Without science, we wouldn’t know why broadheads need to be sharp or the role of arrow weight in killing deer. ![]() Without science, we wouldn’t know about the estrous cycle of a doe, antler growth, young buck dispersal, or about the scent glands of a buck, or how whitetails see, hear or detect odors. A lot of what we know about deer and deer hunting comes from science. ![]() I would encourage a healthy level of skepticism and that we ask ourselves continually “is it possible I’m wrong?”īut, if we take the letter writer’s statement too far, we will be the dumbest hunters in the woods. Good science, and good hunting, require that we be careful in making and interpreting observations. Sometimes we scientists, and we hunters, make erroneous observations, and sometimes we make good observations. Hunters use the methods of empirical science to learn their own lessons from deer.Įmpirical science is done by making observations. On the other hand, much of what we know about whitetail deer is a result of science. I am a scientist and a very skeptical one, because I see science being done all the time. And all we have to do is invest a little time.Ī recent letter to the editor ended with the words, “Hunters should not be deceived by science.” I agree totally with the writer. Taking a few moments to study a deer’s heart, lungs, liver, stomach, and muscles can make us better deer hunters and increase our admiration for one of God’s greatest creations. You would be hard-pressed to make a heart shot without making a lung shot, wouldn’t you? ![]() Note how the heart is almost entirely surrounded by the lungs. Now remove the lungs by cutting the esophagus and the wind pipe (trachea).
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