[Flycatcher]

Wow. I had no idea it was that bad out there. I'm a Westerner, and animal overpopulation is easily solved here (in exactly the way you think). But, of course, Eastern libs don't think the same way as Western pioneers. You almost have two enemies to contend with: the deer and the libs. Too bad you can't erect a fence to keep the libs out. If only...!

My problem out in the desert is rabbits. They like to eat anything I plant, so I have to erect small enclosures to keep them out. I'm a big fan of coyotes though. They are everyday visitors on my desert acreage, and occasionally I see one pass by with a rabbit in its mouth. Nice to see Nature at work...

[Ladysforest]

I’d rather have the deer than the libs - at least the deer are NORMAL.

We have coy-dogs too. Not too many right in the village, but step 1/4 mile out and there they are. Bob cats too. Lots of bear.

In our village back yards are the deer, turkey, fox, raccoon, opossum. Occasionally a bear does wander thru here - we have a stream on the edge of the property here which they all use.

A bunch of NYers did not buy deer permit this year to protest Cuomo’s gun law, the SAFE Act. So I heard an advertisement a few months ago that there were still a ton of “doe” permits to be had. Usually those go very quickly. My husband sat this year out.