Deer - varmits or game animal
I hunt deer, but I hunt for meat. I've seen lately where people are getting dumped on for not respecting the animal and so on. I am thankful for every one I've taken and they've all been taken quickly.
There is a difference between farmland animals and forest ones, where their food supply is limited to the amount of deer an area can sustain.
But when I see areas offering more than two animals per season are they becoming more of a varmit than a game animal? Think of the crop destruction that happens throughout N. America. Areas are artifically sustaining more deer than it could otherwise. Geese are another prime example.
Then you have the gov't sticking their nose in, getting every dollar they can out of this sport. Ontario for example offers a second licence to fill the quotas in an area, claiming there herds are too big. The catch, they offer buck only during archery. If they want to cull the herds, give a doe for the whole season.