Oh, by the way: I am not against deer hunting (although I do not hunt myself). I do not hunt for several reasons, but one is that I know too many hunters, and I don’t trust their aim at the height of the season.
We do need deer hunting in New Jersey, where more deer are killed by cars than by hunters. The deer are overpopulated, as is shown by autopsies of the game by trained biologists. Many deer here are undernourished, and full or parasites, which is evidence of overpopulation. New Jersey is overrun with deer: they love the suburban environment, and it is difficult to hunt them in the most densely populated state in the country.
You will find many deer here: probably in greater density than in a wild area like Maine. I have actually been hit by a deer while in my car was stopped in traffic! That is how thick they are.
The good hunters I know will not shoot until they have a good shot with a good chance of a clean kill. Its not my choice of a hobby, but I do not oppose hunting. I understand what the hunter is doing. It is part of our instinct. I am doing the same thing with animal photography, except that I have unlimited choice of “game,” and I see more, get better trophies, and do not harm my subjects. The instinct, though, is very similar.
In the Indian state of Jharkhand, 300 people were killed by elephants between 2000 and 2004, and in Assam, 239 people have been killed by elephants since 2001. Elephants kill hundreds of people every year; in India alone there are up to 200 elephant-caused human deaths every year, and in Sri Lanka around 50 per year.
That’s more than the EVIL pitbulls!