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From: franka@tekcad.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: Defenseless Animals? - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 8-Dec-83 12:10:51 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec  8 12:10:51 1983
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tekcad!franka    Dec  8 09:10:00 1983

For the year 1979 (the last year I have stats for but they are
available), 260,000 deer were killed on state highways by
automobiles.  That is a lot of wasted food. Yes food, for I
consider deer to be a food crop to be harvested.  According to
the Interior Department, the deer census in this country is
greater now than any other time in our history.

This is due mainly to urbanization and restrictive hunting laws..
I am for harvesting the deer to bring their populations down to
a more managable level.  They are out of control in nearly every
state in the union.  Starvation kills more deer than anything else.
Bringing in the wolves and other predators won't work as these
critters do not fare well around humans.  Thus its up to the
hunters to attempt to manage the deer herds.  Yes herds, I have
personally seen a herd of over 150 devestate an apple orchard
in less than two hours out in Washington State, and the owner
could do nothing about it due to restrictive laws.

Animals are not human nor should anyone attribute human traits
to them.  They are nice to have around, but when things get
out of hand, it must be recognized and handled in the best
way possible.
		T. C. Wheeler
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	They taste yummy, too!

               				From the truly menacing,
   /- -\       				but usually underestimated,
    <->        				Frank Adrian
               				(tektronix!tekcad!franka)