For those of you that don't hunt...
This question will always provoke the wides possible range of responses. I'm glad to see that the folks who wouldn't want to see it shot, aren't "flaming" those of us who would harvest it.
We love seeing them in woods also: they ARE beautiful animals... nojoke
But they are also a game animal. As hunters: we have active roles in guaranteeing the survival of them in their natural habitats.
This example is an unfortunate aberration. It lacks an important part of it's natural defenses: the ability to blend into the shadows of the woods. Any critter that is higher on the food chain than that deer, would have little trouble identifying and harvesting it as a tasty meal.
By harvesting the animal: that recessive trait is removed from the gene pool, and it helps to promote a herd that is better-equipped to survive in the wild...
(This is where it gets... interesting!)
I've had anti-hunting folks say to me: "What would you do to an albino man or woman; shoot them also?"
This is actually like comparing pineapples and hand grenades:
As a species: we have evolved to the point where natural pigmentation isn't as necessary for our survival. (Other than preventing REALLY bad sunburns!) It is still a recessive trait, but it's presence isn't as critical to us, as it is to a wild animal.
(Besides: Johnny and Edgar Winter ROCKED!!!!
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