> >From: Lorenzo The new PETA type people will eventually
ruin the animal
> >habitat and "ours"!
,
> >
> >1. How?
>
> An end to hunting would wreak havoc on the animal habitat;
without it, they
> would starve to death due to overpopulation.  If forced to
choose, I'd pick
> living a full life and maybe dying swiftly in a beautiful
meadow over
> watching the ones I love slowly die with me.
>
>
> Dori Zook
> Denver, CO


I sincerely hope that this was not tooooo greeeeeaaat an
inclusion of the post that I am responding to::

Dori,

You have empirical evidence.   In the  Kiabab  National
forest!

In the Kiabab National Forest it was decided to KEEP it for
Deer.    All deer predators  were  elimintaeeted!

The result was that the Deer ate all their food to the
extent that they KILLED  the plants that they depended on to
live.

Now the Kiabab is slowly returning.

Check  with Arizona State   Game for more details info.