Land would be overrun with wildlife

This is in response to Florinne Abramowitz’s letter to the editor, “No Place for Deer, Bear Hunts in a Compassionate World,” that appeared in the Dec. 2 issue of the Sentinel.

If it wasn’t for man, the thinking animal and hunter, who by the way pays dearly in hunting fees to help the wildlife commission manage wildlife at no cost to the taxpayer, we would be overrun with wildlife.

The overpopulation of wildlife (which, by the way, is caused by our invading population) now costs a large amount of money in the way of crop and property damages, not to mention the hazards of wildlife movement across our congested highways, which may cost someone’s life, or bears roaming freely in their woods (your yard) and mauling your children.

Compassion, you say. Where is your compassion when people such as yourself invade the “habitat”? That is the place where the animals lived before you ruined the forest for your own comforts. You want to be compassionate? Knock down your homes, plant more trees and shrubs to replace the damage you have done to cause this dilemma. Explain to your children why you must live where there used to be some place for that wildlife to live and roam freely without fear of starvation and pollution.

I could go on and on about why there has to be wildlife management (yes, with some compassion, but also with hunts), but if you haven’t gotten the message by now, you never will.

Charles T. McCann

East Brunswick