Allegheny Highlands Deer Herd Management Survey

 
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1. Should the counties of Alleghany, Bath, and Highland engage in efforts to enhance and improve our deer herd population and management?
2. Should such activities include petitioning the Commonwealth of Virginia's Game Commission for stricter hunting rules and regulations, applicable to our region, that enhances or improves deer populations and management?
3. Should new hunting rules and regulations be imposed:
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limiting the number deer taken in a single season?
limiting the number of general deer hunting days allowed?
limiting the number of doe hunting days allowed?
creating Antler restrictions on one buck?
creating Antler restrictions on both bucks?
creating stricter fines and penalties for game violations?
add early chase/kill season in october for bear?
extend (nonchase) bear season throughout deer season?
add feeding year round?
4. What do you believe has the greatest impact on the deer herd?
5. How many days a year do you hunt deer?
6. What, if any, antler restrictions should be placed on bucks?
7. Should such activities include working with federal, state, and local partners to develop habitat through better forest and land management that enhances or improves deer populations and management? Such as:
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Controlled burns?
Timber cutting / sales?
Food plot restoration / development?
Temporary closure of certain areas to hunting (revolving sanctuaries)?
8. What steps should be taken for coyote management?
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re-implementation of bounty system?
sponsored trapping programs?
landowner / hunter education programs?
9. Should land owners be given incentives or tax breaks to create better habitat on private property?
10. Should the deer season be limited as follows:
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Late muzzle loading season be limited to two weeks ending before January 1st.?
shorten early muzzle loading season to one week?
eliminate killing of doe during bow season?
shorten October bow season to two weeks?
shorten rifle season to one week?
only allow rifle season for two weeks (No bow or muzzle loader season)
moratorium for one year on National Forest Lands
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