Atlas I think a better question is:

Would deer hunting be what is today if deer did not have antlers. People on this board are bad test group. We are all to dedicated. Yes I would still hunt them. I was brought up a meat hunter first.

Like Shed33 said if we did not know would it matter? To be honest I never thought of it that way.

I made the comment to Atlas, way I look at it from how I see people hunting here in MI. My feeling is we would have so few hunters deer would be wiped out in parts. Look at other countries animals without game laws. Animals are poached for their value to near extinction. Now same animal in another country is thriving because of hunting and it has value to the people of that country.

Sorry IMO I do not see whitetail deer having enough value to hunt it as we do today if they were all slickheads. Not saying anyone you or me thinks this. As a whole I do not see it. This is just what I think, what the hell do I know. With Shed33 statement I may be wrong. I just never though of it that way.

Atlas fair questions to ask. I have enjoyed reading the reponses.