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Originally Posted by davem

animals do not beat drums, nor use bows & arrows. Clearly then, while they may hunt them like animals, they must realise they are not animals.

Recently it's been observed that some chimpanzees have used crude spears for hunting, yet many people (with the exception of Richard Dawkins) would consider this species 'animal.' However, like chimpanzees, even if the Woses were 'animals,' why, exactly were they hunted? I'm guessing not for food, as no one is observed salivating at the sight of Ghân-buri-Ghân, nor for territory, as the Drúadan Forest did not seem the type of place that the Rohirrim preferred. Maybe the Gondorians hunted them while traversing the Woses' lands early in the Third Age (and before), as they were a nuisance, but not sure why the Rohirrim did unless it were for sport, which to me is more orc-like than not.

The statues of the Púkel-men, lining the road to Dunharrow, show that at one time men knew more about these mysterious creatures than in latter days.

Note that there's no discounting the works of Saruman and Sauron, which may have flamed the estrangement of these peoples.