i agree with man is above SOME animals on the food chain but we all have to remember that the animals were here before we were and that we are infringing on their rights they are not on ours.....with that said i see nothing wrong with keeping game animals in check, hell of a theory ain't it. but that is the same theory that is affecting habitat and our state game departments every day. there is compromise everywhere. i don't believe in shooting animals for the sake of shooting but then again i hunt coyotes and don't eat them (who the heck would!) so i guess i'm wrong. just a heck of a predicament us hunters are in and the animal rights people don't think we have consciences. it is a personal thing and it ties me up every time i try to think about it......