[monoflo]

Neat polarizing issue - the pendulum swings both ways.

In Teddy Roosevelts day they thought the predators hurt the herds

Then it went the other way and the predators got the benefit of the doubt.

So the truth is in the middle - I agree that due to the fact that mankinds footprint is even in the most remote areas we need to manage the critters and fish.

Seems some critters adapt --Coyotes in fact most likely have a greater range than 50 years ago and mankind has selected for the smart ones. There have been coyotes in Lincoln Park in Chicago. Heck the cat population in my neighborhood is consistly culled by these guys. We got more deer than we know what to do with.

So man has to figure the best way to manage the situation because good old mother natures checks and balances is broken through not only hunting but habitat reduction and human settlement everywhere.
( look at the problems antelope have migrating from the US to Canada and back due to ranchland for example)

And in my humble view the only way to restore the balance is to have less humans -and that ain't gonna happen anytime soon

Mflo