[seacapn]

I didn't realize there WAS deer hunting that close to downtown LA. I usually don't hunt close to metro areas, but I wonder, what is the closest hunting area you know of to a major city?

[Vaquero]

Bowhunting in Westchester County just north of NY City.

Bowhunting and special shotgun season in Suffolk County on Long Island east of NY City.

[Red Badger]

Snipe Hunting in Central Park?..........

[xcamel]

How long do they have to wait for the herds of illegals to move on through?

[Mulch]

I believe the cook county (Chicago) forest preserve was allowing deer hunting(bow) to control the population. Some of this land is probably a few steps away from a starbucks.

[mmercier]

It is only a "forbidden" zone if you get caught.

I know guys who jack everything they can eat wherever they may be, in Massachusetts suburbs no less.

A subsonic round and a plastic pop bottle can get you a lot of venison meatballs.

[MineralMan]

Here in Minnesota, there are so many darned deer that lots of cities in the metro area have bowhunting in the city parks. Permit only, of course, and just a few hunters allowed.

A nice buck wandered through my backyard a couple of days ago, and I live in St. Paul, itself.

For some reason, most folks here don't have fences around their yards, so the wildlife just passes through the yards.

[sgtbono2002]

One of them sorry Bambi looking pieces of crap almost got me the other night on the motorcycle, I had a handful of front brake the front wheel was locked up and I just squeeked through, I hope they kill every stinking one of them in the state. All they do is eat, crap and commit suicide by jumping out in front of cars.

[JerseyHighlander]

You can hunt from less than 20 miles from Manhattan in the NW most area of Bergen County NJ and East most Passaic county..

Six-day Firearm (6 days): Dec. 5 – 10, 2005 Season bag limit is two
antlered deer; however, if hunter harvests two antlered deer, he/she
forfeits the opportunity to harvest an antlered deer during the

Permit Shotgun Season. Only one buck may be taken at a time.
Permit Shotgun Season (1 day): Dec. 14, 2005 Season bag limit is
one deer – which MUST be antlerless if two antlered deer were
harvested during the Six-Day Firearm Season (see Note above).
Hunters may purchase only one special season shotgun permit per
zone.

[Gardener]

I don't know if it would be considered 'major', but you can hunt along the Savannah River in Augusta, Ga. There are a number of hunt clubs on old agricultural land and hunters are allowed on and around the levee. It's not populated by houses, there are a few industries around but downtown is only a 5 minute or less drive away.

[ghostcat]

In Salt lake city a couple of years ago a dear expired on the steps of a popular west bench restaurant after being shot by a bow-hunter(it ran there after being shot)