Deer overpopulation in the Pinery

[flogger]

We had one fall in a freshly backfilled full basement foundation in Castle Rock about 7 years ago, I'm guessing it was at night. The framers found it early the next morning and rec'd permission from the DOW to claim it. It was still alive but had snagged an anchor bolt going in and was in bad shape. The deer was able to get out of the foundation (with the help of these guys) and was taken down soon after.

Left a mess in the basement and it was a good story for the buyers.

[DSB OUTDOORS]

I'll volunteer for a Deer tag or two or three. I'll get the bow out and help out those poor overpopulated deer burdened folks down there. Ummmmm grass fed and flower fed Venison!!!

[thebolt]

The Pinery Homeowners Association board of directors recently developed a policy on deer that will be included in the November newsletter. In it, the board acknowledges the conflicts, including vehicle accidents, landscape damage and injuries to pets, but takes a strong stand against all proposed methods to reduce the deer population, from hunting to relocation to contraception. Fry and other homeowners are hoping wildlife officials can provide guidance. “People are expecting the CPW to do something, whatever they decide to do,” he said.

I will purchase all the condoms the Pinery Homeowners Association wants if they let me know when they are going to put them on those bucks in rut.

[jplove71]

According to the Dow there are no wolves in colorado. Also having kids I think I rather deal with the over population of deer than wolves, as deer don't eat children. The problem is Douglas county my friend lives across the road from the boundary of D.C. In Elizabeth and is able to take 2 or 3 doe every year even though he is on a small property.

You're correct about no wolves being in Colorado seeing as how they were killed off in the 1930's (source) Colorado is part of their historical native habitat. For the Colorado DOW to keep them out of the state is not proper wildlife management.

Number of reported wildlife-vehicle incidents in Colorado per year alone? The average is 3500+ (source).

In the last 100 years, how many fatal attacks on humans have there been that were caused by wolves? Nowhere near as many (source).

[cstone]

So the state of Colorado only gives out free condoms if you have two legs and feet but refuses if you have four legs and hooves?

That's racist! Or Speciest!

[Dryfli]

Having friends and family in Idaho Wyoming and Montana where wolves have been reintroduced the results have been disastrous maybe not to human life but to their livelihood. The elk herds have also been decimated. There was a good reason ranchers and others got rid of wolves in colorado they don't just kill to eat they just kill.

[Rabid]

Having friends and family in Idaho Wyoming and Montana where wolves have been reintroduced the results have been disastrous maybe not to human life but to their livelihood. The elk herds have also been decimated. There was a good reason ranchers and others got rid of wolves in colorado they don't just kill to eat they just kill.

I have heard a different story from the people i know in Idaho and Montana over the past 6 or so years. Maybe its just different parts of the state and things have to balance out.

As for the Pinery and the rest of the Black Forrest its not a deer overpopulation problem its a human overpopulation problem. They want to live the white picket fence life but get upset because the deer eat their gardens and flowers. They think the lines on the roads should should also apply to the deer. Well there were a bunch of deer in the area before the housing boom and now the deer are still there amongst the houses. The people in the Timbers, when it was build, had a coyote problem and were upset about the coyotes eating their outdoors cats and small dogs. Well the biggest coyotes i have ever seen in my life have disappeared. Well again years later the people of the timbers had a deer poaching problem that made national news and many arrests were made and there was a few year low in deer populations but now they back. I say fuck the people in the Timbers and many of the new Denverites that found their way in to the Pinery, its nature and will find its own way to balance out. Last i heard you could still draw a tad there too.

[jplove71]

There was a good reason ranchers and others got rid of wolves in colorado they don't just kill to eat they just kill.

Is this a fact or just your opinion? If it's fact, please back it up with some links to research validating that claim. If it's just your opinion, which you're entitled to, it only shows how little you know about wolves.

[thebolt]

Is this a fact or just your opinion? If it's fact, please back it up with some links to research validating that claim. If it's just your opinion, which you're entitled to, it only shows how little you know about wolves.

jplove71-

It seems you have some knowledge of wolves and I suggest you share your knowledge with our members You poke at many of the members posts about wolves so please share some facts so we can all learn.

[jplove71]

jplove71-

It seems you have some knowledge of wolves and I suggest you share your knowledge with our members You poke at many of the members posts about wolves so please share some facts so we can all learn.

I simply did a search for wolf habits and everything I found all said the same thing. Wolves only kill to eat.

Source example - Wolf Country