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[AT Hiker]

I am not allowed to use archery equipment on this permit, gun only. This greatly reduces the chances of deer leaving the property.
We also have to call dispatch to let them know we are going out, in case someone calls in that they heard gun shots.

It's either let us do it for free or pay someone and let the meat likely go to waste. It's a no brainer.

In my case, the only opportunity taken away is for the city to spend money on a "sniper".

 

[BSK]

So in other words, take away opportunities for local folks who have done the right thing for who knows how long, because of the actions of a few bad apples, and open the door to tax-payer funded population controls?

I will ABSOLUTELY support doe-only hunting in urban areas. It WILL control the population in about 5 years (if anyone actually participates).

 

[Hduke86]

Dang guys necks time I'll make sure it takes a #dirtnapbigbuckdownsmoked'em

 

[7mm08]

Great advice. I don't live in a liberal neighborhood and me and most of my neighbors are done with hunters. Too many in the street at night with thermals and they act much worse than this incident.

I believe the correct statement would be " are done with POACHERS ", not hunters…

 

[batten_down]

Then simply don't shoot a deer with antlers .
I'm the proud holder of a permit that allows me and a handful of other approved hunters to take 50 deer within the city limits. It's purely a population reduction hunt and instead of paying someone to do it, the city had the genius idea to allow us to do it for free. Only stipulation is we cannot keep antlers. If we choose not to keep the meat it goes to a food bank….I can't think of a more honorable way to honor the life of a free ranging animal.

How many deer have you killed under your permit?

 

[notgreg]

I live in East Nashville. Just a couple thoughts:

1) Obviously it's a liberal area, but in my experience there's a lot more tolerance for/interest in hunting (especially meat hunting) than you'd think. I've helped a couple guys that I met over here kill and butcher their first deer, and even most guys who don't want to try it out are sort of interested in what it's like.

2) There are very, very few parcels over here where I'd be confident that I could put a deer down with an arrow or bolt without it crossing property lines. And the deer—even the mature bucks—are not very wary of people.

3) if the scenario in #2 was the kind of hunting I did, I doubt any of these people would be interested or supportive.

I'm definitely not saying urban liberal non-hunters should determine how people hunt. But this kind of urban hunting, which is the first way some of these people see hunting up close, is about the last way I'd want to introduce someone to the practice.

 

[Laserman1]

Another neighbor was quoted as saying " I'd give it another year. And what did it score?"