Anonymous
Post 01/26/2026 10:40     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If there are too many deer, ALL the deer will die.


This is what some do not grasp. There are too many deer in Arlington for the available food and not enough natural predators to keep the ecosystem in balance. Reducing the deer herd size to a level that keeps the ecosystem in balance is important.


No evidence provided that is the case in Arlington. It's all for the $$$$ for the stupid twigs they plant in wire enclosures after defoliating huge areas in the name of conservation.


You are a special kind of stupid.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2026 10:36     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:I hate the thought of living creatures suffering from being shot.


In a truly natural environment, they would be taken down as prey by wolves or mountain lions. Would you rather we have those in the woods behind your house?
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2026 10:29     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:I hate the thought of living creatures suffering from being shot.


I feel the same way about yeast. I can't eat bread or drink beer any more.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2026 09:03     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
I hate the thought of living creatures suffering from being shot.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2026 08:51     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
It's not just about them starving they'll be hit my cars and also crowd out other populations. So the county feeding them could lead to other serious problems. Even kept curated populations where the deer are essentially livestock have to cull.

It's the humane option to shoot them rather than have them suffer.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2026 08:49     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.




I will show my children the Disney classic, “Bambi.”
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 12:37     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.




And people like you vote unfortunately


I vote Republican in local Arlington elections because the Peoples Republic of Arlington is a money pit of waste.


But Democrat in state and national
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 12:27     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:
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.




And people like you vote unfortunately


I vote Republican in local Arlington elections because the Peoples Republic of Arlington is a money pit of waste.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 12:23     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.




And people like you vote unfortunately
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 11:27     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If there are too many deer, ALL the deer will die.


This is what some do not grasp. There are too many deer in Arlington for the available food and not enough natural predators to keep the ecosystem in balance. Reducing the deer herd size to a level that keeps the ecosystem in balance is important.


No evidence provided that is the case in Arlington. It's all for the $$$$ for the stupid twigs they plant in wire enclosures after defoliating huge areas in the name of conservation.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 11:25     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If there are too many deer, ALL the deer will die.


This is what some do not grasp. There are too many deer in Arlington for the available food and not enough natural predators to keep the ecosystem in balance. Reducing the deer herd size to a level that keeps the ecosystem in balance is important.


The county could feed the deer instead. They could hire some people to provide delicious, healthy meals.


They could use sterilization but shooting is cheaper. And they meatwash it by saying it goes to feed the needy.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 11:23     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:They do this every year. They keep the population stable this way. Nothing new.

Never before in Arlington.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 11:20     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If there are too many deer, ALL the deer will die.


This is what some do not grasp. There are too many deer in Arlington for the available food and not enough natural predators to keep the ecosystem in balance. Reducing the deer herd size to a level that keeps the ecosystem in balance is important.


The county could feed the deer instead. They could hire some people to provide delicious, healthy meals.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 10:46     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:If there are too many deer, ALL the deer will die.


This is what some do not grasp. There are too many deer in Arlington for the available food and not enough natural predators to keep the ecosystem in balance. Reducing the deer herd size to a level that keeps the ecosystem in balance is important.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 08:40     Subject: Arlington County is starting to shoot the deer
Anonymous wrote:
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.


OK. So, it must be at least one then. But if we have one "accident" then we almost certainly have had two.