Makes you think twice about feeding deer. I guess they are really watching or someone was a rat. I do agree it is a little harsh on the lady...

'DEER LADY' IS HERDED OFF TO JAIL



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December 4, 2005 -- CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — A woman known as the "deer lady" is sitting in the county jail after repeatedly breaking a state ban on feeding wild deer.
Anita Depczynski, 65, of Cheektowaga, is serving time for her 2004 conviction of feeding deer and violating a conditional discharge on another deer-feeding charge. She turned herself into Cheektowaga Town Court Thursday after an appeal to Erie County Court Judge Shirley Troutman was denied.
Depczynski could be released from the county jail Wednesday with time off for good behavior.
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The law is the law......period.
Imagine if 2-300 were "feeding" the deer. It could lead to disease, and
possibly a unhealthy herd. Plus...it's dangerous.

I agree. To the best of my knowledge feeding is the primary reason for the spread of CWD and people should get hammered for it. Unless it's MY grandma.

I've seen her on the news several times getting hauled off for flouting this particular law , if she keeps breaking the law then she deserves to cool her heels in jail . With CWD now in NY what she was doing was just plain stupid .

there's a crazy old woman down the road from me that caught a deer and kept it. Now she keeps if fenced in the back yard. Its a nice 6pt buck but its small. I guess keeping it pinned up stuned its growth, I am not sure though.

Agree 100%

If she keeps breakin the law she has to be set straight and if it takes jail then so be it.

It's a shame to hear about jail time, but as said previously the law is the LAW!! If she insits upon feeding, then maybe feeding the pigeons is a better alternative.

If it were a first offense I would consider it extreme. It sounds like she knew very well that she was running the risk of jail time and decided to go ahead anyway. She made her own bed...in the local jail!

Careful though, red wants a law against this also.