I agree that we should treat all animals with respects, no matter how small. However, I also agree that man is the dominant species, and our survival is more important the kind treatment of a few nuisance species. When farmers' crops are being raided by field mice, opposums, racoons, etc., it's not about respecting the animal anymore, it's about respect our fellow humans and ourselves! If the nuisance animals destroy the farmers' crops to the point that they can't profit, there will be no more farms. If ranchers are having problems with coyotes and wolves killing their cattle or sheep, it's not about respecting the coyotes or wolves, it's about the ranchers surviving. It's the same thing with deer. If the populations get oo high they become a threat to people. Deer/car collisions aren't just deadly to the deer, they can be quite fatal to people as well. I don't want to hit a buck and have his antlers stabing me in the face along with glass shards as he plummets through my windshield! Even int he instances where they're not fatal, I don't want anything moving at 35mphs hitting me in the head, especially a deer hoof! there's a point where it's not about "sport" or "recreation," it's about surviving and taking care of our own. 'Till it reaches that point everything should deserve the best treatment we can give it, but when it crosses the line it's survival of the fittest. I ain't eatin' no coyote or wild dog either!

God bless,
Brandan