ORIGINAL: brucelanthier
ORIGINAL: Germ
Arthur what about the whitetails? Was thatmarket hunting also? So then would the hertiage era of hunting start after Teddy?
Not to get in on the current debate but I just read something that speaks to this. I am currently trying to learn how to tan hides and I was reading a book (lots actually and I am not home so I may be misquoting), Deerskins to Buckskins,but back when the whitetail deer was being devastated there was a huge market for buckskins. The market was really big in Europe among royalty and other wealthy folks and also here in the states. I will see if I can find where I read this (may take a couple of days, expecting new chicks any day now so I'll be busy) but to answer your question, yes, the whitetail deer devastation was market driven in to some degree, a large degree from what I remember, but I am not 100% sure.
I was going to bring this up. It certainly is true. Geogia's ports in Savannah were a big outlet for this. Buckskins were so coveted in Europe that they became a form of exchange for what people needed in lieu of cash. That is where the term 'bucks' came from when referring to money. Night hunting withlights, and nolimits nearly did the deer herd in, and the laws began to be implemented once the numbers began to be in drastic decline.