The American pastime of hunting...questions

[Ron61]

Glyn,

I grew up hunting but used a rifle mostly. We only shot what we could use for food and then used the hides to make things out of. I never hunted for trophies or sports, and never from a stand. Also they do have hunts that the states arrange when a herd needs thinning out, but I never have gone on one of those as the deer or whatever it is may be sick. That is why they have those hunts is to get the overpopulation of that species down. I believe they either had one or are talking about having to have one soon on the Catalina Island as the deer population there has become so big there isn't enough food for them. I think I just enjoyed the hiking through the canyons and seeing places that few people will ever see as much as actually getting anything. And believe me, I have helped some people get a big Elk they have killed about 10 miles from any road to where they can get to it with a 4 wheeler and that is not fun.

Ron