What would happen if we didn't try to kill off all these does? What would happen if we just left this process to natural selection?
Big John.....my answer is probably about as "feel good" as you're ever gonna hear from a hunter. In "MY" head....I think I'm doing the herd good.....(overall) by killing the few I take. I think it makes it easier on the MANY. If the land here will only carry (______) deer.....and we have (_____+10)......I think I'm helping by taking the 10 out of the equation.
I may be TOTALLY off base with how I go about what I do.....but I have a good reason as to WHY.
I'd rather kill 10 out of here a year.....than I would to wait 10 years to see 100 starve in one.....and see them dwindle, in poor health, up to that point.
I've had this talk with Dan_, before. He beats me up on this topic....lol
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