Rating ****
- Excellent
This basically sums up the complex
and lengthy process of being able to hunt deer in the city. This is quite
extensive since the process of being able to hunt in the suburbs is just as
equally lengthy, however it’s quite thorough. It includes such things as where
and how you should set up hunting, the ways of which to approach in regards to
wind, and most importantly the rules of engagement and citizen cautions. It
specifically explains too, that you should get written permission from land
owners (the ones of which you are hunting on) and keep it one you, warn any
families that if you are hunting anywhere nearby their houses, as well as
conservation officials, and police. It even tells you to only take shots you
know you can take and be successful with, since it may offend someone to have a
dead deer in their yard. Also if you make a successful kill, then load it into
your vehicle promptly as it may be unsettling to other bystanders.
I was quite amazed that ‘suburban hunting’ was
even a thing that people do, nevertheless legally. It is also something
becoming more common due to some animals coming into expanding human suburbs
more and more. It’s kind of made me have mixed feelings. I’ve heard of hunting
accidents in the past (part of the reason hunters now generally need to wear a
certain surface area amount of bright orange) and I feel kind of worried about
suburban hunting. Let’s leave making sure the animal has a quick death out of
the picture and talk trigger control, or I guess string control perhaps in this
case. A very important lesson that seems to have one stupid hunter who doesn’t
remember it is 1. Know your target. 2. Know what’s behind your target. With a
bow it isn’t quite as big a deal to know what’s behind your target as most
arrows shouldn’t go through what you’re shooting at unless it’s a squirrel or
something similar. What is very
important in suburban hunting is knowing
your target. I cannot stress this point enough, because you are hunting in
or near suburbs it is inevitable that you will have human contact and must be
very aware that the moving thing that looks kinda like a deer, isn’t a tanned
human on their hands and knees, playing with their kid. However, provided they
have the discipline (and of course everybody’s ok with this) it should be
alright to hunt in a suburban environment. In fact I might even be tempted to
try this one day.
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