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In reply to the discussion: Had a nice day deer hunting in Maine today. Last day for regular season. A big Maine tradition. [View all]wercal
(1,370 posts)I let somebody hunt my land.
Too many tics, too many deer in the driveway (one ran into my truck a few years ago), and too many young deer walking across our field every night - deep down I know some must starve to death.
We have lived on the land for 9 years, and not allowed hunting, really because I don't want a lot of people walking around. And I think I have done a disservice to the local deer population by creating this miniature refuge. So somebody asked, and I said yes.
I showed him around, and he was salivating - rubbings everywhere, droppings, clear trails in the woods.
36 hours later, he got one with a bow....if that gives an indication of how dense our population has become (bow = deer had to come very close to him). He'll take another, as he has one more tag. He shared, and I've got some meat in my freezer.
I actually think, ecologically, we would all be ahead, if we all replaced some of our beef and chicken purchases with deer meat. They are out there, a resource for food, that doesn't require clearing of land, feed lots, cruel living conditions, etc.
We might as well make use of it.