We ought to ban hunting...

define game hunting then

Props to Eville for finishing the quote

animal-vehicle collisions

Quick breakdown of statistics and costs:

1-1.5 million crashes involving deer in the US per year
1 Billions dollars in damages
165 human fatalities

Not factoring in cost of treating injured or loss due to crop damage, or health care costs from lyme's disease.

In a purely monetary sense it's useful, not to mention that it provides lean organic meat not filled with antibiotics and artificial hormones.

Hunting and fishing helps the economy

TLDR: sportsman spent $76 billion nationwide in '07, create 31k jobs in GA alone

Maybe Barack Obama said it better

You know those wild turkeys that are everywhere in MA? Hunting license paid to have them reintroduced since they were practically extinct in the area.



Game Hunting=



Edited by rednekk98 - 29 September 2009 at 4:09pm

i can't imagine the deer problems we'd have if hunting didn't exist. 

plus venison is just plain wonderful.


Edited by procarbinefreak - 29 September 2009 at 5:18pm

__sneaky__ wrote: jmac3 wrote: What a dumbass video. I agree though. Hunting is useless. Here in missouri, if you don't hunt dear, they overpopulate, starve, and die of disease. More deer related car accidents also occur. We have way too many of those as it is.

Exactly what I was going for when I asked him where he lives. Missouri learned their lesson when the limited hunting which cause a form of mad cow disease in deer. Plus deer jerky = yummy time.

In this part of Ohio, missing school for the beginning of deer season is considered an excused absence...

Mack, I don't even want to get started on that quote again.

You people are obtuse for not understanding what I mean by that quote.

I'll agree that hunting is, as a necessity, useless in most parts of the country. It's cheaper, healthier, and generally better tasting just to buy your meat.

What do you mean YOU people!?

High Voltage wrote: WABBIT SEASON!!

I just you-tubed those cartoons for a laugh or two. Classic.

Hunting is far from useless. Consider the environmental positives that result from hunting. If an area is capable of effectively feeding a population of 100 deer, what do you do when the herd reaches 200 or 300 deer because of overcrowding due to development or a 'productive' year for the animals? Now instead of having 100 animals living comfortably, you've got 300 competing for food and possible starvation and malnourishment can ensue. Would you rather 50 or 100 animals removed by hunters, with their meat going on tables (in some cases, donated to less fortunate families) or 300 animals starving and making their way into populated areas where they run the risk of running into cars, eating crops, and pooping on your lawn?



Also, Rednekk: +100 for the C&H reference.

What overpopulation?