Originally Posted by
Screamin Steel
A little off topic...but just thinking about how a few "nature lovers" I know that own decent sized chunks of land and NO hunting at all. They have these little sanctuary pockets with much higher DD...no doubt having an effect on their own forest health/ biodiversity, etc....and because those deer naturally disperse from that hub of higher DD...they really shoot themselves in the foot through their own ignorance. But since I live close to one such clown, I say God bless the old fools. They have provided me with venison more than once!
The sanctuary aspect is some thing I can appreciate the total ban on all hunting is a personal thing between the land owners them selves and in America private property rights are the basis of our country.
When I bought my land it was over a seven year period and I bought in many small parcels.The neighbors were pissed because I posted it and ended the doe slaughter. It took years to convince them the value of sanctuaries and undisturbed bedding areas.
Now we all have better hunting they kill a few doe,they shoot some small bucks, that makes them happy and they respect my wishes on driving the woods and senselessly killing does that aren't needed by their families. Hunting is great fun and we are all quite successful at it.
