Sudivision Deer Population Problem

[Greg79]

In no way do I agree with shooting rifles out there. I was only referring to bow hunting. I have seen some bad shots people have made but they are probably kids that have no hunting ethics and weren't brought up hunting. As far as the gun fire goes you will always have that. You can't stop all the poachers. As far as it being a dangerous place to live.....your prob right. I would stay out of that neighborhood. More space for me. Lol

[Aggie_bowtech]

I'm in! Also, I sell and service water and Wastewater pumps. I could help you out with that, let me know!

[DRT]

I'm in! Also, I sell and service water and Wastewater pumps. I could help you out with that, let me know!

That's funny. I worked on them for 30 years with the Fort Worth water department. What company you with and what brands do you rep?

[Draco]

Check with Bisch on here. His sub, Fountain Wood allows property owner hunting. I think Bisch killed like nine one year. Right across the road is Sun City and they spent $40,000 last year to trap and move deer.

[Aggie_bowtech]

That's funny. I worked on them for 30 years with the Fort Worth water department. What company you with and what brands do you rep?

PM sent

[TxBobcat]

We are able to bow hunt our property. I live in a subdivision that is loaded with deer and it's a good way to control the population.

Bar x resident myself. Have had as many as 30 deer under my feeder at one time as well as a couple nice bucks. Just can't bring myself to kill em, doesn't seem sporting. But to each his own. I too have heard rifle shots that seemed awful close but I just assumed they were on private property behind pony trail. I do know that some idiot recently just stopped on quarter horse and blasted a deer with a rifle at 7 in the morning a few weeks ago. Thankfully I heard the wardens caught him. That's what scares me about this place is the randoms who are dumb enough to come sling bullets in our neighborhood.

[KELLEY68]

Been a resident of BarX for 15yrs and a avid bow hunter for 35 yrs. Repeating what TxBobcat posted I also can't bring myself to kill em. And it darn sure shouldnt be called hunting. The vast majority of these deer are very tame. Can drive a riding lawn mower within 30yds of a group laying in the shade and maybe a couple will even stand up. In early 2000s there would be 10-15 bucks under my feeder every day when it went off. Now maybe 2-3 bucks but the same number of doe as earlier. Not many doe being killed! I have also heard lots of gun shots thru the years that I know we're in the subdivision and not on the old ranch headquarters property. It's only a matter of time before a stray bullet goes thru someone's home. Just hope it misses the occupants!

[rocky]

Bar x resident myself. Have had as many as 30 deer under my feeder at one time as well as a couple nice bucks. Just can't bring myself to kill em, doesn't seem sporting. But to each his own. I too have heard rifle shots that seemed awful close but I just assumed they were on private property behind pony trail. I do know that some idiot recently just stopped on quarter horse and blasted a deer with a rifle at 7 in the morning a few weeks ago. Thankfully I heard the wardens caught him. That's what scares me about this place is the randoms who are dumb enough to come sling bullets in our neighborhood.

Been a resident of BarX for 15yrs and a avid bow hunter for 35 yrs. Repeating what TxBobcat posted I also can't bring myself to kill em. And it darn sure shouldnt be called hunting. The vast majority of these deer are very tame. Can drive a riding lawn mower within 30yds of a group laying in the shade and maybe a couple will even stand up. In early 2000s there would be 10-15 bucks under my feeder every day when it went off. Now maybe 2-3 bucks but the same number of doe as earlier. Not many doe being killed! I have also heard lots of gun shots thru the years that I know we're in the subdivision and not on the old ranch headquarters property. It's only a matter of time before a stray bullet goes thru someone's home. Just hope it misses the occupants!

I would think that with a population this out of whack, there is realistically only one way to deal with it.
Kill deer.
Quit feeding.
Never understood subdivisions having population issues and feeding deer at same time.

[perfectstorm]

Bar x resident myself. Have had as many as 30 deer under my feeder at one time as well as a couple nice bucks. Just can't bring myself to kill em, doesn't seem sporting. But to each his own. I too have heard rifle shots that seemed awful close but I just assumed they were on private property behind pony trail. I do know that some idiot recently just stopped on quarter horse and blasted a deer with a rifle at 7 in the morning a few weeks ago. Thankfully I heard the wardens caught him. That's what scares me about this place is the randoms who are dumb enough to come sling bullets in our neighborhood.

Because they read online that if you go to that subdivision you can find 30 deer under a feeder!

[Limbwalker]

If and when you get it sorted out, give me a call. I'll come help set things up. I'm just down the road in Columbus and know that course/area pretty well. I also know the TPWD biologists there pretty well.

Hope it works out for you guys.

Done right, I don't think it will be a big deal, esp. in LaGrange. If it were Austin or San Marcos or Dallas - different story...

But that's about as ideal a location to hunt (whether rifle or bow) neighborhood deer as you could ask for, since the houses are only on one side and the river provides a good safety buffer between there and the rest of town.

John