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Dec 9 issue of Time magazine. I suspect Time magazine which leans left has had anti hunting stories in the past, but i don't remember any particular one. This issue they state that they are too many wildlife and list examples, deer car collisions, crop damage, etc, which we are all familiar with. They call for "thinning the herd." Some surburban towns have started encouraging bow hunting. Percentage increases in animal populations since the mid 1900s, classified as 1950 to 1970, for some animals are: bear, 320%, 450,000 animals, wild pigs, 120%, 5.5 million, cougars, 1,600%, 100,000 animals, deer 800%, 32 million, wild turkeys, 1,500%, 8 million birds, canada geese, 370%, 5.7 million.

The article lists examples of animals, including deer getting in people's houses, and point out that animals, like raccons and bears, raid garbage cans and note that people in town will often feed animals to keep the cute little rascals around.

KEH
 
I'd wager the author may have had damage from animals, either hit a deer or had something in their garbage.

But, I could easily be wrong and the author may have always had a reasonable grip on reality and was finally able to get it printed.
 

The overabundance of deer, bear, and turkeys have all been causing problems here in New Hampshire for a few years.
 
I read somewhere that there were an estimated 100 deer in the state of Nebraska in 1900 due to overhunting. Now there are an estimated 150,000-180,000 whitetails and I don't know how many estimated Mule deer. That's a big change in numbers. I would agree that the author probably hit a deer recently.
 
There was a big flap in Washington DC several years ago over Rock Creek Park in the District being overrun with deer to the point that they were dying of starvation and disease.

The logical solution that was promoted was to both euthanize the sick and starving animals and hunt the healthy ones to greatly reduce the size of the herd.

The Animal Rights fanatics went berserk. Our daughter was living adjacent to Rock Creek Park at the time, and she has since moved elsewhere, so I'm not sure what the outcome was.

BTW, my wife subscribes to Time. I only occasionally glance at it, but it does seem to be making a slight shift back to sanity.
 
You'll find that the vast majority of "animal rights advocates" are perfectly fine with being anti-hunting, anti-gun wackaloons, as long as it's *YOUR* property that's being destroyed.

The second it's *THEIR* property, most of 'em develop a sudden taste for venison, pork, or squab.

The rest just want you to catch and relocate. Relocate where? It's overcrowded no matter where you go, and the animals will either come right back or others will move in to take their place.
 
A few weeks back I noticed some strange dung on my driveway. I checked it out on the web and just as I suspected it was bear. From the amount I'd say a prettying big animal.
I'll keep my eye peeled for him.
Walt
PS His head fill fit very nicely above the mantle where my othe one is.
 
The new subdivisions are usually built on open farm ground. The first thing every new homeowner does is plant a gob of trees and bushes. In twenty years it has turned into a forest, natural habitat for many of the small animals the folks complain about.
 
I find that dealing with Time, Newsweek, many or most of our "main stream" news media is like trying to deal with Sybil. Which personality you're dealing with depends upon the time of day, which way the wind is blowing, and too many variables. Makes the day more interesting. Not easier, just more interesting.

Mark
 
In my humble opinion, there is an overabundance of PEOPLE. Corrective measures are in order. We should start by lowering the population on liberals at soonest opportunity and by easiest means possible. .
 
30 years ago in N. New Jersey, suburban neighborhoods were being overrun by deer, Golf courses found Geese to be a scourge, and a few bear were killed on the roads.Car-deer accidents were daily, and a few people were killed in the accidents.

Most of these areas had very strict hunting laws, because frankly the only place to hunt was in someones backyard, ....both dangerous and not very sporting. I have lived in small town america too and most small town folks are not to thrilled about someone killing a deer in a crowded neighborhood either. You would have not been very well accepted if you shot a deer in the city limits of Des Moines.

Lots of folks have come to realize that if there is not something to thin out the wildlife in urban areas, they became a heard of loose cattle.
I once saw a cock Pheasant walking in the median of an expressway in downtown Detroit.

I really don't know what they have done in New Jersey since I moved away, but the problem was bad then, and the community was struggling to find an answer.


Sure there are anti-hunting people that I disagree with, but there are spot-lighting, road hunting, trespassing poachers that I disagree with just as much.
 

NJ was mentioned estensively in the article. It talked about bear numbers leading to bear hunting seasons, along with anti hunting protestors. Speaking of bears, there are a few bears in SC. For years there have been sightings in my general area of western SC and the theory was that they were moving from the mountains along the SC-NC border on their way to the swamps in the coastal plain. Now they are just seen occasionally and not too far from me this fall a SC record 609 pound black bear was killed.

KEH
 
I have a problem with the deer herd. I feed the deer, and they get the best of my crops, always before I get them harvested for my cattle, just so the folks from town can come out and have something to shoot at. the DNR manages the state deer herd. if I hit a deer on the road,its my problem, and I pay extra insurance to cover deer damage, but if someone hits my cow standing on the road or my dog, im responsible for the damage because im managing the herd. if the DNR had to pay for deer damage on cars there would be a lot less deer.
 
I would appreciate you stopping them before they get down here. We already have those elusive black panthers that everybody has seen but no one has ever killed or has pictures on there game cameras.
Ron
 
I live in Hillsdale County, Michigan and I think it was a lot better here when Cock Pheasants roamed everywhere and all the $&@$&@ deer were up north of the Clare area. They are nothing more than split-hoofed overgrown rats and a downright scourge in our predominately agricultural area. Bring back the pheasants and other small game and run off or kill all the deer and coyotes!
 
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