Will Beararms
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In this day of instant gratification, there's nothing like ponying up a cool $2,500.00 and heading down to South Texas for a near guaranteed trophy hunt for Whitetails. Heck just get positioned near a feeder and when it goes off here comes Pavlov's Deer to his waterloo.
I have never figured out why killing a deer eating from a feeder is even considered hunting nor have I understood how a many gets satisfaction from chasing his prey in the confines of land protected by game fences.
My Grandmother was Choctaw Indian and I like to think I learned a thing or two from her before whe went on to be with the Lord at the age of 83. "Mamaw" taught us to listen in the woods while slipping. If we heard much activity, we knew we were not detected. If things were very quiet, we learned it was best to stop and take a seat somewhere hidden until the forest family thought the coast was clear.
"Mamaw" also taught us that feeding animals often caused them to think there was more food than the land could actually produce and this lead to over breeding and over population which means eventual disease and ultimate death.
If you hunt and live in Texas, you know that the State Officials have recently banned the importation of Whitetail Deer in the state in a effort to curb chronic wasting disease---------------a malady similar to Mad Cow. Many think that Deer contract and spread this ailment from eating the excrement of other deer. This is usually the case when there are too many deer per acre which can result from Game fences and excessive feeding.
I know that all in America is tied to the almighty dollar but it might be time for us to think twice about the methods being used to "manage" deer herds. I believe God knows what is best and though we are to be stewards of the beasts and foul, we must be careful not to overdo it.
I have never figured out why killing a deer eating from a feeder is even considered hunting nor have I understood how a many gets satisfaction from chasing his prey in the confines of land protected by game fences.
My Grandmother was Choctaw Indian and I like to think I learned a thing or two from her before whe went on to be with the Lord at the age of 83. "Mamaw" taught us to listen in the woods while slipping. If we heard much activity, we knew we were not detected. If things were very quiet, we learned it was best to stop and take a seat somewhere hidden until the forest family thought the coast was clear.
"Mamaw" also taught us that feeding animals often caused them to think there was more food than the land could actually produce and this lead to over breeding and over population which means eventual disease and ultimate death.
If you hunt and live in Texas, you know that the State Officials have recently banned the importation of Whitetail Deer in the state in a effort to curb chronic wasting disease---------------a malady similar to Mad Cow. Many think that Deer contract and spread this ailment from eating the excrement of other deer. This is usually the case when there are too many deer per acre which can result from Game fences and excessive feeding.
I know that all in America is tied to the almighty dollar but it might be time for us to think twice about the methods being used to "manage" deer herds. I believe God knows what is best and though we are to be stewards of the beasts and foul, we must be careful not to overdo it.