Originally Posted by
spaniel
Sorry but this is a pretty naive post. In the process of over-population, the deer will eat everything in sight, destroying the ecology of the area and any farmers' livelihood in the area. Since we have destroyed their natural predators and the food balance by filling the land with agricultural crops to further our own existence, hunting for population control is MANDATORY.
Who is to say shooting only 1-2 deer is "hunting" vs 3 or more is "just killing" if it is within the management guidelines legalized by the state?
Perhaps you think putting a $400 mount on your wall is somehow superior, but I see it the opposite way around.
Amen!!!
We (Human Beings) are supposed to be the intelligent species on this earth,IMO we are the most pitiful! We rely on everything else for our existence!
Being so, we are the caretakers of this earth and should respect everything and keep proper balance in the numbers of all animals.
We HAVE taken so much space on this earth, in doing so we taken away most of the natural predators . Over population WILL not only cause degradation of crops and land, But one poster even said starvation will take it's course.Well does that mean it has to be us as well as the game?? What about disease from all the dead animals decaying??
A lot of the food that Deer consume is the same food other animals need to survive,it is one big chain.
Or better yet, let someone hit that same over populated deer with a car and having one of your loved ones in the car and killing them,then lets see if your view changes.
The Key IS and HAS always been BALANCE in all things.