PETA spouts more nonsense

[tniuqs]

Try deer whistles, I have observed they work quite nicely .... even in the rut.

cheers

Edited June 25, 2009 by tniuqs

[mcmedic18]

Hunting as a wildlife management tool is a scientifically proven neccesity. It is the most efficient tool that game managers have at their disposal. Just look at attempts to use other methods such as contraceptive use for deer. Every such attempt has failed miserably, but this is the very method PETA and other animal rights groups push for.

Here in Ohio, deer populations continue to grow each year, despite near record hunter harvests every year. Imagine how many deer we would have without hunting. There is a basic concept in wildlife management called carrying capacity which states that any given area can only support the nutritional needs of a given number of animals. If the population exceeds that capacity then the animals will indeed start to suffer the effects of poor nutrition, ie: reduced body weight, poor survival rates of the young, poor reproductive success and yes, starvation, all of which would eventually lead to a crash of the population numbers.

This is true both in small and large areas when population growth is left unchecked. And this is exactly what would happen if hunting were to be taken out of the equation. This isn't just my opinion but proven fact.

It was also brought to light recently that PETA was euthanizing dogs and cats that they could not care for in their shelters. What a bunch of hypocrites!!!