Deer overpopulation in the Pinery

[rpm]

We have the same problem east of Parker. I've called the DOW every year for the past four trying to get an understanding of how they plan on addressing the issue or if they plan on letting disease lay waste to the herds. I have seen some of the largest mulie bucks in my life in the past couple of years, one in particular off Delbert road that my brother and I have name the 'elk-deer' due to his massive rack. In fact, my wife hit a buck on Delbert road just the other night, I can't wait to see the repair bill on her plastic Honda Pilot.

The DOW did give some special permit tags on a tree farm out here a couple of years ago - rifle tags on less than 60 acres. I was given a tag but I couldn't make a shot I felt was safe. Archery tags would be great, there are plenty of areas out of sight of homes where deer could easily and humanly be harvested to help thin the herds and ultimately keep them healthier. Hopefully someone is listening over there.

[KestrelBike]

The DOW did give some special permit tags on a tree farm out here a couple of years ago - rifle tags on less than 60 acres. I was given a tag but I couldn't make a shot I felt was safe. Archery tags would be great, there are plenty of areas out of sight of homes where deer could easily and humanly be harvested to help thin the herds and ultimately keep them healthier. Hopefully someone is listening over there.

Kudos on not taking an un-safe shot!!

[SamuraiCO]

We have the same problem east of Parker. I've called the DOW every year for the past four trying to get an understanding of how they plan on addressing the issue or if they plan on letting disease lay waste to the herds. I have seen some of the largest mulie bucks in my life in the past couple of years, one in particular off Delbert road that my brother and I have name the 'elk-deer' due to his massive rack. In fact, my wife hit a buck on Delbert road just the other night, I can't wait to see the repair bill on her plastic Honda Pilot.

The DOW did give some special permit tags on a tree farm out here a couple of years ago - rifle tags on less than 60 acres. I was given a tag but I couldn't make a shot I felt was safe. Archery tags would be great, there are plenty of areas out of sight of homes where deer could easily and humanly be harvested to help thin the herds and ultimately keep them healthier. Hopefully someone is listening over there.

The past few years I see 5-6 big bucks together right before rut. They hang out on Pine/Inspiration lane or I see them as I cut through Rocking Horse to Inspiration coming home from work at night. I call them the "Bachelors". I see 5-10 deer hit alone Inspiration every year...one of them was me but I was not going fast enough to hurt the big buck and it left a good size dent in my truck front bumper. This happened during the last bad hail storm in the spring and I was coming down Inspiration where the road turns and becomes Pine lane. I could not see the buck because it was so dark out and my A piller blocked my side view just as I went around the curve. Lucky for that buck and he just bounced off. I looked for it after it happened and looked for magpies the next few days feeding on a dead deer but saw nothing.