Iwould like to go back to the original post: The poster didnt want us to say anything about "if I don't shoot them they would starve" They are intelligent people.
Maybe in the area where you are from this is not true. But I live in Ill. next to the Ind. border. About 2-3 years ago. There was an article in the Evansville Courier about thestate parks being overran by deer. and the everage weight of the deer on site was only like 75% of a deer on private land in Ind. These are areas where hunting is allowed just heavily monitored.
Ive read articles about places in Texas on private land where the deer are about straved and hunted heavily. Maybe anyone who doesnt believe this isnt intellegent and only school-smart.
(And please don't say there isnt such a thing. When I was in a forestry program at a local community college we had to go to the state college to clear their nature study area. The state college had a forestry program. In fact one of the top programs in the nation. But their students were only book smart. THey never had any hands on time with equipment etc. There is a difference.)
Deer can starve. deer overpopulate. Deer wipe out crops. And according to the local farmers are wiping out marginally more every year.
Ps I am sorry you are an atheist.