Quote Originally Posted by limitles View Post
Quote Originally Posted by GrenadaRoger View Post
unwilling participant? my good man, i am afraid the point about overpopulating/thinning the herd is not registering with you...like it or not, some of the animals must be eliminated to permit the survival of the remaining on the habitat set aside for them...so it's either allow sport hunting and collect fees that fund the operation of the forestry service to maintain habitat/manage wildlife OR pay professionals to round up and euthanize a number of the animals...grim but easy choice.

and the animals do have a chance, albeit it is almost always only to elude the hunter; prey killing the hunter is rare

and btw, i do not believe in hunting, although i see nothing wrong with it if done within the rules administered by the fish & game agencies...
I am not anti hunting. You say sport is the main motivation followed by ecological influences? Most people don't grasp the ecological changes that have affected wildlife or we wouldn't have our present situation, Today's over population problems are a result of man's encroachment on habitats in which natural predators are diminished.

And yeah I'm fine with hunting and all the good it contributes etc, but allowing untold numbers of Rambo wannabes on the scene is concerning

and on behalf of my cloven friends I will restate they are not willing participants.
And if a hunter is gored to death by a buck Iwould say well done sir, bon appetit
Are you saying that deer were "willing participants" in the ecological regime in North America that was once had wolves as important apex predators? That they willingly allowed themselves to be on the menu of the top predators in the environment before humans arrived?