ORIGINAL: fetzeriiif
ORIGINAL: robbcayman
Even if the fawn is female she has potential to give birth to other large bucks, so why not let her produce more offspring i.e. shoot her right after this has occured? Now, if they have overpopulated an area then by all means go for it. However, natural selection has been working for a long time without your help.
Plus, young fawns have enough pressure from other preadators besides humans.
Why even hunt? Mother nature can take care of itself. Why shoot a fawn? It might get pregnant. Why shoot a doe? It might get pregnant. Why shoot bucks? They have enough pressure from cars and wolves and each other.
That is the worst logic I have ever herd. Did you even read what you wrote? I can understand not wanting to shoot a nub by accident or just not having the heart to shoot a fawn, but come on.
I didn't say that we should end hunting, you went down that road all by yourself. I believe we are part of a heirachy of dominant species whose job is to harvert animals. With that said, I don't shoot fawns since they are the future of the herd. Trust me with cars, wolves, mountain lions etc.. fawns do face more pressure than their wiser adults, would you argue that they don't??
Just to prove my point follow the link (from my home state Oklahoma) and wildlife experts agree to leave the fawns alone since they face outside pressures.
http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/deerinfo.htm (you must copy and paste the link for some weird reason.
Now, is that the worst logic you have ever heard?? Of course these wildlife experts couldn't possibly know as much as you.
