DEER KILLED AT AIR FORCE BASE!

http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/158491.php




"KILL THEM ALL AND LET GOD SORT THEM OUT"

Some good cooments there. I agree with trapping them and relocating them , sad waste of a beautiful deer.

Sorry guys, I don't see the waste. Says in the article that the meat went to charity.

Ft Huachuca is an Army post.

IAhunter, I know what your saying , but when these men were told to kill the deer , how much thought went into proper shot placement as to not ruin as little meat as possible. This is Government remember.I believe they went and shot the hell out of this herd , some deer weren't too shot up too bad and thus comes the giving of some meat to make the event not seem so bad.
Now I'm not saying they don't have the right to have the deer taken out but there are ways to do it. Here in NM on White Sands missle range when oryx get into the areas work is happening, the Game & Fish along with the Missle Range conduct depradation hunts....The animals are removed and money is made and the three parties involved are happy....

there are disabled hunt there every year, they should allow youth hunts as well, more hunters = less deer. I can't draw a friggin tag to hunt here but they are just knocking them over down there. my 14 year old son and myself would have been happier than poopy to go hunting down there- why were hunters not allowed ?
I'll bet that if asked several of the deer/hunting organizations around arizona would have pitched in and moved those deer. I would have volunteered my time and $ to help dammitt !!!!!
M WAITE, AZ.

NM,
I would have to disagree with the tactics you ssume were used at Ft Huachuca. I am intimately familiar with Department of Defense Wildlife Management practices. In fact, I am involved with the Bird-Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) program at the Air Force Base directly adjacent to White Sands Missile Range (Holloman AFB) and has worked with Deer-Aircraft Strike Hazard (DASH) programs at other DoD installations. The fact of the matter is that the programs are part of a huge Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan at every installation and that every effort is made to co-exist with nature without negative impact and humane methods (Game and Fish Specialists) are used to eradicate problem animals as a last effort. Today's military bends over backwards to cater to everyone, and this includes animals.

As far as the hunting goes, many installations allow hunting. In fact, I can hunt ducks on Lake Holloman (and so can you). The simple fact of the matter is that rifles and runways don't mix. Most installations allow hunting on "the back forty".

Just Sayin' My Piece,


DC