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<blockquote data-quote="badaxemoo" data-source="post: 304467" data-attributes="member: 3926"><p>hraz - I think I would support the animal welfare ballot initiative you discussed at the beginning of this thread. Promoting animal welfare is right up on our list along with good land stewardship practices.</p><p></p><p>However, I think I have to agree with some others that you might be misunderstanding the role of hunting. While over-hunting is clearly evident in our past, I can't think of many examples today.</p><p></p><p>In my part of the world, the white-tailed deer population is growing rapidly. Humans are at fault for this, of course, having removed predators and creating the "edge" habitat deer thrive on. </p><p></p><p>Recent studies show that the overly large herd is having a serious impact on many native plant species - including young trees. The problem we might be facing in the future is that there aren't having <strong>enough</strong> people hunting and of course that there are still misinformed hunters who won't shoot does because they only want a trophy buck (personally, I haven't found a good recipe for antlers yet).</p><p></p><p>Dun is correct that loss of habitat is the issue. It's non-game species that are not generalists like deer that are bearing the brunt of the destruction (with the exception of salmon in the Pacific Northwest).</p><p></p><p>I think hunters need to expand their concern for habitat loss beyond that which only affects their "pet" species, but this doesn't deny the important and necessary role they play in a place like Wisconsin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="badaxemoo, post: 304467, member: 3926"] hraz - I think I would support the animal welfare ballot initiative you discussed at the beginning of this thread. Promoting animal welfare is right up on our list along with good land stewardship practices. However, I think I have to agree with some others that you might be misunderstanding the role of hunting. While over-hunting is clearly evident in our past, I can't think of many examples today. In my part of the world, the white-tailed deer population is growing rapidly. Humans are at fault for this, of course, having removed predators and creating the "edge" habitat deer thrive on. Recent studies show that the overly large herd is having a serious impact on many native plant species - including young trees. The problem we might be facing in the future is that there aren't having [b]enough[/b] people hunting and of course that there are still misinformed hunters who won't shoot does because they only want a trophy buck (personally, I haven't found a good recipe for antlers yet). Dun is correct that loss of habitat is the issue. It's non-game species that are not generalists like deer that are bearing the brunt of the destruction (with the exception of salmon in the Pacific Northwest). I think hunters need to expand their concern for habitat loss beyond that which only affects their "pet" species, but this doesn't deny the important and necessary role they play in a place like Wisconsin. [/QUOTE]
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