HUNTING: How are Deer Managed by State Wildlife Agencies?

How are Deer Managed by State Wildlife Agencies?

Most people think of wildlife management agencies as serving the ecosystem, interfering minimally and mainly to preserve wildlife. These agencies do have programs to protect endangered species and to protect habitat in general. But instead of managing wildlife solely for the optimal health of the ecosystem, state wildlife management agencies also manage wildlife for recreation. 

To these agencies, deer are a resource, not sentient beings with their own inherent rights. The resource must be conserved, or used wisely, so that there will be plenty of deer for future generations of hunters. As a result, deer management is usually designed to keep the deer population high.

Here Wisconsin actually BOASTS about their Deer "Harvest"
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources states in their annual report: "We rank first in the country for the highest single year deer harvest on record and are number one for deer harvest over the past decade. All of us work hard to keep it that way."

Full ARticle Here: http://animalrights.about.com/od/wildlife/a/DeerManagement.htm