From the responses to my last comment...I also hate to hear " I get as many doe tags as I can and try to fill them". I'm sure the folks who now hunt all of deer season in Pa. and see nary a tail and nary a track think this is a great idea.
I also hate to hear "Too many deer cause our car insurance to go up,and cause crossbows in archery season, and cause blue tongue disease". Car insurance is so high because there are so many careless drivers who can't drive...Crossbows are in archery season because the crossbow companies smelled the money from hunters who want it easier and easier and easier...and when the deer were so "overpopulated" in the 80's and 90's how come you never heard of Blue Tongue Disease??
I can tell you this...As a high school teacher I see the interest from youngsters toward hunting fading each year...Why??? A big part is because the guys who kill all the does have left kids who might show some interest in hunting with few deer to see and they get bored.Just today I heard a kid say.."I was going to go bowhunting last Saturday but I haven't seen a single deer yet. I went fishing." Kids don't need Huge Bucks to peak their interest...but they do need to see deer. Show the younger ones nothing, bore them, and you've lost them for good.Too many other things out there to capture their interest. Just like starting a youngster fishing...Take him to a bluegill pond, let him have a ball and he's hooked for life. Same with hunting. Better let him at least see deer. If he catches nothing or sees nothing he will give it up!
Man I love this site. What a great way to vent and to debate. HERE'S TO TRADGANG AND A GOOD OLD DIFFERENCE OF OPINION!! COTTON