KILLING BUFFALO

It is essential for herds to be culled, as overpopulation in various regions would become too difficult for the region to support. When animals become too populous, whether deer or bison, they can be attacked by disease, various types of flies, etc. What hunting did in the past was to keep populations in control. It was the abuse of hunting that led to the problems, people killing for the sake of it or simply for a trophy of some kind.

I attend period reenactments, including the fur trade era. There you will see tents that offer furs for sale of legally harvested animals.

Modern thinking sees this as a major "no no", but culling is an essential practice. Before I arrived at IMDb, I was guessing there would be at least one of these reactions.

I am not a hunter and likely could never hunt~unless my family needed to eat. I will not condemn those who hunt to provide food for their families, as many do in this region; and, I will not condemn those who are trying to keep herds in good condition instead of overpopulated and starving for lack of ground upon which to graze. "Bambi killing" bothers me when they take down animals that dress out to the size of, say, a collie or slightly larger dog; but, there are people who aren't out there for trophies but, instead, feed themselves and their families while helping thin out overpopulated regions.

I think the usage of this footage is acceptable when balanced with what this movie has to say about that period in history.

~~MystMoonstruck~~