ORIGINAL: jackflap
X2.Farmers are not known to be the greatest conservationist.I guess thats why they let us hunt,to protect their crops.IMO
While there are exceptions to everything, as a general rule, your statement couldn't be farther from the truth. There are no BETTER conservationist and environmentalists that farmers and ranchers who depend on the land for their livelihood.
Environmentalist I'll give you,but around my parts I disagree on the conservation.A farmer depends on his land for himself and his livelyhood.I'm not lumping all farmers together here just the ones I know.They want the numbers reduced significantly.It's not only deer,turkeys,coon and even sandhill cranes.I know one that shot a crane he saw in his field.If they had their way I think they'd clear everything in site to grow more crops.