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Interesting situation!
TRACY:
I think you have the right attitude towards this situation. I've spent many years doing urban deer management and through my experiences with most states and natural resource departments is that they're not open to using the bow and arrow for isolated incidents. I've had a hard time convincing local communities that controlled archery hunts are a very effective way of maintaining populations on an annual basis after a controlled shoot to reduce the population initially. Educating the public is the key element. I can sell a controlled firearm deer removal with suppression, bait, and night vision easier than a quiet, low profile archery program with lower costs overall. In most cases they opt for the high tech program. Keep trying and good luck.
Tracy
Pat B:
Tracy, last year NC started an urban deer season for archery only. It is up to the community to set it up. In this particular circumstance about half of the residents are "animal rights" supporters, which I accept their right to be. But, if they truely believed in animal rights they would allow the legal harvest and controll of deer. I think it is ironic that these folks would rather see deer die of starvation or a deer/auto type of population controll. I don't think they realize how much more humane hunting is, and especially bow hunting(IMO) as compared with Mother Nature's methods or collisions with autos or in some cases starvation.
Except for this situation, this is a tight knit community and because of that, I wanted them to know all of the gory details that were possoble with an archery hunt. The property owners decided it wasn't worth loosing close friends over. Like I said, any other weapon or method of controll is out of the question unless the state wants to get involved...and I'd bet they don't! ;). Pat
Little John:
Pat, now we wae getting the same problem with deer. Last winter they were real hard on Kathie's young trees, about twenty were buck rubbed badly. Now they are coming into the new part of the orchard and eating her new fruit trees. One of these raiders might have a colision with an arrow. Any way like you say it keeps them out of someones automobile grill as we live right on the highway. Kenneth
Susquehannock:
Have you ever seen the movie "Caddyshack"???? I imagine Bill Murray could help you. He seemed to take care of that gopher . . . or did he?
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