I think the most pressure comes from the northern and eastern areas of the park, there is a national cemetery on the other side of the highway (northern side) where the deer know they are safe [:@], they come across the highway to get into some thick evergreens and bed. As I said before this is a 3000 acre park with another 5 or 6K or better on the southern and eastern side, which is all National Guard training ground. I have seen one huge buck
jump the 10 foot fence that borders the park (going into the National Guard side) it was a very impressive sight. There is also a big campground in the center of the park which is somewhat visible in the second pic, you can see the circular driveways north of the big lake. I picked this spot because of the food available and it is in the very back of the park. The river is probably 20 to 40 feet wide and 5 to 6 foot deep. Access to the west of the river would require some serious foot travel (or the backstroke) ie 2 miles or better. Hate to have to drag my buck that far.