Avid D&DH reader W. Pace wrote to me this morning and brought up some excellent points in response to the “Deer Browse” column from the October issue. Mr. Pace writes:

“I read Richard P. Smiths article "A View to a Kill" in the October 2008 issue. The question was raised, Who came out on top?  Definetly not the doe. I was embarrassed when my daughter, an avid deer hunter, read the article. We couldn't believe that hunter Steve Polich was more concerned about messing up his first day bow hunting than putting the doe out of her misery. When Polich got home, his son asked if he had gotten anything and Polich answered, "I got a much better experience than shooting something." I guess our children will grow up with different opinions on our God given duty as stewards over nature and wildlife.”

What are your thoughts on this topic?

Dan Schmidt, D&DH Editor