RE: Urban bow seasons
They have one in northern Virginia, but the DNR there still hired a team of sharp shooters to come thin the herd. But, like the other guy said, this is a temporary solution. We here in Maryland have the same problem with people shooting only bucks. I just don't get it why hunters feel that a spike horn is any different than a fat, juicy doe. Yes, there are big bucks in suburbia, MD. Here in MD, we don't have a suburbia plan in place per se, but we do have very liberal bag limits for does.
The buck ego dilemma coupled with the fact that you cannot access a lot of these other suburban areas due to tree huggers is the problem. I just tried to get access to this place where I know monsters live but was turned down because the neighbors "have a problem with animals getting shot." This area is one of the richest per capita in the nation. Most homes go for 1.5 million and up to 5 million $$. Too bad, deer will keep getting smacked by the cars and the trophies go unhunted.