many ▁fer al ▁horses ▁in ▁certain ▁areas . ▁ ▁Must ering ▁is ▁a ▁labour - int ensive ▁process ▁that ▁results ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁major ▁out comes : ▁sla ugh ter ▁for ▁sale , ▁or ▁re location . ▁It ▁may ▁be ▁assist ed ▁by ▁feed - l uring ▁in ▁which ▁b ales ▁of ▁hay ▁are ▁strateg ically ▁placed ▁to ▁attract ▁fer al ▁horses ▁to ▁a ▁location ▁where ▁capture ▁is ▁feas ible . ▁Comp lic ating ▁this ▁process ▁is ▁low ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁captured ▁horses , ▁making ▁it ▁less ▁des irable