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KILLEMALL Hampshire H.S.

                                                                                                                           10/30/2008

                                                                                                                           11:09:00 AM

As homeowners, I think we should be able to shoot deer if they come on are property to

tear up our stuff. For the reason they eat all of are plants that we have spent lots of

money and time into. The fences don’t always work to stop them from getting to our plants.

 I like to see them but not in my flowerbeds, because that is a lot of money going to waste.

 

I think people should have longer to hunt deer and be allowed to kill as many as they want

so the population is reduced and maintained. Or some scientists to find other ways to keep

them out of are flowerbeds. Like a noise the can hear but we cant that makes them go

away or a smell that we can stand but they can’t so they leave are flowerbeds alone.  So

we think that there should be something done about the population of the deer and

something needs to be done to keep them out of flowerbeds because they cost a lot money.

 If anyone has any ideas about repellants such as urine, that is considered unsanitary to

human life after a period of time. If we lowered the population of deer this way we

wouldn’t have any problems with deer related car accidents. The hunters wouldn’t have to

wait for a season. Foresters wouldn’t have a problem because it would give different types

of plant species a secondary succession and get the problem of extinction out of the way.

The farmers basically have the same problems as the homeowners so therefore if the deer

 population was lowered there wouldn’t be any more complaints by anyone that matters

except the hunters. For them we would pay them to come exterminate and remove the

deer. They could do this on the farmlands as well IF the farmers are willing to pay their

share.

 

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  From:   Team Car Ramrod - Other Stakeholder - NHHS                         Ask

                                                                                            11/5/2008           12:33:00 PM

     You people are monsters! How could you want to kill a poor and innocent deer that

     just happens to walk on your property. What came first the deer or the home you

     built on its land. Killing is never the answer, sterilizing the deer is the humane way to

     control the population.

  From:   Girl With Big Guns - hunter – BGHS                                            Ask

                                                                                            11/6/2008             8:14:00 AM

     I definitely agree with you on the aspect that they do create a lot of havoc. We have

      the same problem with deer eating virtually everything in our garden. However, I

     don’t feel that homeowners should have the right just to kill the deer that walk in

     their yard. This raises a lot of issues to me on the fact that anyone could then kill

     deer maliciously and use destruction of property as an excuse. Hunting is very

     important to the balance of nature, but seasons help to not over kill animal

     populations. Why do you feel hunters shouldn’t wait for a season?

  From:   Wile E. Coyote - forest - NHHS                                                 Ask

                                                                                            11/7/2008           11:32:00 AM

     As the forest, we believe that you may have a point; your idea is very valid and we

     have come up with a great solution! why not try the elimination of toilets?! are you

     serious? do you really want urine in your yard? do you know how unsanitary that is?

     is distributing pee all over your beautiful flowerbeds really the best decision?

     seriously. how will that decrease the deer population?

  From:   Deer Assassins - hunter - BGHS                                                   Statement

                                                                                          11/17/2008            8:44:00 AM

     Another way of controlling the deer population is be hunting more, therefore, we

     need to expand the hunting season.

  From:   Deer Assassins - hunter - BGHS                                                   Ask

                                                                                          11/17/2008            8:55:00 AM

     How many car accidents involve deer?

 

  From:   Girl With Big Guns - hunter – BGHS                                                 Ask

                                                                                          11/21/2008             8:11:00 AM

     I understand what pests deer can be around households. But deer are only following

     their instincts to find food. Have you thought about putting up a deer feeder away

     from your plants? I don’t feel shooting them out of your yard is truly the answer.

  From:   Girl With Big Guns - hunter – BGHS                                                 Ask

                                                                                          11/25/2008            8:06:00 AM

     I agree that deer can be rather destructive to property. Our flower beds boarder

     the woods and seem to be a tastey snack for our neighboring deer. I don’t think

     homeowners should be able to shoot deer out of their yards unless buying a special

     permit specifying proper situations. Have you thought of putting out feed for the

     deer away form your plants? We have found this beneficial.

 

 

 

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Homeowners of Hampshire Hampshire H.S.

                                                                                                                            10/31/2008

                                                                                                                             9:17:00 AM

 As a homeowner, I think the deer population is a bit high. Every morning when I walk

outside I see at least five deer in my yard. When they started to eat the plants in my yard

I decided they may be a problem. I even tried putting salt licks in the woods to keep them

away from the house. I do hunt, so I like to have deer on the property, just not eating

everything.

 

 

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  From:   Geico - Insurance Company - NHHS                                             Ask

                                                                                            11/5/2008           12:29:00 PM

     Salt licks just attract the deer so that would just keep bringing them so my advice is

      to not to put anything in your woods without knowing if it will or will not attract the

     deer!!

  From:   Team Car Ramrod - Other Stakeholder - NHHS                         Ask

                                                                                            11/5/2008           12:36:00 PM

     Well you might not like deer eating things on your land but how are deer supposed to

     live without eating anything? You feel that you have the right to hunt and kill deer

     and to eat them yet you don't want them to eat food off your land. Hypocrite!

  From:   Artist - Other Stakeholder - HHS                                               Ask

                                                                                            11/6/2008           10:17:00 AM

     I suggest you allow other hunters on your ground to hunt.

  From:   Deer Assassins - hunter - BGHS                                                   Statement

                                                                                          11/17/2008            8:46:00 AM

     If they are eating all your plants then just plant more.

  From:   Deer Assassins - hunter - BGHS                                                   Ask

                                                                                          11/17/2008            8:54:00 AM

     If you think the population is too high then why don't you shoot the deer you see

     every morning?

 

  From:   Buck Masters - hunter - BGHS                                                          Ask

                                                                                          11/19/2008            8:03:00 AM

     why not put out food plots with the salt blocks, so the deer will have something else

     to eat off of?

  From:   Girl With Big Guns - hunter – BGHS                                                 Ask

                                                                                          11/21/2008             8:15:00 AM

     I’m really glad to hear that you tried putting out a salt lick for the deer, but that

     isn’t a sufficient source of food in which deer are looking for. Have you thought

     about putting out some feed along with your salt?

  From:   Girl With Big Guns - hunter – BGHS                                                 Ask

                                                                                          11/25/2008             8:14:00 AM

     Salt licks are very good but not a sufficient amount of a food source. Have you

     thought about putting corn with your salt lick?

 

 

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Home Fitters Hampshire H.S.

                                                                                                                            10/31/2008

                                                                                                                            9:23:00 AM

     As a homeowner, I think the deer population is a bit high. Every morning when I walk

outside I see at least five deer in my yard. When they started to eat the plants in my yard

I decided they may be a problem. I even tried putting salt licks in the woods to keep them

away from the house. I do hunt, so I like to have deer on the property, just not eating

everything.     My groups solution to the deer population is to extend the hunting season

and up the amount of deer you can tag. Also that if on private land and you have the

problem of deer eating your plants. Then even when it is not hunting season you should be

able to kill the troublesome deer.

 

 

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  From:   Deer Assassins - hunter - BGHS                                                   Ask

                                                                                          11/17/2008            8:49:00 AM

     If you always see deer in your front yard, and you think the population is too high

     then why don't you get your gun and shoot some of them.

  From:   Deer Assassins - hunter - BGHS                                                   Ask

                                                                                          11/17/2008            8:50:00 AM

     How long do you think the hunting season should be extended?

 

  From:   Buck Masters - hunter - BGHS                                                          Ask

                                                                                          11/19/2008             8:19:00 AM

     i agree with putting out food to feed the deer. and why not put things out to keep

     the deer out of things you grow.

  From:   Girl With Big Guns - hunter – BGHS                                                 Ask

                                                                                          11/21/2008            8:20:00 AM

     Deer are interesting animals to watch just not when they are eating all the

     shrubbery around your house. Hunting I still feel should be kept in a season and

     people should not have the right to shoot deer right out of their yards. Putting feeds

     away from the house a solution to keep hungry deer away from your plants. Don’t

     you think that if homeowners were allowed to kill right from their porch they would

     just do that instead of trying to find an alternative? What will happen to that meat?

  From:   Girl With Big Guns - hunter – BGHS                                                 Ask

                                                                                          11/25/2008            8:24:00 AM

     I agree that hunting season should be extended and the bag limit should be raised.

     For your personal property damages have you thought about purchasing personal

     property tags?

 

 

 

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