I usually disregard any comment that comes after personally insulting others and myself as superfluous and pointless because that isn't a point of a debate or conversation. If we are going to continue to have a conversation I'd rather you not question anyone's ability to "grasp" history, especially if you do not know their educational backgrounds or personal interest.
No one has stated America is trying to turn it's people into slaves (also using such terminology when not speaking of slavery is highly unfavorable and again a weak argument). We were simply stating that the notion of a fishing license existing on the terms of protecting wildlife is ridiculous. As Indie pointed out, if a million people in one state purchased a fishing license, and then fished, the idea of "protecting wildlife" becomes irrational and illogical. Now, if there is a cap on how many people can have a fishing license, then yes, it makes perfect sense. But as we are in America and law varies not only from state to state, but city to city as well, sitting here and picking all the states laws apart would do nothing. Indie made a simple statement in which I agreed with. Nothing more and nothing less.
Actually, Deer's brains develop in such a way that they are equal to a four year old child. I didn't say any of it to be poetic, in fact when it comes to animal behavior and biology, I am anything but poetic considering I am still paying the student loans off from my studies. I am using information I've learned and applying it logically to a conversation in which we speak about "the protection of wild life" that isn't protection of wild life in the slightest. It's the protection of money. There is no mother nature, there is nature, nor is the deer feeling gratitude, the deer is putting one and two together.
A four year old thinks in a similar way using a similar behavior pattern. If a four year old is coloring, and they break their crayon from drawing too hard onto the paper they will probably try again with another or a few more crayons before going "If I draw lighter, the crayon wont break". They are developing thinking skills. Now since a deer is at the same level with a four year old human, minus the ability to speak, they think in similar ways. IE "if I walk on this underbrush my food source disappears and I starve". Of course their thinking is not so eloquent as we can't get an active image of a deer thinking, it doesn't make it any less true. Do they walk quietly to protect themselves as well? Of course. That is why it is called animal behavior. You study it in order to understand multiple attitudes and actions carried out by other animals and then apply it to their environment.
"Just like us, deer in the wild have daily routines. In the morning, deer may enjoy congregating in large groups in open fields while at other times, smaller groups are more likely to be found in wooded areas or by bodies of water. Particular behaviors may also correlate with a particular type of terrain. "
Deer Behavior | Education.com
Social routines... something humans do, no?
"Daily variations in deer behavior are determined, in part, by the nature of the environment. In rural areas, deer often prefer feeding in the evening hours, but in urban areas, this behavior seems to be less common. The type of terrain also determines behavior. It is common for hundreds of deer may congregate together in open fields. However, small social groups may dominate in wooded areas when animals are feeding. Part of this may relate to feeding behaviors and competition for food.
Generally, deer are not grazers by nature, although in some areas, they may resort to this behavior if adequate food is not available."
Whitetail deer are extremely cautious and wary animals with highly developed senses of sight, smell, and hearing. When threatened with danger, they will often attempt to quietly sneak away. If seriously frightened however, a whitetail deer will often utter a loud, snorting or blowing sound, and then quickly run away while raising the tail upwards like a flag, exposing the white underneath as a visual alarm to other deer nearby. This is even noted in fawns, and usually the deer is a doe that shows the flag. They also grunt and bleat."
White Tail Deer
"They just aren't" Isn't a valid or stable argument in terms of the natural sciences. Have you read the latest write ups on animal behavior and psychology? Have you watched informative documentaries about modern animal behavior? Most people like to believe animals are blank when most animals develop brains that are highly like human children (or even higher). I can provide more information if you wish, I will also look for my text book that I can cite that goes further into deer brain development and behaviors occurring in different environments.
Also, as stated deer will only graze if their natural food sources are damaged or eaten by other animals. As you said they are a prey species, therefore they aren't going to fight for food. So like my first statement, what is the point in making multiple deer hunting seasons for a prey animal that will only graze when forced other than opening a hunting season on the animals of prey? Isn't that protecting both land and wildlife? (it's a trick question as it would throw everything off as intense deer hunting has done to the environment, at least in my state).
As for the statistics, I see you said you can provide them, but I see no such statistics simply personal attacks (the grasp on history comment and you making me sound like a poetic know-nothing, weak arguments by the way), and I am interested in reading the statistics and hoping to either modify my thinking on state laws and the control of money, or staying in my own thinking about how I've learned money is handled in my own state when it comes to licences.
This is extremely off topic so if you wish to make another thread and carry on the conversation I will post there as well.
That is all.