Odocoileus virginianu

Over the past century hunting the white tailed deer has been a favored pastime for the local hunters in Wisconsin. I have been able to share in the excitement of hunting the white tail since I was a little girl in a stroller because of my dad and moms love for the game. Fairly recently the sport of hunting this magnificent animal has changed. The change was not anything that Wisconsin Hunters have not see before but a change that instilled some of the older ways of hunting. In the northern hunting grounds near Superior hunting has gone back to only being eligible to shoot the Buck, in other areas such as Butternut it is simply required to shoot a Buck first and if you would like to shoot a Doe an individual may.
On a personal level I completely agree with the new found old ways of hunting. I can say this because I am a hunter myself. I have noticed a substantial decline in the White Tails population status. In fact Dr. James Kroll has been hired by Governor Scott walker to be the state of Wisconsin’s first and only Deer trustee because of the issues around the state regarding deer management. Dr. James Kroll has stated when asked, that he does feel he can make a substantial change in the deer population because he knows deer management can not be used in the same ways throughout the state; the issues near Illinois are vastly different from the issues near Superior.
Fellow hunters Anthony Worzalla and Todd Suhr have also shared there opinions with me regarding the deer population. Mr. Worzalla has claimed “even though I have been hunting for the past 12 years and have not been able to shoot a deer, I am very grateful something is being done to help the White Tailed Deer’s population; even if it means passing up on a Doe.” While Mr. Suhr feels that hunting all over Wisconsin should be like hunting in the northern regions of the state. Mr. Suhr feels that there are not enough deer left in Wisconsin to hunt them any other way then needing to shoot a Buck and only a Buck.
I feel that by brining in Dr. Kroll to assist in razing the White Tailed Deer’s population is overall an excellent idea. I have personally found that even though not having deer bound out in front of my car is kind of nice; I would greatly miss the majestic animal if it was killed off by our hunters, because of poor management skills. I also understand there are many individuals who disagree with me. In the greater picture I believe something needed to be done, and if bringing a specialist from Texas is the answer then I will support Dr. Kroll in what he was hired to do. However if this does not work out for the best then I know new ideas will need to be brought forth to help strengthen the deer population in Wisconsin.



Works Cited
"Doctor Deer - Www.nbc26.com." NBC26 - Green Bay, Wisconsin - News, Weather, Sports, Entertainment. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. .
Suhr, Todd B., and Anthony K. Worzalla. "Thoughts on Deer Poulation." Telephone interview.