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61. Hunting is OK only if the children are starving at home and the hunter doesn't enjoy any part of the

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Deer hunt in Massachusetts recreational area sparks backlash [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 2015 OP

How on earth did the ecology ever survive before humans came around to let it know just how many Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #1

Predators Demeter Nov 2015 #2

How about a bow hunt. greg1024 Nov 2015 #12

That would be my preference, especially in subdivisions in the dead of night.... Demeter Nov 2015 #15

And that is the biggest problem yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #27

I do not know of anyone being killed by hitting a deer in the city Demeter Nov 2015 #34

Creighton community mourns �beautiful souls� of four young women killed in car crash Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #50

The rule is DO NOT SWERVE; hit the deer! Demeter Nov 2015 #57

Shotguns are being used MosheFeingold Nov 2015 #43

In this case wolves & other predators TexasProgresive Nov 2015 #3

The natural way MosheFeingold Nov 2015 #44

"Nature" also allows vegetation to be stripped and other species threatened... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #92

I imagine shotgun slugs don't travel near as far as rifle bullets. Much heavier and slower. Skeeter Barnes Nov 2015 #4

Correct. MosheFeingold Nov 2015 #45

According to this map, seems like the hunters/bullets would be fairly close to civilization and I-93 BlueJazz Nov 2015 #5

I-95 is not civilization--I've driven it at all hours Demeter Nov 2015 #58

It's 93, not 95, big difference. Marrah_G Nov 2015 #79

Well, apparently your eyes are better than mine. Thanks! BlueJazz Nov 2015 #84

nah- I am just from here :) Marrah_G Nov 2015 #86

It is very close to neighborhoods and major roads. Gormy Cuss Nov 2015 #62

Its bordered by rt 93, also known as the Expressway Marrah_G Nov 2015 #78

What kind of person enjoys murdering animals? Morally collapsed,primitive, ugly people. Subhuman.n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2015 #6

These kind? EX500rider Nov 2015 #7

poseurs.... dhill926 Nov 2015 #10

The majority of the human race who are not vegetarians... beevul Nov 2015 #14

You equate entertainment via killing something with eating? LanternWaste Nov 2015 #40

No, the poster I responded to did... beevul Nov 2015 #53

You do realize that the vast majority of hunters eat what they kill ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2015 #56

Michigan has been in an unrelieved Depression since 1999 Demeter Nov 2015 #16

+1 million! darkangel218 Nov 2015 #19

What kind of person enjoys a denuded forest and dying trees stripped of their bark? NickB79 Nov 2015 #25

I had chicken for dinner Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #28

would you find it entertaining to kill? Skittles Nov 2015 #30

Its a cheap source of meat Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #32

see #31 Skittles Nov 2015 #33

Would you include "bow-humping cowards?" Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #93

You need to put in some time with your conscience, as others do. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2015 #37

I have never and would never date a hunter Skittles Nov 2015 #29

Same here. darkangel218 Nov 2015 #36

Not much to respect there. Something's really missing. I agree so much. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2015 #38

Does hunting equate with "solely for entertainment" in your mind? I know people who hunt to eat. Vincardog Nov 2015 #52

Hunting is OK only if the children are starving at home and the hunter doesn't enjoy any part of the Brickbat Nov 2015 #61

Your Series right? Vincardog Nov 2015 #65

Just clarifying the intent of some of the other posters on here. Brickbat Nov 2015 #66

Cool because the meat they eat growns in plastic on foam trays. Vincardog Nov 2015 #67

Exactly. Brickbat Nov 2015 #76

why don't they just admit they enjoy killing? Skittles Nov 2015 #90

What would it do for you if they did? Brickbat Nov 2015 #91

Have you visited a farm where your burgers and chicken come from? NickB79 Nov 2015 #71

did you miss the word ENTERTAINING? Skittles Nov 2015 #74

No, I did not. It is, however, immaterial to the discussion at hand NickB79 Nov 2015 #82

are you denying there are people who just LOVE to kill deer becuase they think it is fun? Skittles Nov 2015 #85

No, no -- you must go hunting with a heavy heart, and force yourself to pull the trigger so they Brickbat Nov 2015 #77

I agree completely shrike Nov 2015 #97

What kind of person enjoys putting a condom on a buck? snooper2 Nov 2015 #42

I assume then you are a complete Vegan? dbackjon Nov 2015 #48

You need to take your own advice in post #28... Marengo Nov 2015 #88

I resent that! I am not "ugly!" Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #94

85 deer per square miles plus 98 hunters "armed only with shotguns" = Sunlei Nov 2015 #8

Deer don't stampede like you imagine NickB79 Nov 2015 #26

In most studies of white tail deer, home ranges are about a square mile... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #95

shot gun not a risk at 1/4 mile Kali Nov 2015 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Nov 2015 #18

I am no fan of hunting -but when we remove an ecosystem's natural predators nadine_mn Nov 2015 #11

They could do archery and crossbow only maybe madville Nov 2015 #13

Should be a great way to fill the freezer. ileus Nov 2015 #17

Having that many deer per square mile is VERY bad for the environment AND the deer Nac Mac Feegle Nov 2015 #20

As a follow-on to your post and note about this issue here in Philadelphia BumRushDaShow Nov 2015 #23

Deer are browsers, not grazers, they don't really eat grasses Drahthaardogs Nov 2015 #24

They like rosebushes, I found out this morning Demeter Nov 2015 #35

"Deer aren't grazers..." Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #60

Grass is not their primary food source. Their teeth aren't made to graze efficiently. Brickbat Nov 2015 #70

At the density stated in the OP, they'll eat anything they can get at NickB79 Nov 2015 #72

Yep, they're hard on habitat when the numbers are out of balance. Brickbat Nov 2015 #81

They are probably eating dandelions and other broadleaf leaves in the meadow mixed with the grass. Drahthaardogs Nov 2015 #89

the main reason people kill deer is because they enjoy killing deer Skittles Nov 2015 #31

And the reason people eat meat is because they enjoy eating meat NickB79 Nov 2015 #83

Errr, Nac Mac Feegle Nov 2015 #98

As inhumane as it sounds... truthisfreedom Nov 2015 #21

Those deer need to be thinned out .... end of story Botany Nov 2015 #22

Correct dbackjon Nov 2015 #49

We have more white tailed deer now in America then when the Mayflower landed Botany Nov 2015 #54

I love Yew plants dbackjon Nov 2015 #55

Don't hunt them. oneshooter Nov 2015 #39

85 per square mile?!?!? Xithras Nov 2015 #41

The idea of sterilizing or using contraception is pretty unrealistic. truthisfreedom Nov 2015 #46

Here is the deal on wolves, I think this makes sense Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #47

The one part I disagree with on the Upworthy post is the changing of rivers - the beavers Hestia Nov 2015 #51

Also in this area there is no where for the deer to spread out to Marrah_G Nov 2015 #68

Wolves would not be possible here Marrah_G Nov 2015 #80

"In sight of" Downtown Boston Recursion Nov 2015 #59

Yes, in sight of downtown and adjacent to the southern 'hoods of Boston. Gormy Cuss Nov 2015 #63

And everything you see between that and the city is extremely populated Marrah_G Nov 2015 #69

No where for the deer to go? Deer LOVE suburbs NickB79 Nov 2015 #73

These suburbs are like extensions of the city, it's very urban Marrah_G Nov 2015 #75

I have an apartment in St Louis Park as well as a house in extreme SE MN. truthisfreedom Nov 2015 #87

We have a real deer problem here in KC. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2015 #64

Pro sharp shooters usually are given a "shopping list" of which deer to kill... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #96