[fabsroman]

In Maryland we have a deer disaster. Just to give you an idea, about 6 years ago I killed 8 does in one morning and could have probably killed another 8 if common sense didn't get the better of me. As it was, it took me until 4:00 in the afternoon to get them all out of the woods and on the truck so we could drive them to the local processor that processed them for the Hunters Feeding the Hungry Program. Of course, that processor was 30+ minutes away. On another afternoon, I killed 3 does easily, and could have killed a couple more.

Here, there are counties where we can kill as many does as we want in a day and in the season. There is no limit. It used to be that you could kill a single buck, then you had to kill 2 does, and then you could pay an additional $10 to get another buck tag or you could continue killing does for free.

FYI - I have been suffering from something for about 2 months now, and while none of the doctors' tests have come back positive, we think it is Lyme and I am taking the antibiotics for it. I have started to get better since I started taking the antibiotics, so I am keeping my fingers crossed. Anyway, the reason I bring this up is because I did some research on Lyme disease. It turns out that Maryland is #6 in the country, with the states ahead of it being north of it and on the east coast (e.g., Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and I believe New Jersey). Maybe they can use vehicle/auto accident statistics and Lyme disease statistics to determine how many deer to kill.

Me, if I can get out to the fields this year I am going to kill almost every one I can see. The farmers prefer that too.