I can see you stalking those deer for running your possums off.
Yes, that and simply to stalk them. It encourages them to stay on the other side of the creek. This is where coyotes & bears haunt. Predators attack the deer and stay away from the house. Of course, bear will not come over toward the house for all the dog smell. Also, never know when I'll have a fair hunting knife in hand to drag a deer down and cut its jugular. It's something what can be done with a good deal of care. You don't want to catch hold of a buck if you try it, that's being silly and likely a good way to get killed.
If I need to hunt to feed my family I likely will with, or without legal means. I may even fish to feed my family, with or without legal means. If I need to grow a garden, I'll do that too, with or without legal means. I do not apologize for seeing that it is sometimes just to disobey an unjust law.