Threat of Axis Deer on the Big Island

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Great idea, Oink. Maybe we can import other invasive species if they benefit someone in some way.

Snake Wranglers probably have a tough time on the Big Island but if we brought some snakes in it would be good for them.

Tongue firmly in cheek here but I'm surprised someone would suggest such a stupid thing and hit "send".
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Well, that's just great. Someone offers a possible solution and this is the response they get? Tongue in cheek, indeed. Maybe someone could explain why the hunting suggestion is "such a stupid thing". Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's my understanding that the deer are already there.

Maybe there are others that might reflect a little more before hitting "send".

I can see how this thread is going to devolve.

RB Byrd
Flower Mound, TX
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OK, I had time to think about it driving to Kona airport and back and thought that maybe I had fallen for troll-bait per Oink's suggestion.

If so, my face is red.

But if Oink is serious (and seems to be since he doubled-down with another post) then I will stand by the fact that supporting a destructive invasive species for the benefit of a very few to the detriment of many and further harm to the ecosystem here isn't just stupid; its colossally stupid.

The deer are present in small enough numbers to be dealt with now. To say that they should be propagated for sport leisure hunting is asinine. Its like saying once-upon-a-time that the Coqui could be a boon for those selling earplugs and hydrated lime so lets do all we can to spread them.

Idiocy is about as good as it gets for the idea that the deer would be "a real good opportunity".