Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New Trophy's
New trophy room comments
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Classifieds
Trophy Room
New items
New comments
Latest content
Latest updates
Latest reviews
Author list
Series list
Search showcase
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Tennessee Hunting Forums
Deer Hunting Forum
The end of things …
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Ski" data-source="post: 5784254" data-attributes="member: 20583"><p>I can't imagine deer density like that, either. That's why I asked a poster if it was an exaggeration. And I'm sure the density isn't spread evenly across the board. Like any deer they will congregate in certain spots and largely ignore other spots. But shake it out any way and it's still an enormous amount of deer. </p><p></p><p>As to your question, yes I think perhaps TWRA's response was genuine in intent, which was to slow or halt the spread. But I hadn't before understood why they would be so drastic & heavy handed when nothing of the sort was ever required anywhere else in wild herds. It just didn't make sense. In light of how insanely dense the herd population was I now understand why TWRA <strong><em>might</em></strong> have felt the urgency to act so aggressively. I'm not saying they were right, only that I now see a plausible/possible explanation for why their actions were so grossly out of the norm. In fact I am still very skeptical and critical of the way they're handling things. I don't know that population density was their reason. I only assume as much because it fits and is the only explanation I can think of that isn't nefarious in nature. </p><p></p><p>What would TWRA's motive be for destroying the herd in west TN? What would an exec at TWRA have to gain? Usually when there's somebody up to no good, it's for a reason. And on the same token, when somebody is doing something unpopular but with intentions of doing right, there's a reason. There's a why. That "why" seems to be the big missing link in a lot of the discussions about how TWRA is handling CWD.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ski, post: 5784254, member: 20583"] I can't imagine deer density like that, either. That's why I asked a poster if it was an exaggeration. And I'm sure the density isn't spread evenly across the board. Like any deer they will congregate in certain spots and largely ignore other spots. But shake it out any way and it's still an enormous amount of deer. As to your question, yes I think perhaps TWRA's response was genuine in intent, which was to slow or halt the spread. But I hadn't before understood why they would be so drastic & heavy handed when nothing of the sort was ever required anywhere else in wild herds. It just didn't make sense. In light of how insanely dense the herd population was I now understand why TWRA [B][I]might[/I][/B] have felt the urgency to act so aggressively. I'm not saying they were right, only that I now see a plausible/possible explanation for why their actions were so grossly out of the norm. In fact I am still very skeptical and critical of the way they're handling things. I don't know that population density was their reason. I only assume as much because it fits and is the only explanation I can think of that isn't nefarious in nature. What would TWRA's motive be for destroying the herd in west TN? What would an exec at TWRA have to gain? Usually when there's somebody up to no good, it's for a reason. And on the same token, when somebody is doing something unpopular but with intentions of doing right, there's a reason. There's a why. That "why" seems to be the big missing link in a lot of the discussions about how TWRA is handling CWD. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Tennessee Hunting Forums
Deer Hunting Forum
The end of things …
Top