The Washington Post reports that there’s a big dilemma brewing in the suburbs of DC over the annual influx of deer roaming through neighborhoods and parks all around the greater Washington area. Apparently, there’s a brewing conflict over how to “manage” the deer population:
One woman loves the deer and has placed a deer feeder in the yard. Another one allows bow hunters to shoot them on her property. A third worries about deer ticks and Lyme disease and has erected an eight-foot fence to keep out the vermin.
All three of these people are neighbors. They live within a stone’s throw from one another in Oakton, Va.
People in our area are divided in their thoughts and actions toward the deer that live among us, and many people have deer-related concerns which include deer-vehicle collisions, stripped landscaping around homes and arrows ricocheting off tree branches.
Read the rest of the story here, but, in the meantime, can you think of any way to mitigate the overpopulation of yummy venison in our area? We’ll take your calls today on The Larry O’Connor Show, but for now, leave your comments here!
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