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Wildlife managers set seasons and bag limits mainly to protect what?

The breeding stock that produces next year's animals.

  1. Hunters' freezer space
  2. The breeding stock ✔
  3. Gun and ammo sales

Why: Enough adults must survive to raise young every year. Seasons, bag limits and license quotas keep harvest at a level the population can replace.

Huh, didn't know that: In good habitat, nature produces a surplus of wildlife most years, which makes wildlife a renewable resource.

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Why did the rabbit go to the barber? It needed a hare cut.
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Sources

  1. Connecticut DEEP Hunter Safety Manual, Chapter 15: Wildlife Conservation https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/hunting_trapping/pdf_files/Hunter_Safety_Manual/Chapter15.pdf

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