Its all about perspective!

[Dsnow9]

-I write this from two perspectives, one being a lifelong hunter and am now 77. The other being a field biologist and science educator having taught high school biology, chemistry, and ecology.

Where I fish, the regulations forbid taking a native, non-hatchery trout over a certain size. Such fish are considered to be ecological/genetic treasure chests.

I feel the same way about superb examples of deer, elk, pronghorn, mountain sheep or goats. If i had it my way, any of these species, over a certain size would be off-limits unless a hunter drew a rare trophy animal tag. For example, any deer over a 3x3, could not be killed without such a tag.

Having hunters most always be selecting out the best specimens is just plain "Bad Biology" . Once one begins to study this topic, the consequences to wildlife become overwhelming.

I’ll save em for the rest of ya! I’ll take care of the forkies and dinks. It’s my specialty!