A friend of mine mentioned that in some states (I think he mentioned some southeastern state) they offer discounted or free hunting licenses to low income people. Anyone know if this is true or what states this is in? Just curious. Seems like a good alternative or supplement to food stamps. I'd jump on the chance if I were in that position. I don't see any drawbacks to such a system set up in any state.
Nor do I, as long as the animal population will support such a thing. Some states do, in fact, have so few deeer that such a thing would not be acceptable. My home state of Arizona is a classic example. Human density is getting high, and the deer numbers are suffering from drought.
In a case like that, it's simply not possible for such a thing to happen unless sport hunting were entirely eliminated.
Again, there are other ways to fill the needs of society without making animal populations, or even their existence suffer in such places.
The world has changed, and human popolations have grown significantly since the days when folks could hunt for their meat in many places. If subsistance hunting is the goal for someone, I'd suggest moving somewhere like Alaska, where tags for big game are given in abundance to residents, and fishing for salmon and such is part of preparing for winter survival.
Daryl