I was the editor for this video, and it's kind of weird that it doesn't say anywhere on the video itself, but Greg Hunt directed it.
Neither Greg nor I are really into hunting (I'm basically vegetarian), but we wanted to focus on the physical and mental demands of scouting and how that relates to/affects his skateboarding. Geoff definitely does hunt animals and is a paid hunting guide. But he also is conservation-minded, and the scene with the helicopter is, as someone pointed out, about watching migration patterns and showing concern for changes in it. There had been a virus among the sheep population there, and, as Geoff notes, people who pay for the hunts that he guides are helping fund research into how to manage that virus and sustain the population.
Personally, I'm like, "But is that mostly so that you can continue hunting them?" But I think it's not a really a binary thing. Yes, Geoff and his clients definitely want to hunt them. I'm not into that, and I don't have to be. And guided hunts can seem like a somewhat crude way to create funding for research, but it does seem to be pretty effective method. So yeah, it's a complicated subject, and a complicated video, but our goal with focusing less on the act of killing and more on the act of scouting was to hopefully put something out there that's a little more broadly applicable for skateboarders who aren't into hunting but who may be into birding, wildlife photography, hiking, etc.
Definitely happy to talk more about all of this for anybody that has questions!!