Talk:Deer hunting

while it talks of dog's chasing deer, it does not mention a hunting party method where half the party walk through the bush in a straight line and "push" the deer out towards the "blockers" who are sitting waiting for a shot at the deer. this is a common method that works well, I have done it many times

--Jadger 19:32, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

PoV?

"Deer hunting has become essential in North America due to its dense deer population."

Nice NPoV violation there. There is a relatively dense deer population, which may cause some problems, but that doesn't make hunting them "essential" as the same could be said of humans in overpopulated areas, and of many other creatures. It depends on who you ask.

This should probably be fixed, but I'm not sure what it should be changed to.

72.195.158.180 01:20, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you think that does not make hunting essential, read what environmental organizations who study this issue have to say. Here:[1]--Counsel 15:54, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge Proposal

Oppose The art of Stalking is a highly specific activity, and should not be subsumed into a general article. Stag-Hunting as it is commonly called in the UK, I presume this is what is meant by Deer hunting, is something done with a pack of Deerhounds or Foxhounds, unarmed except the MDH, on Horseback. Whereas Stalking is an activity carried out on the hill without dogs and with rifles. Brendandh 21:00, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose with qualification Keep it as a separate and distinct practice, but only if the article is edited to sufficiently distinguish the Stag hunting and it's practices from other deer hunting. VanTucky 00:45, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support Deer stalking is a form of deer hunting. The Deer hunting article should be improved and the stalking article, which is no more than a paragraph should form a section of the article.

Dog driving and weight

There is an awfully large section dealing with a forbidden practice. This places undue weight on a peripheral topic that should be mentioned in passing with a single sentence. -- Fyslee/talk 20:43, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

While I don't hunt deer with dogs the practice is not forbidden everywhere. Throughout the Southern U.S. deer are often hunted with deer. In Georgia it is the primary practice. This is because of the difficult terrain and large land tracts of public or leased land. In areas such as central and south Florida where large tracts are no longer available stand hunting is becoming more popular. This is due in large part to the privatization of hunting land. IMHO the entire article should be rewritten. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Airpear (talk • contribs) 15:38, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New article: Reindeer hunting in Greenland

I have finally gone public with my new article:

Reindeer hunting in Greenland

-- Fyslee/talk 08:14, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Worldwide PoV?

This article deals with two different things that use the same name. In some countries, "Deer hunting" is any method used to find and kill deer, while in other countries, "Deer hunting" refers specifically to hunting deer with dogs. The best way to handle this, in my opinion, is to create a disambiguation page, something like this:

Deer hunting my refer to:

The general practice of finding and killing deer, called Deer Hunting in some countries.
A method of stalking deer using scent dogs, called Deer Hunting in some countries.

Also, Deer stalking should be merged into this article; it's a type of deer hunting. ~ Wakanda's Black Panther! (contribs) 12:33, 25 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]