Just curious as to your opinions. Don't shoot. One could make an argument that feed plots and winter supplementation is poor wildlife management. Yes, it gives the deer something to eat when food supplies are low, but aren't we hurting the gene pool by "helping" too much? Kind of like feeding the ducks at the lake. If they get fed too much, they lose or abandon their natural ability to find food on their own. Plus, it could hamper nature's own weeding out process (natural selection). The ones that would typically not survive winter can now make it through "unnaturally" and thus possibly weaken the gene pool. Yes it would ensure higher deer numbers, but maybe not the strongest, biggest ones. Maybe better wildlife management would be to ensure their natural habitat is not destroyed. Or maybe restore natural habitat where it has been destroyed. In my opinion/experience, when man tries to control or "enhance" nature, he screws it up big time. Just like eradicating predator species in most areas has led to unhealthy prey animals. Or eliminating hunting in areas with low predator populations has led to over population of deer, and thus smaller, weaker, and in some cases, sick deer. CWD? Just a thought.