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Not so, humans are not natural predators. They migrated (First Nations) over here, long after all the other animals were here, therefore they are not natural predators. They were 'introduced', so to speak.
Of course deer can be happy. They have a brain, nervous system, etc. just like we do. Do you actually think deer aren't happy when they are breeding or when they are munching on tulips?
How am I imposing? It isn't law that hunting is illegal, I'm just stating my opinion. I'm not imposing anything on anyone.
I have so many times. Stop ignoring my posts. Deer would rather natural predators because they would kill less deer, but keep the populations from overpopulation. Where as hunting would try (and is trying) to get the deer down to levels in which they do not go onto 'our' land.
You seem to paint a very gruesome portrait of how natural predators kill prey. Are you trying to add emotion? Cougars kill deer very quickly, and wolves kill semi-quickly. You know how you say wolves rip up the deer? They may do so, but when a animal is in alot of distress, in this case a deer, it will probably lose some of the pain it would feel (just like humans do in cases of distress). Hunting is not just a bullet to the heart, even if you would like to think it is. Alot of people use hunting dogs, which is very cruel, and scares the deer alot, and the dogs sometimes will bite or even take down the deer (though the dogs can't kill a deer fast, like wolves could). Also, alot of the time people don't get the bullet in a place where it will kill the deer fast, and that can cause tremendous pain.
You don't have to, everyone is entitled to their own views or opinions. I would personally love to have the whole meat market die, and with more of me springing up everywhere, I wouldn't be shocked if it starts going downhill
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In that case, humans are unnatural everywhere besides ethiopia, or whereever the hell we originated from. Most animals in any part of the world once migrated to where they are now. I have no idea if deer are happy, never asked one. And if you're not suggesting anti-hunting laws, then you're leaving these animals to what you beleive to be immoral slaughter. Either killing deer is morrally abhorrent and should be stopped or it's natural and even desirable. Prove natural predators would kill less deer. Wolves are capable of overhunting deer populations, while humans are limited by hunting licenses.
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Hunting in general is trying to do nothing besides entertain and provide food, the state may see it as a way to keep deer at healthy levels, but nbody goes out and randomly slaughters deer to keep them off land, I generally like watching them anyway. You use emotion as well (deer jumping for joy at being eaten). Putting something in shock to the point where it self-anesthasizes is not humane, and the same affect is often acheived with a bullet in human cases. I see no reason to use hunting dogs anyway, why put two animals at risk when you have a perfectly good rifle. How do you know there are more vegetarians? And I doubt everyone will give up hunting.