Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: PIF

No...
hunting the males ...of which there are always an excess... reduces both competition between males and the stress on the females in breeding season, making the females more successful in rearing young. When there are too many males there is more fighting, more injuries, and of course, nearly constant pursuit and harassment of females, which limits the amount of grazing they can get in a day, and can leave them underweight.


20 posted on 01/07/2023 4:39:53 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies ]


To: piasa

You are thinking like a modern hunter with access to grocery stores and no competition or predation from Cave Bears and Sabertooth Tigers to name a few.


26 posted on 01/07/2023 6:24:36 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies ]

To: piasa

Do you think there were enough human hunters to affect the population of the great herds of game? I’d think there were so few humans that they wouldn’t have to worry about or plan for game resource management.


33 posted on 01/07/2023 7:17:55 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beaker)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson