DC Suburbs Deer Problem

[fabsroman]

Classic, it is a tough issue that you deal with. If all hunters were reputable people, wouldn't take ill advised shots that are dangerous to the public, and would leave the place better than how they found it, I would agree with you. However, as you and I know, there is no way to ensure this.

I know exactly where the guy in that article is hunting, and there are a ton of houses in that area (i.e., it is densely populated). IN fact, rifle hunting is not even allowed in that county or the county I live in because of the population density, and in the county I live in it is illegal to fire a firearm in half the county, so it is bow only hunting there.

Personally, I think there should be a program where hunters can bond themselves for any damages caused to a property owner's property, but that still wouldn't solve all the problems. For instance, how about the hunter that leaves the farmer's gates open? How about the hunter that guts and skins a whitetail in the farmer's spring water house/shed and leaves a complete mess, not to mention the stealing of the farmer's wine? Does the farmer really want to go through the trouble of recovering against a bond.

In the end, the few bad apples have made it tough for the rest of us. We should all turn in the bad apples and get rid of them, but most of us don't.