I know, it horrid, right Faye?
Anyway, Merika, I used to feel the same way about hunting until someone explained to me WHY it is still legal:
WV, like several eastern states, is mostly forrest with some people thrown in. HOwever, despite the sheer acerage of trees and such, we have VERY few natural predators.
We do have bears, mountain lions, wild dogs, etc, but they are very few and far between.
Anyway, if no one hunted the deer, they'd end up eating themselves out of house and home. When driving along the roads, it's common to see herds of 20-25 deer milling around just waiting to bound across the road in front of someone's car.
Anyway, it's in the interest of the ecosystem that they are hunted. Besides, venison is GREAT!
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