Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 21:15     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't mind at all, except that I worry about shooting accidents.

Deer are spreaders of ticks that cause Lyme disease, OP. You don't want a deer overpopulation near you. Deer are a major cause of accidents. Two of my husband's colleagues were nearly killed by deer collisions at dusk.

I love animals. But there's a limit.


How many people have been shot in the past?



Nobody knows.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 21:11     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:I don't mind at all, except that I worry about shooting accidents.

Deer are spreaders of ticks that cause Lyme disease, OP. You don't want a deer overpopulation near you. Deer are a major cause of accidents. Two of my husband's colleagues were nearly killed by deer collisions at dusk.

I love animals. But there's a limit.


How many people have been shot in the past?
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 21:10     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
They do this every year. They keep the population stable this way. Nothing new.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 20:50     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:If there are too many deer, ALL the deer will die.


Yes but there are fewer deer than 5 years ago when they started planning.
The issue is not insufficient food. County staff plant native saplings and deer being indigenous like them.
I prefer deer.
Arlington trees routinely fall on power lines.
Team Deer.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 20:48     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
It’s about time.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 20:42     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
I don't mind at all, except that I worry about shooting accidents.

Deer are spreaders of ticks that cause Lyme disease, OP. You don't want a deer overpopulation near you. Deer are a major cause of accidents. Two of my husband's colleagues were nearly killed by deer collisions at dusk.

I love animals. But there's a limit.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 20:40     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:OP here. I like seeing wild animals. We do have foxes and coyotes as well as deer, rabbits and squirrels along the trails.
I do greet them. And I will be communicating with the deer.


It might be time to lay off the 'shrooms.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 19:53     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:OP here. I like seeing wild animals. We do have foxes and coyotes as well as deer, rabbits and squirrels along the trails.
I do greet them. And I will be communicating with the deer.




If you hear them talking back, you should see a doctor.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 15:33     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
If there are too many deer, ALL the deer will die.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 15:32     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Hope they get them all. Please. Get them.

I love venison jerky!
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 14:37     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
OP here. I like seeing wild animals. We do have foxes and coyotes as well as deer, rabbits and squirrels along the trails.
I do greet them. And I will be communicating with the deer.


Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 14:30     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:Saw signs up on the Four Mile Run trail south of Rt 50 heading to Sparrow Pond.

Single sharpshooter, food bait.

Be sure to say goodbye to any deer you see. Tell your kids they will be shot and eaten.



Why would anyone say good bye to a random wild animal?

Do you say good bye to squirrels too?
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 13:52     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Finally! So much handwringing over nothing.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 13:40     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:Saw signs up on the Four Mile Run trail south of Rt 50 heading to Sparrow Pond.

Single sharpshooter, food bait.

Be sure to say goodbye to any deer you see. Tell your kids they will be shot and eaten.



Good. Unchecked deer populations ruin the environment. Would you rather we reintroduce wolves to keep nature in balance?
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 13:37     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Saw signs up on the Four Mile Run trail south of Rt 50 heading to Sparrow Pond.

Single sharpshooter, food bait.

Be sure to say goodbye to any deer you see. Tell your kids they will be shot and eaten.