From: keREM0VEvin_c75@yahMUNGEoo.com.bogus   
      
   On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:27:07 +0100, Helen Hall   
    wrote:   
      
      
   >Deer and grouse hunting (and fishing) is done according to seasons to   
   >ensure the survival of the creatures and the continued income from the   
   >shooting rights. Ditto fishing, which is licensed.   
   >   
   >I'm sure things are completely different in the US where you have more   
   >wilderness and more large creatures that are worth eating.   
      
   Depends on the local. There's more deer and turkey in this area now   
   than forty years ago. There was pressure for the state to import  both   
   species - the deer came from Wisconsin and had ear notches or tags -   
   to bolster the indigenous herds and flocks. We went from two bucks per   
   year to two bucks and several does, all to control the population.   
      
   Meanwhile, Alabama used to allow a deer a day, but don't know if   
   that's still the case.   
      
   Alligator hunting is coming back, although it's closer to what Alma   
   desired. We've started limited bear hunting in my lifetime.   
      
   OTOH I grew up in the boonies and while we didn't have deer, we did   
   have panthers and the occasional bear.   
      
   - Kevin J. Cheek   
      
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