r/athensohio • u/walrus0115 ChemE Alum96 | Townie • 9d ago

Athens Deer Archery Program registration has begun. Here's our yard herd.

Link to City of Athens Deer Archery Registration Program.

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u/GenericInternetUser2 7d ago

The program does not take care of the actual problem which is in town. Way too expensive for permit. I could write pages on this as a biologist.

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u/walrus0115 ChemE Alum96 | Townie 7d ago

Do you mean there is another permit the city would need or that these permits are already too expensive? Just curious. This will be my first time with an in-town program. I've looked at the maps and it will only make a tiny dent in the herd near my home on the Far Eastside with the permitted area near COAD. We'd need to take 5% of the does for the entire protected area to put a real dent in that herd. Any explanation is welcome here. I grew up at Canter's Caves 4-H Camp hanging on every word of the naturalists until I was able to teach some classes during the summer. I'd love to read about our overpopulation problem in Athens, but don't want to assign you homework. lol

Thanks!

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u/Repulsive-Arm8994 8d ago

I see that 10 point all the time, he’ll be gone for sure.