It has merely been pointed out that the buffalo were wiped out for more than a commerciql reason. And of course fish and other natural resources are being over exploited. We all know what you are pointing out..but..tell us all how the US commercial fishing fleets are doing that?? US Fabs. We can not control other countries and what they do to the environment and wildfife populations.. We have control over our own borders. The Canada Goose hunting was curtailed on the east coast(Atlantic population) for quite a few years. There was an unforeseen over harvest and an unforessen under recruitment of young..meaning that the geese were losing numbers. They were not able to keep the numbers up because of several years of unsuccessful breeding attempts. The reduction of numbers wasn't due solely to market hunting as you seem to be pointing out. They were overhunted(not just in the US) at the same time they were unsuccessful in breeding due to weather. Market hunting of waterfowl and other shorebirds was stopped in 1918 I think. Was it wrong to market hunt?? To our way of thinking now it was..but in it's heyday ...doubtful. Remember Fabs..When did we reach the goal of 100 million people in this country? Heck we didn't reach 200 million until the 1960's..and it has gone downhill for all species of wildlife since then..except for the ones that sports men and women have helped through the P-R taxes they helped initiate..and through organizations such as DU and others supporting game such as quail turkey pheasant deer and Elk. There really is NO such thing as any organized "market hunting" any longer. At least on any large scale. Tell me how the Petas and HSUSA are helping all of the animals in this country. You know talking about the buffalo..there used to be wolves that followed the herds around. Those same wolves were still in the area around Yellowstone. Not here now though. They were smaller than the Da*N wolves that lobbyist got introduced. Guess what killed 'em off?? My neighboor saw wolves regularly before the wolf introduction. It was NOT a re-introduction. And all the no fur people..many furbearers are predators. Guess how the wild bird populations are fairing in some areas. Those people complain about the wearing of fur while the reduction of trapping has killed 50 times the population of critters. As I said, Fabs..how many geese are there in PG County?? In 1955 they figured there were about 20,000 Canada Geese wintering in Md. Bet there are more in PG now
Now tell us how hunters are going to hurt the pork industry and wipe out feral hogs.... Lets kill the feral hog and let 'em lay..a waste but it certainly won't hurt the pork industry..anymore than deer hunting hurts the beef industry. The feral hog problem and the horse problems in this country have occurred because of political meddling into things that shouldn't have happend. Horses are such a glut on the market right now it is unbelievable. You can hardly sell a horse..and you surely can't slaughter them. That is why there are so many horses..Ya can't put 'em down even for dog food. Horse meat is eaten in many countries including Canadaand used to be eaten here too (Mickey D's??). It is now ILLEGAL to ship horses across the Canadian border to have them slaughtered for food.. Sheesh Fabs. Our governing bodies have put the country in this position because of undue pressure from lobbying groups. Again lobbyists and politicians..people using the law to get their own way. And most of those people are..lawyers!!
In case you were wondering...that was a little dig at some of your...friends and associates. hahaha