A deer hunt in Staten Island may be coming soon.

[Rattler]

August 17, 2019

The New York Post reported last week that on Staten Island, N.Y., a three-year $4.1 million deer vasectomy program was in a rut.

White Buffalo, the wildlife-management group that conducted white-tailed deer reduction programs in Mt. Lebanon, was hired in 2016 to control the borough’s whitetails. The deer population estimate is 2,053 — an 8,454% increase in less than a decade — yet many citizens continued to oppose a cull.

Nearly 1,580 bucks were neutered in the world’s first program to curb deer by sterilizing only males. White Buffalo announced that the Staten Island deer count had dropped by 316 animals.

“That means taxpayers have spent $12,975 a head to shave 15% off the huge herd,” wrote The Post.

White Buffalo is attempting to negotiate a five-year $2.5 million extension to its contract, the paper reported. James Oddo, the Staten Island borough president who is pushing for a controlled hunt, said the beneficial results of the program were “still years away.”

“The hard reality of what we must do remains right there in plain view in front of us,” Mr. Otto said. “It’s time we acknowledged it.”

[turkeyfeathers]

Assuming it would be archery only ?

[Rattler]

Most likely.  Shotguns would shoot too far and the noise would scare the locals.  But the deer in SINY would be quite easy to take with a bow as they have very little fear of humans.

[Rattler]

A friend of mine lives down there and sends me pics of bucks he sees when he hikes in that area.  Many are big 10 pointers.  He finds it easy to walk up on them and get withing bow range.  He takes a pic and they walk off as if they are embarrassed they were spotted.  He says quite a few have died of old age.

[steve863]

A deer hunt involving sport hunters will NEVER happen within the five boroughs of NYC.  No need to even think about it.  The city council wants to ban the sale of fur coats and then you think they would be OK with hunting?  Not a chance in the world!!

[Rattler]

The SINY borough President is pushing for it and the tide of opinion on SI is turning now.  The rest of the city may not like it, but I'm not sure they can stop it if SINY citizens and elected officials want it.  There will come a point where the wasted tax dollars will be far too high to ignore and a cull would be needed.  At that point taxpayers can spend millions more to kill the deer, or choose to make money from hunters to offset the cost of the culling.  I would not say never, as never is a very long time.

Edited August 17, 2019 by Rattler

[steve863]

A cull by professional snipers is the only possibility that could ever happen.  A cull involving licensed sport hunters will NEVER happen, I can guarantee you.  Doesn't matter what the SI borough president thinks.  You have a Mayor that is an animal rights nut and a city council president and most likely next Mayor who is an even bigger animal rights nut, so a hunt would be fought tooth and nail by them, and let's not even get into what a media circus a hunt in NYC would be. The media would sway the masses and portray hunters as evil like never before.

[Rattler]

But having paid snipers wantonly kill the deer is OK with these animal lovers?  And the public would support that, even though it isn't close to fair chase when it's done over bait, at night and with rifles using suppressors? 

Seems to me what is lacking is a public service campaign to educate the idiot electorate down there.  If nothing else, it would prevent the city from hiring the snipers and really let the deer population get completely out of control.  That would be just desserts for those fools.

[crappyice]

Marketing marketing marketing...call it a Forest Rehabilitation Program and now you have a cause bleeding hearts get behind. Best way to grow a healthy forest is to rid it of the overpopulation of deer and allow the undergrowth to grow. Oh and by the way it reduces car accidents, protects your invasive home flowers, reduces ticks and feeds the hungry. Gotta sell it bits and girls


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[UWShunter]

It will never happen! As stated before, our mayor, councilman Brannan who has a tattoo that says “meat is murder” & the majority of socialists & vegans on the City Council will make sure it never happens. It’s too bad, because City can generate good $ from tags & homeless can eat some healthy venison instead of KFC.


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[Hunter007]

On 8/17/2019 at 8:21 AM, steve863 said:

A deer hunt involving sport hunters will NEVER happen within the five boroughs of NYC.  No need to even think about it.  The city council wants to ban the sale of fur coats and then you think they would be OK with hunting?  Not a chance in the world!!

I agree, 

The only way is if it's a trangender or LGBT  or what ever they call themselves now hunt  . I have to agree no way they are letting  normal hunting in that area unless they can tie it into  some other liberal cause ..

Like killing deer is good for climate change .

 

 

 

 

Edited August 24, 2019 by Hunter007

[Larry]

I DON'T THINK SO SKIPPY

[Core]

On 8/17/2019 at 8:50 AM, Rattler said:

But having paid snipers wantonly kill the deer is OK with these animal lovers?  And the public would support that, even though it isn't close to fair chase when it's done over bait, at night and with rifles using suppressors? 

Seems to me what is lacking is a public service campaign to educate the idiot electorate down there.  If nothing else, it would prevent the city from hiring the snipers and really let the deer population get completely out of control.  That would be just desserts for those fools.

People cannot be educated. If they allow hunting it will be overrun with cruel trophy hunters.

If it's an official bait mile sniper hunt they can say they are using police, etc. and the populous will happily defer to the authority of it as an unfortunate but necessary event.

[GreeneHunter]

Sounds like a good area for Crossbow Hunting ..... as long as you can take a Snowflake with every Deer !

[Jeremy K]

14 minutes ago, GreeneHunter said:

Sounds like a good area for Crossbow Hunting ..... as long as you can take a Snowflake with every Deer !

Crossbow would keep the LQGBTC crowd happy 

[BizCT]

Crossbow would keep the LQGBTC crowd happy 

Say it to my face! Let’s not forget that it’s one of your WNY buddies who is the “B”


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[Marion]

Say it to my face! Let’s not forget that it’s one of your WNY buddies who is the “B”


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