Comments by DVM
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Posted on July 21 at 2:13 p.m.
Correction in next to last sentence: Studies have shown that when deer numbers were reduced, deer/car collisions still doubled/tripled in some areas.
Posted on July 21 at 2:01 p.m.
st8player37 wrote: "One to one ratio actually means that for every one deer hit, one deer is found. Pretty good if you ask me."
Am I to understand that st8player37 actually believes that a 50 % wounding rate in archery deer hunting is acceptable? WOW! He is in fact admitting that bowhunters are lousy shots! That anyone would find such atrocious statistic acceptable is beyond comprehension when one considers the consequences: For every deer that is tracked, found and dragged out of the woods, there is another one stumbling around, bleeding, dying an agonizing death somewhere that will take anywhere between hours, days, weeks, months and even a year – depending on where it was shot – dying due to loss of blood, infection, starvation, and never mind the never-ending pain.
That should say it all about bowhunters and their so-called ethics.
guy2co wrote: "More deer are killed by cars than guns." That is absolutely untrue; perhaps doing some research
might put the killing rate by gun/arrow in perspective.
There is absolutely no guarantee that killing deer will stop deer/car collisions with the remaining deer. In fact, studies have shown that when deer doubled/tripled.
How would Mr. Genius explain that one?
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Posted on July 21 at 6:39 p.m.
st8player37 - I believe you didn't quite understand David's comments - it is indeed a fact, according to studies done by many hunting groups, that the wounding rate IS 50% - that means exactly that - for every deer that is tracked and taken out of the woods or wherever one is hunting, another deer gets away with an arrow protruding, dying as I explained.
Therefore, it is irrelevant that a hunter shoots only what he can eat when he misses and the deer gets away, then he may shoot again and be more successful in tracking it (or not) - what does that have to do with the price of oranges?
That deer is out there regardless....
guy2co - I wionder if you know why the deer population has increased?
Statistics in one town in Fairfield County, CT - have shown that deer numbers have decreased from 60 per sq. mile to 47 per sq. mile in 2005/06, and that year, deer/car collisions doubled/tripled - what a strange phenomenon!
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