Tristate
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"I remember there being a crash now that you mention it, HOWEVER look at the numbers, didn't take long to rebound back."
This is a very irresponsible outlook. Population crashes within an ecosystem can be so drastic that you never recover. Infact with the last crash there may be animals on the island that have not recovered even though the deer herd has. In fact the deer herd may be hurting other species on the island through competition.
As to worrying how challenging hunting the island it is, that is of little importance. For whatever reason you believe you are in some form of competition with Denny and you can't let go of that. Maybe Denny feels the same. However when it comes to wildlife management the challenge of the hunt should not be a factor in proper game management. If you have to drop hand grenades out of helicopters to reach quotas before a deadline to avert disaster then you do it. The ecological balance is more important than peoples sence of challenge and competitiveness.
This is a very irresponsible outlook. Population crashes within an ecosystem can be so drastic that you never recover. Infact with the last crash there may be animals on the island that have not recovered even though the deer herd has. In fact the deer herd may be hurting other species on the island through competition.
As to worrying how challenging hunting the island it is, that is of little importance. For whatever reason you believe you are in some form of competition with Denny and you can't let go of that. Maybe Denny feels the same. However when it comes to wildlife management the challenge of the hunt should not be a factor in proper game management. If you have to drop hand grenades out of helicopters to reach quotas before a deadline to avert disaster then you do it. The ecological balance is more important than peoples sence of challenge and competitiveness.