Hunting is one of the oldest professions in the world, as time goes by hunting soon become obsolete when Man starts to develop farming and breeding farmland animals. Hunting is not a necessity anymore but the big question is how does it end up as a sport? One of the few famous hunting sports is deer hunting. These harmless creatures are chosen among the others potential animals due to the trophy it has, the antlers. Aside of that, the meat and furs are usually in good demand too.
But recently this sport is getting a negative feedback from the people, due to the increasing number of people involve in the sport and the violence. Animal activist once held a riot in the northern part of America to put a ban on deer hunting but it did not succeed. To prevent the problem from getting worst the government has taken a few safety measures
The government of the United States held numerous of competition, they gather hunters from all the states and make them focus on a specific deer to hunt. Whoever managed to gun it down first wins the first prize follow by the second and third. In the competition, the participants are not allow to use bullets but tranquilizing darts and arrows so they will caused any death. By doing so, the government can control the declining population of the deer.
Despite all that, hunters still prefer to go hunting in the wilds. For them the real pleasure to hunt is in the wilds. The wilds act as a proving ground for these hunters. Those frequently hunted deers are usually the American White-tailed deer which are 6 feet long and grow to a height around 3 to 4 feet. In the United Kingdom, the reindeer are the main target for the hunt.
Most hunters are still hunting in the wild because of the thrill of the chase. Some people view these hunters as bloodthirsty and barbaric people but in fact hunting a deer requires a lot of training, skill and hard-earned lessons throughout the hunts. Like the wise man says, don’t judge a book by its cover. Fact is these hunters are more probably more in control than most people, imagine sitting down there in a same spot still for half a day. Can most normal people do that? I don’t think it is possible without the proper mental strength and stamina.
Hunting down a deer is also not an easy feat. In fact these deers which are also known as a buck possess considerable intelligence and they learn from experience too like us. The older the buck or deer the wiser it gets, a deer can live up to 11 or 12 years. Their age can be judged from the size of their antlers of hoof. What proof do we have to state that these animals have intelligence?
Throughout the years, hunting these deers are usually made with traps but until recently they have managed to avoid them successful. Therefore the hunters have to devise a new plan, by using a decoy such as a deer decoy, or a duck or any animal shaped decoy but most preferably a deer decoy. The hunter will spray some urine of a male deer onto the deer to attract other deer to the spot.
The sport keeps getting better and better each day, that`s the reason why more and more people are getting interested in this sport. Now there are not only male hunters but there is also female hunters playing the game. Although the hunt provided a great deal of fun but everything must has it limits too and hopefully they will know it when the days of deer is coming to an end.
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