Stop Deer Hunting!? I understand back in the days people had to hunt to survive but there%26#039;s no need now in dayz since we got everything. It makes me sick when I see Deer hunters killing the lovely deers then hanging up their heads on their walls like trophies, something needs to be done to stop this so called sport.
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My husband hunts, %26amp; it is to provide meat, fresh meat, for our family. I bless each animal that he brings home %26amp; thank it for it%26#039;s sacrifice for us. It%26#039;s better meat than the processed meats in stores. The meat lasts sometimes for six months. He also fishes %26amp; provides us with that meat, which is a quality meat. To hunt for trophy sake is wrong. My husband has two deer heads %26amp; one set of elk horns, but he does hunt for the meat.

We do it for food. Yes, my family guts deer and slices them up into steaks and stew meat.

Other than that, in my area there is an over-population of deer. The deer are so desensitized to human domain that you can stand on your front porch yelling at them and they will just stare at you like you%26#039;re crazy. My garden is suffering.

I both disagree and agree with you. Killing for sport is bad. Killing for our own survival (and not just the neaderthal desire to kill something to eat type of survival) is good.

Where I live, in the Los Gatos mountains in Californa we have an enormous overpopulation problem with deer because the amount of deer hunting has been drastically reduced.

I am seeing more mountain lions moving into the area because they feed on the deer. This is quite dangerous, because mountain lions also attack people.

We have had several mountain lion attacks on people in the last few years.

We need to cull the deer population, if for no other reason than to reduce the number of mountain lions that migrate into the area and feed on the deer.

It is far more humane to shoot a deer and kill it quickly rather than let the deer get torn to pieces by a mountain lion and suffer in agony.

Mountain lions do not kill deer quickly and humanely. I do not know if you have ever seen a mountain lion eat a deer. Unless you have lived in the mountains, probably not. It is not a pretty sight

The mountain lion tears the deer to pieces very slowly while the deer is still alive. The mountain lion rips the abdomen of the deer open and slowly eats the intestines while the deer is still alive.

It is much more humane to have a hunter kill a deer quickly rather than let a mountain lion kill a deer slowly.

The deer eat all of the landscaping and the gardens. Often when I come home from work, I have 4 or 5 deer in my yard eating what is left of my landscaping.

In the mountains the deer are so common and such a problem that we refer to them as %26quot;antlered rats%26quot;

Incidentally not everyone is so well off that supplementing the food on the table with some deer meat is not a bad idea.

Also, deer meat is delicious and healthy, very low in saturated fat. It is very good for you. You should try some.

LATIN,

If you do a little research you%26#039;ll find that there are TOO MANY deer close to populated areas. We have %26#039;eaten%26#039; up their land by building more and more houses, clearing more and more woodlands. But, with an expanding population housing is necessary. I%26#039;d say that controlled hunts be held by local governments and the food given to those that have none. As to hanging a deer head (or any animal%26#039;s head) on the wall - tell the %26#039;hero%26#039; to go into the woods and hunt a deer fair and square - with his hands and a big stick!

FYI; Men who hunt have small *****.
It%26#039;s a little known fact (no pun intended) Give the deer their own guns
Then we%26#039;ll see who%26#039;s tough and runs

I am against killing just for killing. But when you actually use what you kill, then I see no problem with it. Hunting does not (not supposed to) occur year-round. There are only certain seasons for it. And then again, should we stop fishing because of the poor fishes?

Even IF we did stop hunting, deer populations would sky-rocket and overwhelm ecosystems. Hunting helps keep populations down (preventing overeating, danger for humans, diseases, etc). and does not hurt anything unless its overly excessive (and when that happens, the Division of Wildlife steps in to maintain a reasonable population).

Deer populations need to be controlled. We don%26#039;t want to slaughter them like we did with the buffalo, but we also don%26#039;t want so many that they contract diseases and starve because there is not enough food. In the east, deer head out of the public lands and into the housing developments for protection and food. These homeowners are having their gardens/flowers devoured, and deer are all over the roads being hit by cars.

In one way, I agree and say that if you%26#039;re going to kill a deer, you should at least use the meat. I hunt and I use the meat to help feed me and my family. And if I get a nice enough buck, I don%26#039;t feel bad at having it hanging on the wall. But I don%26#039;t go hunting just to put a head on the wall.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and there is mine. Hunters are not hurting you, if you don%26#039;t like hunting, don%26#039;t hunt, but don%26#039;t tell others what they can and cannot do.

Some people are ignorant to the facts. Hunting the deer does more good than harm. Keeping mass herds from forming keeps diseases from killing the whole herd. There isn%26#039;t enough greenspace left to feed large herds of deer. Thanks to developers. I myself choose not to hunt but I checked out both sides of an argument before I developed an opinion.