Arlington Co. and its deer problem

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you hear this, the county wants to pay people to shoot the deer. How is this ethical or safe, what will they do when a sharpshooter mistakenly shoots a child by accident?

https://wtop.com/arlington/2024/06/arlington-co-recommends-sharpshooters-to-reduce-deer-population-in-county-parks/

It’s not “shooting deer.” ITS COLD BLOODED MURDER !!

Deer aren't people.

[Anonymous]

I found 2 baby deer in my yard last spring - they were beautiful. I wish there was another way to handle this issue rather than shooting them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I found 2 baby deer in my yard last spring - they were beautiful. I wish there was another way to handle this issue rather than shooting them.

We could try to introduce wolves to the area. Would you prefer that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I found 2 baby deer in my yard last spring - they were beautiful. I wish there was another way to handle this issue rather than shooting them.

We could try to introduce wolves to the area. Would you prefer that?

I would. We need to rewild Arlington and push all urbanization back into the District.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well Arlington has signed the contract for deer shooting starting in about 6 weeks.
The Arl Now story has a map of the parks near you where they will bait and shoot at $3500 a night for a total of $59k.


https://www.arlnow.com/2025/12/09/sharpshooters-to-begin-hunting-arlington-deer-in-february-in-controversial-program/

Brilliant plan Arlington; just bloody brilliant

Invite armed rednecks in to shoot off guns all night long (my dogs will be miserable for days) just to murder innocent, defenceless baby deer.

FFS !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well Arlington has signed the contract for deer shooting starting in about 6 weeks.
The Arl Now story has a map of the parks near you where they will bait and shoot at $3500 a night for a total of $59k.


https://www.arlnow.com/2025/12/09/sharpshooters-to-begin-hunting-arlington-deer-in-february-in-controversial-program/

Brilliant plan Arlington; just bloody brilliant

Invite armed rednecks in to shoot off guns all night long (my dogs will be miserable for days) just to murder innocent, defenceless baby deer.

FFS !

Defenseless. This isn't the UK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well Arlington has signed the contract for deer shooting starting in about 6 weeks.
The Arl Now story has a map of the parks near you where they will bait and shoot at $3500 a night for a total of $59k.


https://www.arlnow.com/2025/12/09/sharpshooters-to-begin-hunting-arlington-deer-in-february-in-controversial-program/

Brilliant plan Arlington; just bloody brilliant

Invite armed rednecks in to shoot off guns all night long (my dogs will be miserable for days) just to murder innocent, defenceless baby deer.

FFS !

You claim to care about the lives of animals - but you admit to owning multiple dogs???

WTAF?


Are you just a troll who got a little sloppy? Or are you a stark raving hypocrite who thinks your own actions are somehow above reproach? You said “your dogs” - so clearly you possess these animals, is that correct? And you don’t see a problem with that?


Animals are not here for your amusement or to be your little slave/companions. You screech about wanting to protect deer while not seeing your own brutality.


What a loon you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well Arlington has signed the contract for deer shooting starting in about 6 weeks.
The Arl Now story has a map of the parks near you where they will bait and shoot at $3500 a night for a total of $59k.


https://www.arlnow.com/2025/12/09/sharpshooters-to-begin-hunting-arlington-deer-in-february-in-controversial-program/

Brilliant plan Arlington; just bloody brilliant

Invite armed rednecks in to shoot off guns all night long (my dogs will be miserable for days) just to murder innocent, defenceless baby deer.

FFS !

You claim to care about the lives of animals - but you admit to owning multiple dogs???

WTAF?


Are you just a troll who got a little sloppy? Or are you a stark raving hypocrite who thinks your own actions are somehow above reproach? You said “your dogs” - so clearly you possess these animals, is that correct? And you don’t see a problem with that?


Animals are not here for your amusement or to be your little slave/companions. You screech about wanting to protect deer while not seeing your own brutality.


What a loon you are.

+1
Plus, she would rather the baby dear startve to death, which I guess in her mind is much more humane. Truly idiotic.

[Anonymous]

They aren't shooting them because they are starving. They are shooting them because the arborist lobby and the County Staff don't want them eating the trees they waste our money on planting inside little wire cages, where they die from drought.

It's basically sentient mammals killed in family groups after being baited with food, so that County favored vegetation can grow better. Plants over mammals.

It's twisted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They aren't shooting them because they are starving. They are shooting them because the arborist lobby and the County Staff don't want them eating the trees they waste our money on planting inside little wire cages, where they die from drought.

It's basically sentient mammals killed in family groups after being baited with food, so that County favored vegetation can grow better. Plants over mammals.

It's twisted.

Arborist lobby?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They aren't shooting them because they are starving. They are shooting them because the arborist lobby and the County Staff don't want them eating the trees they waste our money on planting inside little wire cages, where they die from drought.

It's basically sentient mammals killed in family groups after being baited with food, so that County favored vegetation can grow better. Plants over mammals.

It's twisted.

Troll better

[Anonymous]

The good citizens of Arlington should adopt the deer and make them family pets.

[Anonymous]

Venison jerky is pretty good. Do they at least butcher the deer they shoot?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They aren't shooting them because they are starving. They are shooting them because the arborist lobby and the County Staff don't want them eating the trees they waste our money on planting inside little wire cages, where they die from drought.

It's basically sentient mammals killed in family groups after being baited with food, so that County favored vegetation can grow better. Plants over mammals.

It's twisted.

iow, the tree lobby

[Anonymous]

Yeah the effing naturalist lobby
https://armn.org/deer-population-and-forest-health/

Staff don't even live in Arlington but get to choose and board just nods meekly.

The second poll showed remarkable reversal in opinion about lethal means but no one ever answered questions about differences in sample dise, response rates, responder demographics. It was rigged.