School: North Harford High/ Class:
Environmental science 2
Teacher: Mrs O'leary
POV Group Name:
The homeowner group... 4
students
Date: 11/10/2006/ Time: 11:39 AM
Homeowner Deer are very overpopulated and this is a big
problem to me. First of all the deer are very hazardous
and can cause many collisions at night because you can’t
see them and they don’t move out of the way. For example
deer caused over 68,000 accidents in 1996. Also the deer
feed on my gardens putting all my hard earned time to
waste. This is a huge problem and it needs to stop.
There are many reasons deer are overpopulated. One
reason is there are few natural predators around, such
as wolves, bears, and lynx, to keep deer populations in
check. Another reason is there are restrictions on
hunting near areas populated by humans. Another reason
is deer are prolific reproducers, which means one buck
(male deer) can mate with several does (female deer).
Finally another reason is suburban neighborhoods offer
deer a nutritious diet of ornamental plants and
fertilized lawns. There are various different solutions
to these problems. One solution is to increase the
amount of hunting days. But take only responsible shots
at deer to ensure a quick, clean kill. For most, that's
a shot 20 yards or less at a deer broadside. Another
solution is to relocate excess deer to other areas. This
includes the use of trapping, netting and/or
immobilization for the purpose of capturing and
relocating deer. Another solution is to start using
repellants and fencing to either contain deer to a
certain area or to keep them out of a certain area. Also
we could begin using contraceptive agents to manage deer
numbers. We have proof this works because wild horses on
Assateague Island have been successfully managed using
this method. Another thing we could do is to start
releasing predators for deer population control, wolves
and mountain lions efficiently hunt white-tailed deer.
Finally we could manage deer numbers through
Sharpshooters. Sharpshooters can be an effective means
of controlling deer populations and has successfully
been implemented in several locations. This also has
some benefits over letting the public hunt them instead
because there is less accidents.
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School: Hampshire High School/ Class:
1st Block Enviromental Science
Teacher: Bill Moore
POV Group Name:
1st Block Homeowners 6
students
Date: 11/08/2006/ Time: 08:43 AM
Deer are
a major factor in todays rural society. In some ways
they benefit homeowners but in some ways they have
negative effects. Such as destroying wildlife and making
ruts in a yard. They are an over populated species that
sometimes needs to be taken care of. But in other ways
they have positive effects. Such as eating weeds and
supplying us with food and clothing in some ways. They
tear up flowers and sometimes cause automobile
accidents. I have heard some people talk about the feces
in the yard. the insurance policys are higher because of
the deer in the area. Some people put up fences to stop
the deer but to no prevail. They damage many shubs that
are planted by man. In my opinion the deer in my area
don't go after any other plants but the ones my family
plants.
Thoughtful Questions
From:
Foresters/
Class_Name: Env. 2/ Teacher:
Laura Oleary/ School: NHHS/
Date:
Tuesday, November 14, 2006/ Time: 12:46
PM
You said deer benifit the homeowners but never described
how...how do deer benifit homeowners??
From: The
Farmers/ Class_Name: Environmental
science 2/ Teacher: Mrs. O'Leary/
School: North Harford High School/
Askee:
Homeowners/ Date: Tuesday, November
14, 2006/ Time: 12:55 PM
1. How is deer being a
major factor a benfit to homeowners? 2. Why do you
believe the deer only go after your family's plants?
Don't they eat anything else? 3. Do you really think
that having sharpshooters in neighborhoods is safe?
From:
insurance/
Class_Name: Ag1/ Teacher:
Mr. halterman/ School: East Hardy /
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006/
Time: 01:24 PM
How much damage truly does the deer cause to the home in
the year, and why would deer come into a front yard in
the day or night. For or to tear up the bushes or to get
a little food. Not saying they won't but it does not
happen that offen.
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School: Hampshire High School/ Class:
2nd pd Environmental Earth Science
Teacher: Mr.Moore
POV Group Name:
Homeowners/7
Date: 11/08/2006/ Time: 10:21 AM
We are
the homeowners of West Virginia and we do not like the
fact that there is an over population of deer within our
state. Our reasons for not liking the over population is
as follows: They trample all of our gardens, in which we
grow some fruit, vegetables, and flowers. They are a
hazard to our safety when driving down roads, since they
tend to appear out of nowhere. They also are ruining the
forests and woods around our homes in which lower a
houses value when thinking about the possibility of
selling it. Now our solutions to these problems are also
as follows: Allowing hunters to hunt multiple seasons
instead of the amount that they are currently allotted.
As well as putting up a deer fence around a specific
amount of land in problem areas. Now as to the people
who should pay for such things it should be our fellow
tax payers as well as us. Because they should care about
they’re property value and how the scenery around
they’re home looks.
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School: North Harford High School/ Class:
Environmental Science II
Teacher: Mrs. O' Leary
POV Group Name:
One Homeowner
Date: 11/10/2006/ Time: 11:28 AM
Deer
cause major problems in a homeowner’s life. First things
first, they’re all over the road! This leads to
preventable car accidents for us and our kids who jut
got there license and a new car, that costs us money out
of our own pockets (not the deer) that normally we don’t
have. Also, the deer eat the vegetable plants we grow,
and even get into our own flower gardens which we also
pay for out of our own bank accounts! There are simple
solutions that we could take to easily reduce the risk
of the problems. We could extend our hunting seasons
even if we make it all year round. We could also take
the limits off of how many can be killed each year. This
would reduce the population greatly, but not too much.
This is only my opinion on being a homeowner with the
deer population problem.
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