Re: Sibley on birds and windows

I think we have had the discussion on the pros and cons of hunting
before but I guess there is always more to add. I too live in the
land of the "hunter." As a matter of fact, I am going to dinner
tonight at a friends house and the menu will be venison and grouse.
Grouse would be a life bird for me so I wish he had brought back a
live one! I guess you really can't count dinner. Oh well. I know we
have a surplus of deer here in SC and in many parts of the country
they have become a real problem--not just for people but for
themselves as they run out of food. My friend says he never sees a
skinny deer here so starvation is not a problem but would be if they
were not culled. However, he has recently been very upset about
"Northerners" who come here for the deer season and rather than be
"sportsmen" just slaughter what ever moves. A couple of his friends
from Maine were here and in just a couple of days killed 10. He was
particullary upset over a small buck with nubs that one of them shot
after he had already killed two bigger bucks that day. But, I guess
there are" hunters" and then there are hunters in any part of the
country. Even the Audubon Society says that they need to be
culled--that too many deer have a devistating effect on other wildlife
even birds.

Mary Ann
Barnwell, SC

Deer and other game populations are carefully managed, usually by people who have very specialized knowledge in the pertinent area. When deer populations dictate changes in limits, changes are made. Sometimes, out-of-state hunters are encouraged to bring in their money and extra guns when there are too many deer. Hunters, who have no training in the management of game populations often express envy when others are successful. This happens often in my state, Louisiana, which results in local hunting groups pressuring their state representatives to pressure the wildlife management agencies to make rules that are not scientifically sound. I see that the sentiment is fairly universal among hunters. Hunters who kill only the strongest and fittest of deer for their trophy value and then criticize those who kill the weaker, younger and less developed deer are the real problem IMO.

Eric Miller
www.dyesscreek.com
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