I run into a lot of anti-hunting folks who don't realize that we've run the deer's natural predators out of our land because those predators would hurt us, too.

I run into a lot of anti-hunting folks who don't realize that we've run the deer's natural predators out of our land because those predators would hurt us, too. Creatures like bears, wolves, etc. Without nature doing its thing, deer become a hazard to themselves (overeating), a hazard to us (car/deer accidents), a nuisance (deer eating my garden) and an economic threat (deer eating a farmer's field). Either we need natural population control like bear and wolves and accept that those predators will also eat our children, or we need human-driven population control. Also known as hunting.