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As a result, deer and boar populations have been exploding, and causing major damage to agriculture and forest land. ... Facing such challenges, local governments have been trying to get more young people interested in hunting, holding sponsored events and such.

That sounds so strange but I guess Japan is just really different from the west.
Anytime I hear anything on the news or internet about hunting its always about how wildlife is being endangered and poachers are a problem (although I suppose poachers are targeting the endangered species).

Personally, I'd love to see breeding pairs of wolves introduced all across the country, like they were in Yellowstone, but it won't happen.

I like the idea of reintroducing some predators at the top of the foodchain, but unfortunately I just don't think it's practical. Wolves and bears living in the light urban/dense agricultural areas where I live would be just asking for attacks on people and pets, and as much as I am a conservationist, I don't know how to draw the cost/benefit between restoring those amazing animals to their traditional haunts and worrying about kids playing in the woods disappearing without a trace.

One poster compared deer to rats. I'd compare them to cockroaches. Yes, they're furry and have big brown eyes, but they're furry cockroaches with big brown eyes

unready wrote:

Personally, I'd love to see breeding pairs of wolves introduced all across the country, like they were in Yellowstone, but it won't happen.

steelmirror wrote:

I like the idea of reintroducing some predators at the top of the foodchain, but unfortunately I just don't think it's practical. Wolves and bears living in the light urban/dense agricultural areas where I live would be just asking for attacks on people and pets, and as much as I am a conservationist, I don't know how to draw the cost/benefit between restoring those amazing animals to their traditional haunts and worrying about kids playing in the woods disappearing without a trace.

Yeah, same here in Washington. The places where deer are becoming a problem are basically the places where you either dont want wolves, or they'll likely become a problem in their own right pretty quickly. Re-introduction worked in Yellowstone because of it's vast areas of backcountry, it's not a one-size-fits-all solution.

Yeah, deer overpopulation in Indiana and southern Michigan has been a significant problem for decades - at least since the '80s, anyway - and for pretty much the same reason as anywhere else. I still remember one time in the late spring driving on a stretch of interstate in southern Michigan that was well away from urban areas and seeing a dead deer at the side of the road every 1-2 miles over a span of about 20 miles.

...and not a single comment about hunting people. I am disappointed in you, internet. ...

unready wrote:

One poster compared deer to rats. I'd compare them to cockroaches. Yes, they're furry and have big brown eyes, but they're furry cockroaches with big brown eyes

I don't know anyone that would want steak or burgers made from cockroaches, however (or rats, for that matter). I'll take either from a deer any day.

Calsolum wrote:

That sounds so strange but I guess Japan is just really different from the west. Anytime I hear anything on the news or internet about hunting its always about how wildlife is being endangered and poachers are a problem (although I suppose poachers are targeting the endangered species). I suppose this also means if you're not a citizen of Japan you have zero chance of hunting as a tourist.

in the USA it is similar--some regions are full of wild pigs. Others have deer overpopulation that it is becoming a pest, because people don't hunt as much now and due to loss of predators and deer causes spread of disease and causes traffic accidents.

jdnation wrote:

I wonder if we can make moe versions of guns like they do battleships.

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