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hunter52 · March 4, 2011, 11:13 AM

Yes I do believe it is impossible for a predator to kill off a healthy deer herd.
Nature has a way of balancing things out,if the deer population becomes large ,the predator population also becomes larger,population of deer shrinks,predator population also shrinks.Been that way for what,probably 10's of thousands of years?
Man is the only animal on the planet that kills for sport, some species kill other species randomly, but it is usually to eliminate competition.
Man is the only animal that I can think of that has caused other animal species to go extinct,or near extinct.

The mountain lion,and all other predators for that matter, are not trying to wipe out the deer population,they are merely trying to survive.

Colorado has more than one record mulie in the books,but none recent.
One reason is the unlimited over the counter license sales they used to have. Huge numbers of large mature bucks were killed before the rut ,leaving smaller bucks to breed,resulting in a less favorable gene pool for trophy animals.
The last 12 or so years all deer tags have been draw only with point restrictions,and there are getting to be some pretty decent bucks again.At the same time,they have not increased lion tags,in fact in some GMU's they have reduced the quotas.

Bottom line,man is selfish,he wants all game for himself,even though he does not require it for survival and is very capable of wiping out any competition.No matter the consequence.

March 4, 2011, 11:13 AM	#42
hunter52 Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 101	Yes I do believe it is impossible for a predator to kill off a healthy deer herd. Nature has a way of balancing things out,if the deer population becomes large ,the predator population also becomes larger,population of deer shrinks,predator population also shrinks.Been that way for what,probably 10's of thousands of years? Man is the only animal on the planet that kills for sport, some species kill other species randomly, but it is usually to eliminate competition. Man is the only animal that I can think of that has caused other animal species to go extinct,or near extinct. The mountain lion,and all other predators for that matter, are not trying to wipe out the deer population,they are merely trying to survive. Colorado has more than one record mulie in the books,but none recent. One reason is the unlimited over the counter license sales they used to have. Huge numbers of large mature bucks were killed before the rut ,leaving smaller bucks to breed,resulting in a less favorable gene pool for trophy animals. The last 12 or so years all deer tags have been draw only with point restrictions,and there are getting to be some pretty decent bucks again.At the same time,they have not increased lion tags,in fact in some GMU's they have reduced the quotas. Bottom line,man is selfish,he wants all game for himself,even though he does not require it for survival and is very capable of wiping out any competition.No matter the consequence.