I don't have a problem with people hunting deer, especially if it's for food and such. But I will not do it myself. No way. I could never purposely kill an animal. But yeah, without predators, I suppose the deer keep reproducing, but then might not have enough food. There are a lot of deer here, but I don't think they are overpopulated, not with the acreage of forest we have here. We have herds of them on our property. They are so beautiful. Barry
--- On Sat, 7/25/09, Edward Frank <[email protected]> wrote: From: Edward Frank <[email protected]> Subject: [ENTS] Deer Hunting To: "ENTS Google" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 8:55 PM Jennifer, The deer are over-populated and sickly. There is a high mortality over winter with no natural predators. Would you rather they starve to death over winter? Or die of disease? It is not a lack of respect for the wildlife, but an attempt to keep things in balance. The Game Commission needs to stop programs that create enclaves that increase deer populations when the forest can't support the current population. There are more deer in the state than there ever have been. I don't hunt, but I see it as a useful wildlife management tool. So you choose, starve to death over winter, or use hunting to reduce the populations to sustainable levels. There isn't any third option. Ed "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science." - Albert Einstein --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
