It looks like the flowers win out over the tree huggers...

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Chapel Hill Looks To Curb Deer Population

Residents in the Mt. Bolus neighborhood petitioned the council last year listing the problems the deer are causing, ranging from driving hazards to gardens being torn up.
"This is a health and safety issue," said Mary Mendell, Chapel Hill resident. "I'm concerned about ticks, lime disease, and driving safety."
Butch Kisiah, the town's Parks and Recreation director, presented some options to the council of ways residents could try to help limit the damage from deers. He said things like certain types of landscaping and plant selection can deter deer from coming onto property. Another option includes residents putting up 8 foot fences to keep the deer out, but that may cause problems if they live a town historic district.
As far as population control, bow hunting could also be an option. Some surrounding areas, like Pittsboro and Duke Forest, are using urban archery programs to help control the population. Kisiah said they haven't done any specific scientific research yet if archery works as it can take years to see if it's effective or not.
"We have more research to do," said Kisiah. "It's an emotional issue and decision on how to do that is one of educating the public on how to help their own property."
The council voted to get more information on bow hunting as well as other options including deer sterilization and putting up fences to keep the deer out.
If the town wants to participate in an urban archery program starting in 2011, it has until April 2010 to get enrolled in the program.



Some Chapel Hill residents spoke before the town council Monday night to talk about their concerns of the overpopulation of deer in their neighborhoods.

[offshore]

Let me in there backyards I will take care of the problem!! Can do a little Deerscaping!!

[merry marlin]

The Body Shops won't be happy but here in Pittsboro we're thinning out the herd this month...
MM

[Robja]

Sure would make my job easier. I am sick of all the Deer claims I see. Going to Chapel Hill to a ballgame at night I see tons of them.

[Ed k]

Kinda like a guy asked me today about keeping geese out of his yard. He wanted to know if I knew of a way to keep them away, my reply was I sure do let me go get the 12 ga and I'll relocate them to my dinner table. He didn't like that answer as it was cruel to shoot them. I told him then he can just keep stepping in goose shit as killing them is the only way to get rid of them.

[Robja]

Kinda like a guy asked me today about keeping geese out of his yard. He wanted to know if I knew of a way to keep them away, my reply was I sure do let me go get the 12 ga and I'll relocate them to my dinner table. He didn't like that answer as it was cruel to shoot them. I told him then he can just keep stepping in goose shit as killing them is the only way to get rid of them.

Or he could paint his yard Blue like the field in Boise

[seapower]

Everyone take a week to 10 day vacation and let "Beaglewoman" and her "crew" in to do some real thinnin' of the herd. Run for the hill's Bambi!!!! Frank

[thoffman]

plenty of boys around here that could take the population down. I here they did away with the dog huntin in northern orange, open it up down there and it would be box worthy to come up and film it. It would be a one to put in the vault for sure. crackapowa, im down with it.

[Ed k]

Or he could paint his yard Blue like the field in Boise

That wouldn't be anywhere near as fun as what I had planned and not as tastey either.

[Capt_John]

I remember when they first started building Landfall in Wilmington and the same for the private plantations in SC. All the rich people moving down from up north loved the deer and wanted to have them as "pets" in their yards. As soon as they started eating up millions of dollars in custom landscaping, they were begging for hunters to come thin them out.