> it seems to be always pounded into me "hunted out of existence" was a common thing that hunters would do if left to their own devices Haha yeah, people say

> it seems to be always pounded into me "hunted out of existence" was a common thing that hunters would do if left to their own devices Haha yeah, people say that, but recreational hunters typically have a vested interest in maintaining something to hunt... I say that as a recreational hunter - I started hunting after encountering starving deer in very poor condition in eaten out forest, they had even eaten all the mountain beech seedlings[1] which is a sure sign of desperation. And an obvious part of population control is shooting the hinds... ...which makes me somewhat unpopular with other recreational hunters. Although trophy hunters, at least, realise that lower populations lead to better antlers due to better nutrition for an individual animal. [1]: Not a real beech - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothofagus_solandri_var._cliffortioides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothofagus_solandri_var._cliff...