Bowhunting is a good option. I for one don't really believe what this animal rights group's proposing is a real consideration! It is just a way for this animal rights group to get their 15 minutes of fame and prove to the world just how anti-common sense they really are. The park should take a common sense approach to dealing with this over population in the deer herd and remove the access through responsible hunting. Open a month long bowhunting season and supply 500 permits and tags, inform the public of the ongoing hunt and how to stay safe. Or they can resort to plan B Have Ted Nugent show up with 100 pounds of c'mere deer and film his show there for a few weeks. Problem solved!
Live it up! Doug

What I love is that they think coyotes hunting deer is "natural" but people hunting deer ISN'T (presumably because we invented guns, bows and whatnot). I guess they don't flush the toilet at home because it just isn't "natural".

Of course they use the most moronic quote possible from a hunter. I'm SURE they had a variety of quotes they could have used from hunters with a half a brain, but they chose this idiot to quote instead.

We heard the same issue in an "affluent" Toledo, Ohio suburb last year.

http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/lo...sses-sh-112309

These things really make a person wonder about how ignorant some people have become. They build houses/communities in wooded areas, then complain about the wildlife. DUH! (Ever seen "Over the Hedge?")

With suffering economies right now, having a lottery of a limited number of archery tags seems to make a lot of sense. The hunter pays X number of dollars to participate in a special hunt AND removes the problem. It is a win-win scenario! But, what do I know?

Jon

I have decided that the next time I hunt, I am going to climb a tree and wait for a deer. When he/she is underneath me, I'm going to jump out of the tree onto the deer, and start strangling and biting it. All on film of course, naked. And then I'll present the video to these people. Maybe that will be natural enough for them and we'll be able to cull the population that way.

I think we need to show those people a videos of a live deer being ripped apart by a couple coyotes.
Let them see and hear the deer balling/crying as it's guts are being ripped out.
Then see what they have to say.
A quick clean bullet may seem better.

http://www.starnewsonline.com/articl...NIST/100629755 Even if you you had to go do this its still a better alternative.

Well maybe they should just make the deer season a bit longer there until the deer pop. is back down. Hunters can do it themselves, just puts more food on the table for them anyways.

I have been a sniper for 3 agencies, 19yrs now, held 2 national titles, and applied to be a "Sharpshooter" for this type of work and have yet to even hear a word from it. I would like to know how to be one myself!!!!!!

i know a bunch of pa'ers who wish they had this problem lol

Same thing... different idiots in Cincinnati.. parks department wants 15-20 deer per square mile, right now they say the pop is at 91 per sq mile... they shut down a few walking paths and posted officers in front of them paths to keep people off and a few ppl loved the idea but others hated it.. and yea im tring to get in on it but cant seem to figure out how!