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Originally posted by delaney:
Management of the deer herd hasn't been about biology for a long time. This deer herd hasn't been in biological trouble for a long time, maybe ever. The entire management, once the whitetails were well established in Indiana, has been about social management.
I would agree with that Dave...to an extent. The social aspect has always been present, but you and I can both recall a time when there was more of a balance between sound conservation principles and social management. It wasn't that long ago, although it feels like forever.

I'm not going to throw the man under the bus on a public forum, but roughly fifteen years ago, a well known Hoosier conservationist told me the internet will spell the end of conservation as we know it. He sure hit the nail on the head with that comment.


There are none so blind as those who will not see.