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Posted by Hal/WA on January 04, 2003 at 00:00:09 from (208.8.194.22):
In Reply to: Just what would you do? posted by KC Bob on January 03, 2003 at 16:48:36:
I have lived on the same property for over 40 years. And I would estimate that there are 10 times as many deer around here now than there were when I was a kid. We always had good, large gardens and never had much problem with any animals bothering them until about 15 years ago. In Eastern Washington, it gets extremely dry in August and September, and most of the plants dry up. It is this time that the deer come and completely take the gardens. After my last 3 gardens were destroyed, I decided not to bother any more until I had a deer fence at least 10 feet tall. The way my state "manages" the wildlife is all wrong. Except for a very short season and if you happen to be allowed to get a doe tag, you can only shoot bucks legally. The bucks are not the problem--it is the does. I seldom see more than 1 or 2 bucks in a year, yet I see does almost every day. Around here the most common cause of death for deer is getting hit by vehicles. I see dead deer all the time along the roads. Almost always they are does. Hitting a deer at any speed will do terrible damage to almost any vehicle. I talked to a guy last summer who hit a deer with his semi tractor and he thought the damage to his machine would top $10K! The front end of my son's car is currently in black primer, because of the new sheet metal we had to install. Luckily, we were able to get parts from a wrecking yard, but it still cost over $500 out of pocket to fix it as well as we have. Most of my neighbors have had family members hit deer. The problem is that there are just too many does. I have considered shooting the does in such a way that they would run away and die somewhere else. But I have not done this, because I fear that the wildlife people would zealously prosecute me if they figured out who was doing it. And it might even be a felony. That could cost me a fortune in lawyer's fees. And I sure don't want the animal rights wackos targeting me....who knows what they might do. The lawmakers should deal with this problem. What would make a lot of sense to me would be to allow taking either male or female deer, at least in areas where the deer population was high. Do I think this will happen? Not a chance. The state is controlled by city people who think of deer as BAMBI, and want there to be a large population for city hunters. I also think that if any wild animal is destroying your property that it should be legal to eliminate the problem.
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