Some of it may have done but by no means all of it not by a long way.
Hare coursing used to be really popular, as a sport, it's where Greyhound racing originates from in much the same way as horse racing comes from fox hunting and the like
Just look at how many people go fishing even in this day an age. Fishing is hunting, all the talk about fishermen really caring for the fish and put them back, doesn't change that. I'm sure the fish would much rather be left alone, even the ones that get put back unharmed