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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The library had a program and a book talk. Apparently some culling operations  in yards is via nets and bolt guns. Book described the "eee eee eee" cries of fawns being killed. It's not painless.
See The Age of Deer pp 190-194.

I am not supportive of culling 40% of the deer.
But I encourage supporters to be clear just what means are planned. Just sharpshooter and head shots? Or....????

Not in my yard. [/quote]

You don't headshot a deer. The skull is quite thick and a small target [/quote]

Well how do they get the instant, painless kills Arlington says will happen? Or is that bull?
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The original poster is conflating trapping deer with nets and using a bolt gun with "sharpshooters performing a headshot," no doubt to create confusion around the issue. If the deer is immobilized, then a bolt gun would be viable. If you are hunting with a gun as a "sharpshooter," you are not going to aim for a tiny target like the head. You aim for the heart/lungs and use a projectile with sufficient kinetic energy to send the deer into shock.

Arlington previously used a deer sterilization program that was roughly $1,000/deer. [/quote]

This is also ridiculous. They must think the deer need mental health counseling after the procedure or something because this is overpriced. . My vet only charged me $200 to sterilize my dog so that seems steep. [/quote]

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