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32. In Wisconsin hunters harvest some 600,000 deer every fall....

Sun Aug 19, 2012, 08:05 PM

Aug 2012

... and another 45,000 are killed by automobiles. The wolves and cats take what they want and there are STILL many deer that succumb to starvation each winter.

Despite these numbers taken each year for the last 40, there remains an abundance of deer.

Our fish are primarily being threatened by warming waters, not over-fishing. Bears, meanwhile, expand their territory farther and farther south.

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Hunting and fishing participation on the rise nationally [View all] Grave Grumbler Aug 2012 OP

If you've already got the equipment Warpy Aug 2012 #1

Will get more popular as food prices rise... rfranklin Aug 2012 #2

That will work for possum and rat too. Cleita Aug 2012 #4

I think I'd rather try racoon. Seems like there is one in every yard here! cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #15

Squirrel is currently very popular in the UK jsr Aug 2012 #37

Yeah, the more fish and deer we take for ourselves, the less there is for the bears Cleita Aug 2012 #3

In a lot of areas, there are overpopulation problems, especially with deer, nobodyspecial Aug 2012 #6

Overpopulation is due to ranchers killing predators. Cleita Aug 2012 #7

Not when it comes to the wild pig population explosion Ya Basta Aug 2012 #13

Betcha coyotes would take care of a lot of those. Cleita Aug 2012 #16

Coyotes cannot take on a wild boar Ya Basta Aug 2012 #18

So you think that there should be unrestricted trophy hunting for these animals instead of Cleita Aug 2012 #19

Wild boars are not native to California or North America and do major damage Ya Basta Aug 2012 #20

I am aware that wild boar aren't native but a species gone feral. Cleita Aug 2012 #21

why not just let there be a quota that can be hunted, then you control the population loli phabay Aug 2012 #22

Got nothing against filling freezers, however, those kind of hunts Cleita Aug 2012 #23

what kind of rifle do you think they are using a 150mm, hell ive seen deer hit by a truck loli phabay Aug 2012 #24

There have been hunters who admit using the high powered military Cleita Aug 2012 #25

still want to know what rifle they are using that makes the meat unfiot to eat loli phabay Aug 2012 #27

you really have no idea what you are talking about do you belcffub Aug 2012 #29

I have only one point I disagree with you on Ya Basta Aug 2012 #39

I have not hunted hogs yet... belcffub Aug 2012 #46

I hunt deer with some of the highest power rifles available backwoodsbob Aug 2012 #41

Unless you're using explosive rounds, taint no such gun, McGee. X_Digger Aug 2012 #44

For me environmental health is most important Ya Basta Aug 2012 #30

I have a solution to the wild boar population backwoodsbob Aug 2012 #36

thats what we have in NY belcffub Aug 2012 #38

That's what we have here in California too Ya Basta Aug 2012 #43

We have that in Texas. X_Digger Aug 2012 #47

Allowing hunts is a management strategy quaker bill Aug 2012 #45

Threre are no grizzlies in FL quaker bill Aug 2012 #33

there are hundreds of thousands of boars backwoodsbob Aug 2012 #34

Bears vs Boars? ProgressiveProfessor Aug 2012 #42

Yes happens all the time Ya Basta Aug 2012 #50

I hunt 'em with a rake... hunter Aug 2012 #49

Wow thanks hunter I enjoyed reading your post. Ya Basta Aug 2012 #52

whatever backwoodsbob Aug 2012 #28

Eastern and Northeastern US is crawling with deer and there are very few ranches. ProgressiveProfessor Aug 2012 #40

In the east there are few bears or mountain lions. NutmegYankee Aug 2012 #10

We have wild turkeys here and they are kept in line by our coyotes. n/t Cleita Aug 2012 #12

In Wisconsin hunters harvest some 600,000 deer every fall.... Scuba Aug 2012 #32

Whitetail deer and Canada geese! Please help yourself. FarCenter Aug 2012 #5

Cougars like Canada geese, but humans try to prevent them from Cleita Aug 2012 #9

I'm sure a cougar would eat a goose, but considering the relative abundance of both species petronius Aug 2012 #14

Probably, but every time a lion tries to snuff out a few geese and ducks in Cleita Aug 2012 #17

every time i drive in to the city i see hundreds of canada geese at the side of the road walking alo loli phabay Aug 2012 #26

I know lots of people who hunt and fish to feed their families gollygee Aug 2012 #8

Same here -- neighbors have a freezer full of deer. KurtNYC Aug 2012 #11

Good. Brickbat Aug 2012 #31

+1,000 for the "stake in the envornment" comment. Scuba Aug 2012 #35

Every hunting license (and gun and ammo and bow, and.. ) contributes to wildlife conservation. X_Digger Aug 2012 #48

Prey conservation, sure. Sick of the GOP Aug 2012 #54

The state campgrounds you enjoy? The state parks? Funded in large part with these funds. X_Digger Aug 2012 #55

I don't eat meat... and anyone who enjoys killing animals for sport is sick in my book MotherPetrie Aug 2012 #51

I've no problem with hunting but I wish "conservation" groups would include predators. Sick of the GOP Aug 2012 #53