I worry more about the slob giving ammo to the anti hunters than losing hunters. As experiences in the field improve, more decent folks will take to those fields in pursuit of that improved experience. But we digress....
APR's do as much, or more, for improving one's hunting experience than they actually do for the deer.
Available winter forage and good habitat health (carrying capacity) do more for deer quality than APR's.
We shoot surplus deer; those deer over carrying capacity. To manage for healthy deer herds, we remove the surplus animals, that don't die from other causes, with the gun.
As hunters, we want to remove "large animals" or "meat animals". The habitat does not care which surplus animals are removed, or how they are removed, so long as they are removed to carrying capacity so the habitat can remain vigorous.
Managers try and reach a balance between natural deaths, meat deer and trophy deer so the carrying capacity of the habitat remains healthy. Managers also like to sell permits and tags because they fund the management.
APR's are only a single tool in the managers habitat maintenance tool box.
APR's do as much, or more, for improving one's hunting experience than they actually do for the deer.
Available winter forage and good habitat health (carrying capacity) do more for deer quality than APR's.
We shoot surplus deer; those deer over carrying capacity. To manage for healthy deer herds, we remove the surplus animals, that don't die from other causes, with the gun.
As hunters, we want to remove "large animals" or "meat animals". The habitat does not care which surplus animals are removed, or how they are removed, so long as they are removed to carrying capacity so the habitat can remain vigorous.
Managers try and reach a balance between natural deaths, meat deer and trophy deer so the carrying capacity of the habitat remains healthy. Managers also like to sell permits and tags because they fund the management.
APR's are only a single tool in the managers habitat maintenance tool box.