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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Deer in the yard
Check out www.Deerintheyard.com
The first video on there is really great.
A link for us?
The mama doe is calling her fawn. It's hilarious.
The first video on there is really great.
A link for us?
The mama doe is calling her fawn. It's hilarious.
Sandy Baker
Here's something interesting. Found this looking over Sandy's web site. http://www.deerproofyourgarden.com/
Apparantly Solon co-sponsored the April 2009 seminar in Pepper Pike. Does anyone remember hearing about that?
If you like, I can try to put something together over the weekend.
This is great. I have a terrible headache so will write an intro for Sandy in the AM.
I have a lovely photo of her. She is very pretty
Found this very brief mention in the minutes for Council:
Council 10047 April 20, 2009
COMMENTS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION:
Mayor Patton said Sunday is the Earth Day celebration and encouraged residents to attend at the Community Park Parking lot.
Mayor Patton said on Saturday, April 25th, Solon will co-sponsor a seminar regarding options for deer proofing gardens. The seminar will take place at the Daisy Hill Nursery in Hunting Valley and at the Orange Public Library. Information is available on the city website and there is no cost for the seminar.
Maybe this is why they ignored her attempts to contact them. They figure they've already done the seminar. "Too bad if you missed the mention!"
I do but it was barely a bleep on the radar. When I brought her here the first time she presented at Petitti's, Eagle Creek, Seven Hills Rec center (the mayor let us use it for free) and the Aurora parks and rec center. Every venue was packed. I got her on the Sat morning radio show too with Anthony Petitti. It was a huge success and both garden centers asked her to come back. People LOVE her. She really knows her stuff. She shows a video interviewing people that have beautiful gardens, tons of roses even.
The OH State Master Gardeners extension co-hosted the Seven Hills venue.
The guy that won the Scarecrow (over $100) at the Eagle Creek seminar said to me last year that even his Day Lillies have come back and the Scarecrow works like a charm. Unfortunately he will not go public. Sandy asked him to take photos of his yard and he could be anonymous. No reply. What is wrong with people.
The folks in Grand Haven MI started what they call their Deer Garden or something like that and Sandy gave a presentation there. Actually that's a really great idea for us to propose. A community deer friendly garden. We can teach the lets kill to protect tulips crowd it can be done!
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Web Suggestions
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> As I promised earlier, I looked over the homepage and have a few suggestions.
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> 1. The sidebar: I find the arrows confusing.
> I'd make all the topics one shade and color.
Let's talk about that one, I think it can be fixed.
> As I promised earlier, I looked over the homepage and have a few suggestions.
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> 1. The sidebar: I find the arrows confusing.
> I'd make all the topics one shade and color.
Let's talk about that one, I think it can be fixed.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
FAQ Articles
Need Articles to more fully answer these questions on FAQs page.
Q. But the dead deer will go to feed people? The city spent over $500/deer to have them killed. You could feed more people with $500 of groceries than you can with the usable meat from one deer.
Both these agencies ODOW and USDA WS receive the bulk of their funding from hunting interests. Their goal is to expand hunting into urban environments and thus earn more in hunting fees. They have a serious conflict of interest.
Q. What about the destruction of the understory?
A field researcher for the Metropark’s admitted that no in depth study has ever been done to show what is causing the understory to decline. And, the Metroparks has been killing it’s deer for the past 14 years in a row, yet they’re still having a problem. If it truly was the deer, we should see an improvement, but we don't?
Q. If non-lethal is effective, why aren’t cities using it?
Communities all over the country are using non-lethal methods with great success. How else can they protect the roads in states such as Montana where populations of large animals, such as deer, elk and moose, are much too large to manage by hunting. They use Streiter Lites.
Q. What about Trap and Release?
Ohio Law, influenced by ODOW hunting interests, does not allow trap and release.
Q. Doesn’t the Ohio Division of Wildlife, (ODOW) and the administrators in Solon know what’s best? Isn’t this their business? Yes, this is their business. In fact, the ODOW gets its funding from the sale of hunting licenses. This presents a bias and conflict of interest. The USDA Wildlife Services (WS) serves as the hunters for the nation. They are paid by salaried tax dollars. If they’re not killing wildlife, they’re not being paid. Another conflict of interest. Many of our city administrators, including the Public Works Commissioner who is putting the Deer Mgmt Plan together for the city, are hunters. Another conflict of interest. Are they really doing what’s best for the city or for themselves?
Q. What about the destruction of the understory?
A field researcher for the Metropark’s admitted that no in depth study has ever been done to show what is causing the understory to decline. And, the Metroparks has been killing it’s deer for the past 14 years in a row, yet they’re still having a problem. If it truly was the deer, we should see an improvement, but we don't?
Q. If non-lethal is effective, why aren’t cities using it?
Communities all over the country are using non-lethal methods with great success. How else can they protect the roads in states such as Montana where populations of large animals, such as deer, elk and moose, are much too large to manage by hunting. They use Streiter Lites.
Q. What about Trap and Release?
Ohio Law, influenced by ODOW hunting interests, does not allow trap and release.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
FAQ Updates
Just wanted to tell you that the USDA does not get its funding from the sales of hunting licenses like the ODNR. Tax dollars pay their salaries. Their job is to kill our wildlife and people have to know that if they aren't killing animals they aren't being paid. You have this on the QUESTIONS page so we better correct that.
Can you please add WILDLIFE SERVICES after USDA? YES-DONE!
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Also, and I think this is important. I would remove that part about the ODNR say the deer acclimate to the Strieter Lites. Right off the bat people who know absolutely nothing about them will see a negative, make them question their efficacy.
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ODOW made the allegation that deer become acclimated to DVA deterrents. A study shows 10 year effectiveness. This self serving statement is not born out by the facts. Click here for a discussion on this topic.
YES BUT!!! This is what they said, do we really want to leave the question unanswered?
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We have to introduce them by sending the message out THEY WORK. I would get rid of that survey report for now and hold on to it in case we need it later. Let's just show all the positives.
I sent you 2 PDF files from John Strieter showing the successes. Let's put those up instead.
Also, and I think this is important. I would remove that part about the ODNR say the deer acclimate to the Strieter Lites. Right off the bat people who know absolutely nothing about them will see a negative, make them question their efficacy.
Q. We tried Strieter Lites and saw no difference in DVAs.
This statement isn't accepted by all city officials and its successful use on large herds makes this unlikely.
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ODOW made the allegation that deer become acclimated to DVA deterrents. A study shows 10 year effectiveness. This self serving statement is not born out by the facts. Click here for a discussion on this topic.
YES BUT!!! This is what they said, do we really want to leave the question unanswered?
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We have to introduce them by sending the message out THEY WORK. I would get rid of that survey report for now and hold on to it in case we need it later. Let's just show all the positives.
I sent you 2 PDF files from John Strieter showing the successes. Let's put those up instead.
Also that part about human life being more important the animal life is a big no no. We're playing right into the opposite side's hands. You really never want to say that. We are saying that ALL life should be valued and respected. We really don't want to go down that road. It opens up a can of worms and distracts from the real issue.
Q. Isn't human life more important than animal life when we're talking about all these car accidents?
Killing deer doesn't stop car accidents, the city admits that. But there are deterrents that dramatically reduce car accidents to near zero.
REMOVED:
Q. We tried Strieter Lites and saw no difference in DVAs.
Q. LYME Disease
Q added 5/1/11
There is no issue with Lyme disease here so we should definitely not add yet another problem and hand our opposition another scare tactic to use against us.
That's fine, I know we don't have a problem with it, but I recall some hysterical individuals mentioning it at the meetings. We can wait and see if it becames an issue later.
Yep. It won't though. The --- mayor Akers in Pepper Pike tried to use that as a scare tactic but then stopped because he knew the facts spoke differently. We are so lucky that we don't have to deal with that. Our friends in MD, CT, NJ, etc all have Lyme to defend too.
YES BUT!!! This is what they said, do we really want to leave the question unanswered?
Q added 5/1/11
I'd like to do a piece on Lyme Disease with some stats and links back to the CDC. Do you think there would be any interest?
There is no issue with Lyme disease here so we should definitely not add yet another problem and hand our opposition another scare tactic to use against us.
That's fine, I know we don't have a problem with it, but I recall some hysterical individuals mentioning it at the meetings. We can wait and see if it becames an issue later.
Yep. It won't though. The --- mayor Akers in Pepper Pike tried to use that as a scare tactic but then stopped because he knew the facts spoke differently. We are so lucky that we don't have to deal with that. Our friends in MD, CT, NJ, etc all have Lyme to defend too.
YES BUT!!! This is what they said, do we really want to leave the question unanswered?
Bow Hunting
Well, at least one of them replied, albeit a polite but dismissive reply. Eight pages of material and all he can say is that crossbows are much better nowadays than they were way back in the 90's. No matter how many fancy gizmos you attach, it's still basically just a "spring and a string". This convinces me that Mr. Stanek is going to push the hunting angle in his plan. The motto will undoubtably be, "Look, what can it hurt?"
I've attached the two files I sent the City so you know which I'm talking about. I was curious about Mr. Stanek's comments about the "primitive" weapons in the article, so I compared the projectile velocity of the compound bow in the document, around 300 feet per second, to the bolt velocity of one of Gander Mountain's most expensive crossbows. The technologically superior crossbow of the 21st century had a bolt velocity of 340 FPS, only slightly faster. Of course it did come in fancy cammo paint and a 3X scope in case you have trouble making out that deer at 20 to 30 yards. Sorry, couldn't help the sarcasm. The thing is, he completely missed, or ignored, the point of the report.
Heinz Knall
For Stanek
This editorial is from just last year. There are many many more like this. Would Stanek care to read them or see the photos of the dead deer in Independence or the deer with the arrow in her eye in Brecksville? More of a spanking coming for SS Stanek.
The truth of the matter is cross bows and arrows are even MORE dangerous now and the fact remains that 50% are unretrieved. More response for him on the way. Later.
By Deborah Dutcher and Donovan Mannato
Before dawn on November 6th, a hunter shot a deer with a bow and arrow from a tree-stand in our neighbor's yard, a few feet from our property line. The wounded animal ended up 30 feet from our back door, where it bled to death. Before we awoke, the carcass was dragged to our neighbor's property.
Before dawn on November 6th, a hunter shot a deer with a bow and arrow from a tree-stand in our neighbor's yard, a few feet from our property line. The wounded animal ended up 30 feet from our back door, where it bled to death. Before we awoke, the carcass was dragged to our neighbor's property.
Rebound
Hunting Realities
There are many different species of animals that are hunted, but the most well-known and controversial is the white-tailed deer.There are many misconceptions and untruths surrounding this issue. The purpose of this website is to answer many of the important questions regarding deer and hunting in OH.
For over 100 years, ODNR-Division of Wildlife have had complete authority over our wildlife. Along with the Wildlife council, they create the hunting seasons, and decide how many animals should be killed.While DOW continues to publicly push hunting as an effective tool in reducing deer populations, a detailed examination of their own records and reports confirms that not only does hunting not reduce deer populations, it, in fact, increases them. To understand this paradox, one must first realize their motives. ODNR, Wildlife Council are controlled and run by hunters. The salaries of ODNR employees are paid for by the sale of hunting licenses. The Division of Wildlife must sell many hunting licenses just to cover their salaries and benefits. It is for this reason that they must ensure that there is an abundant supply of animals for hunters to kill.
This is the tragedy of it all, the very organization that should be protecting our wildlife makes its money from their slaughter.
Deer Biology and the Effect of Deer Hunting
One might question, if the Division of Wildlife were ardently pushing hunting just to sell licenses, wouldn't they run out o fdeer to hunt.This reasoning would make sense, if what we've been told (that hunting reduces deer populations) were true. The simple fact is hunting increases deer populations. This information is common knowledge among the scientific community and within the ranks of the Division of Wildlife. ODOW is in the business of keeping Ohio's deer population abundant, and hunting is the means through which that goal is carried out.Without hunting, deer populations stabilize themselves based upon the amount of food and water present, land available, and natural mortalities. When conditions are bad, deer respond with decreased pregnancies, and death among the weakest members. Within these conditions, there is no increase in the size of the population. The herd remains stable and healthy. This is how nature regulates wild animal populations. However, when hunting is introduced to a stable deer herd, everything is thrown out of balance. When a large number of deer is removed from a herd, competition for food, water, space and breeding opportunities is reduced. The reaction of the herd, to the sudden kill, is increased breeding. With plenty of food to go around, more does are likely to get pregnant, and twin and triplet births often occur. This added nutrition will also allow new born fawns to gain enough weight by the time they are 6 months old to become pregnant. Normally, they would wait 2 to 3 years. This new, high birth rate not only replaces those that were killed, but it adds significantly to the size of the total population. The natural processes of deer herds and the disturbance of these processes caused by hunting is well documented.
From the ODNR website:
Ohio deer hunters took a record 237,316 deer during the 2006-07 hunting season. The total number of deer taken was 13 percent above last years totaling 209,513
2008-'09 --- Record total of 252,017 deer killed
2009-'10 A total of 260,261 deer harvested. A 4 percent increase from last year.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Deer Contraception
It Works. It Works Well See Video
(John- can you put a picture of Dr.K with the click arrow in the middle of it?) YouTube controls the photo that appears.
NEED SUMMARY
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Community Discord
Idea that just came to me. We need a 'Community Discord' link.
We can take that one powerful statement that Godzich said in a recent Patch article I think it was....In all his years on the force the worst thing he ever dealt with was the deer issue.
Then we list all the law suits, (I have all the articles) neighbors that no longer speak, school buses letting kids off in very close proximity to the snipers. The guy walking his dog and toddler who had no idea there was a sniper in the tree as his son pointed and said LOOK DADDY, A DEER!!!! Thankfully one of us ran up to the dad and told him to get his son out of there.
What about Solon being the butt of jokes, the black eye that came from 5 yrs of killing in our backyards. The media blitz.
We can take that one powerful statement that Godzich said in a recent Patch article I think it was....In all his years on the force the worst thing he ever dealt with was the deer issue.
Then we list all the law suits, (I have all the articles) neighbors that no longer speak, school buses letting kids off in very close proximity to the snipers. The guy walking his dog and toddler who had no idea there was a sniper in the tree as his son pointed and said LOOK DADDY, A DEER!!!! Thankfully one of us ran up to the dad and told him to get his son out of there.
What about Solon being the butt of jokes, the black eye that came from 5 yrs of killing in our backyards. The media blitz.
Ottawa Hills Victory
thought you guys would enjoy seeing this. Pretty motivating, eh! You'll see Justice Resnick here too. I'm going to visit her soon. We should give her some kind of gift. Without her our ballot petition could never have happened.
http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/deer-hunt-referendum-on-ballot-in-ottawa-hills?ref=scroller&categoryId=20000&status=true
Issue 8 in Ottawa Hills will fail and the deer will not be slaughtered. Take a look! That's Rob (spearheaded the ref) speaking.
http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/deer-hunt-referendum-on-ballot-in-ottawa-hills?ref=scroller&categoryId=20000&status=true
Issue 8 in Ottawa Hills will fail and the deer will not be slaughtered. Take a look! That's Rob (spearheaded the ref) speaking.
Wounded
Studies conducted by Fish and Game agencies across the country show that 50% of deer shot with an arrow run off to die long, drawn out agonizing deaths. Please read admissions from hunters themselves, regarding unretrieved deer:
http://www.rubsnscrapes.com/Articles/deer_shot_placement_anatomy.php
http://www.rubsnscrapes.com/Articles/deer_shot_placement_anatomy.php
Bow Hunting
Excellant report
http://www.safebackyards.com/Report%20on%20Bowhunting.pdf
Need a summary, then will embed in post, and put an attribution to the site, assume no copyright issues.
Put Link on Links page.
The Hudson page seems to be copying from this...
https://sites.google.com/site/hudsonohiodeer/the-truth-about-bowhunting
http://www.safebackyards.com/Report%20on%20Bowhunting.pdf
Need a summary, then will embed in post, and put an attribution to the site, assume no copyright issues.
Put Link on Links page.
The Hudson page seems to be copying from this...
https://sites.google.com/site/hudsonohiodeer/the-truth-about-bowhunting
Saturday, April 2, 2011
What Wildlife Agencies Don't Want You to Know
What neighborhood residents need to understand is WHO and WHAT is behind suburban deer conflicts. Hunting is on the decline. The National Fish and Game agency came up with a master plan to counter that. Terry Moore, former NYS Wildlife Director told hunters: "We shall attempt to raise the number of deer until we experience high accidents of deer car collisions, depradation of agricultural crops becomes intolerable and the effects of deer habitat result in deterioration to increase the success rate of big game hunters. [close quotes here?]
One reason for the decline is that hunters don't have time to spend the weekend, hours away, at the hunting cabin. State Divisions of Wildlife, which are state-run hunting clubs, set out to create more hunting opportunities in order to sell more hunting licenses which pays their salaries.
From the ODNR website: [quote?] Moneys from Ohio sportsmen and women provide 95 of every 100 dollars. The Pittman-Robertson act attaches an excise tax to all guns and sporting equipment. [unquote?] The collective tax is divided among the states and the biggest portion goes to the state that sells the most hunting licences.
Retaining hunters and hunter recruitment is the ultimate goal.
Wildlife Agencies created "Urban Zones" which serve as a convenience or what's known as the 'fast food of hunting.' Urban zones have large trophy bucks since hunting has never occurred there before. Urban deer are semi-tame, making them easy targets. The other thing hunters complain about is ACCESS.
Urban hunting zones are about client retention. Scores of industry “hunter satisfaction” surveys register hunter demand for ACCESS to more of our public and private lands to hunt on.
Quoted in an article in the Associated Press, Rob Sexton, a vice president of the United States Sportsmen Alliance (USSA) said “one upside of the shrinking numbers is that hunting groups are more motivated to seek remedies, such as ACCESS to more land and less burdensome regulations.”
Scott Peters, (ODNR-Division of Wildlife) goes from city to city presenting distorted facts, propaganda and insisting that killing is the ONLY means of managing human-caused white-tailed deer over-populations as the Gospel truth. [improve phrase] Mr. Peters always talks about Solon. He says Solon has spent [hundreds of?] thousands of dollars on sharpshooters and that's a quick fix but needs to be followed by long-term hunting. [D's contradiction]
To seal the deal:
Wildlife mismanagement depends upon backroom deals between hunters and the Divisions of Wildlife, aided by the political maneuvering of local politicians,who pander to these same special interests or those that yell the loudest about their tulips. The best interests of the residents, the environment and the wildlife is ignored.
It's time for Solon elected officials to own up to their mistake and to seriously pursue humane and effective solutions to the humane-deer conflict.
I can't figure out how to edit the above. VERY frustrated. I am adding some important info to the above blog. When its edited we can decide where to add it. Here it is:
The goal for the Ohio Division of Wildlife has always been to add Solon to their 'urban zone' hunting list.
From the Herald Sun 2-10-05
Damon Greer (ODNR) acknowledged that sharpshooting is expensive and if White Buffalo kills 600 deer in Solon this year, as planned, the population would rebound in two years unless the city keeps paying White Buffalo to shoot them. For that reason, Greer said, "Solon should allow hunting, as in surrounding communities."
From the Solon Herald Sun 4-21-06
STATE URGES HUNTING TO THIN DEER HERD
David Klunzinger, former director of Public Works and overseer of the deer management plan said, "Ohio has recommended hunting in Solon to thin the deer herd."
From the ODNR Overview report 1-27-07 Appendix A
On a state wide scale deer populations are controlled using 'harvest management' or hunting. By regulating the number of deer a hunter can take and where the deer may be harvested from, the Division of Wildlife can MANIPULATE THE STATES DEER POPULATION UP OR DOWN to meet the harvest manangement goal. Without harvest management we would have no effective way to CONTROL THE GROWTH of an existing or future deer populations.
Conclusion:
Where feasible Solon should consider the use of regulated or controlled hunting in the maintenance phase of the deer management goal for the city. Controlled hunting is a safe and cost effective method that can be utilized on an annual basis to keep the deer population near the desired level.
From the Independence Gazette:
Jason Hadsell (ODNR) said, "Independence has a very large abundant population of deer that is continually growing DUE TO A LACK OF HUNTING PRESSURE. To make a significant dent in Cuyahoga's problem adjacent cities and entities need to implement cooperative PLANS FOR HUNTING."
The ODOW intentionally exploits the rebound effect in order to keep a high inventory of deer for economical reasons. The reason for too many deer is human-caused. The deer are the victims, not the perpetrators.
It is our hope that once the Solon residents understand the rebound effect and who and why is responsible for the urban deer conflicts they will demand that the decision makers discontinue using failed solutions from the dark ages and implement logical, humane, science-proven, long-term, cost-effective solutions
One reason for the decline is that hunters don't have time to spend the weekend, hours away, at the hunting cabin. State Divisions of Wildlife, which are state-run hunting clubs, set out to create more hunting opportunities in order to sell more hunting licenses which pays their salaries.
From the ODNR website: [quote?] Moneys from Ohio sportsmen and women provide 95 of every 100 dollars. The Pittman-Robertson act attaches an excise tax to all guns and sporting equipment. [unquote?] The collective tax is divided among the states and the biggest portion goes to the state that sells the most hunting licences.
Retaining hunters and hunter recruitment is the ultimate goal.
Wildlife Agencies created "Urban Zones" which serve as a convenience or what's known as the 'fast food of hunting.' Urban zones have large trophy bucks since hunting has never occurred there before. Urban deer are semi-tame, making them easy targets. The other thing hunters complain about is ACCESS.
Urban hunting zones are about client retention. Scores of industry “hunter satisfaction” surveys register hunter demand for ACCESS to more of our public and private lands to hunt on.
Quoted in an article in the Associated Press, Rob Sexton, a vice president of the United States Sportsmen Alliance (USSA) said “one upside of the shrinking numbers is that hunting groups are more motivated to seek remedies, such as ACCESS to more land and less burdensome regulations.”
Scott Peters, (ODNR-Division of Wildlife) goes from city to city presenting distorted facts, propaganda and insisting that killing is the ONLY means of managing human-caused white-tailed deer over-populations as the Gospel truth. [improve phrase] Mr. Peters always talks about Solon. He says Solon has spent [hundreds of?] thousands of dollars on sharpshooters and that's a quick fix but needs to be followed by long-term hunting. [D's contradiction]
To seal the deal:
Wildlife mismanagement depends upon backroom deals between hunters and the Divisions of Wildlife, aided by the political maneuvering of local politicians,who pander to these same special interests or those that yell the loudest about their tulips. The best interests of the residents, the environment and the wildlife is ignored.
It's time for Solon elected officials to own up to their mistake and to seriously pursue humane and effective solutions to the humane-deer conflict.
I can't figure out how to edit the above. VERY frustrated. I am adding some important info to the above blog. When its edited we can decide where to add it. Here it is:
The goal for the Ohio Division of Wildlife has always been to add Solon to their 'urban zone' hunting list.
From the Herald Sun 2-10-05
Damon Greer (ODNR) acknowledged that sharpshooting is expensive and if White Buffalo kills 600 deer in Solon this year, as planned, the population would rebound in two years unless the city keeps paying White Buffalo to shoot them. For that reason, Greer said, "Solon should allow hunting, as in surrounding communities."
From the Solon Herald Sun 4-21-06
STATE URGES HUNTING TO THIN DEER HERD
David Klunzinger, former director of Public Works and overseer of the deer management plan said, "Ohio has recommended hunting in Solon to thin the deer herd."
From the ODNR Overview report 1-27-07 Appendix A
On a state wide scale deer populations are controlled using 'harvest management' or hunting. By regulating the number of deer a hunter can take and where the deer may be harvested from, the Division of Wildlife can MANIPULATE THE STATES DEER POPULATION UP OR DOWN to meet the harvest manangement goal. Without harvest management we would have no effective way to CONTROL THE GROWTH of an existing or future deer populations.
Conclusion:
Where feasible Solon should consider the use of regulated or controlled hunting in the maintenance phase of the deer management goal for the city. Controlled hunting is a safe and cost effective method that can be utilized on an annual basis to keep the deer population near the desired level.
From the Independence Gazette:
Jason Hadsell (ODNR) said, "Independence has a very large abundant population of deer that is continually growing DUE TO A LACK OF HUNTING PRESSURE. To make a significant dent in Cuyahoga's problem adjacent cities and entities need to implement cooperative PLANS FOR HUNTING."
The ODOW intentionally exploits the rebound effect in order to keep a high inventory of deer for economical reasons. The reason for too many deer is human-caused. The deer are the victims, not the perpetrators.
It is our hope that once the Solon residents understand the rebound effect and who and why is responsible for the urban deer conflicts they will demand that the decision makers discontinue using failed solutions from the dark ages and implement logical, humane, science-proven, long-term, cost-effective solutions
Call for Support
PUT YOUR POWER INTO ACTION!
1) Solon’s decision makers have abused their power long enough by squandering taxpayer's dollars, not fully researching, or outright ignoring long-term, science-proven, cost effective methods for solving the deer conflict and by putting it’s citizenry at risk by suggesting that hunters be allowed to use cross-bows in Solon and allowing sharpshooters with high-powered, lethal weapons to stalk our neighborhoods at all hours of the day and night.
2) The five year deer management plan was a failure. The advocates for 21st century solutions have been right all along, but we can't win by just being right. Just because we've never done this before doesn't mean we can't. Exercise your right to be counted, become politically active and with your help we can win!
3) Roll up your sleeves and try something different. Join with fellow Solonites and supporters of a long-term, rational, cost effective solution and realize the phenomenal power we possess by being involved in the Democratic process. You can help by getting out and collecting signatures for the ballot intiative and by placing a sign on your lawn. Anyone can do this with a little guidance and direction. We will have short training sessions to prepare you for collecting signatures.. Help us unify the formidable force that is within each of us.
4) Let's take this very important decision directly to the people so they can decide. With your help we can restore civility to the city of Solon by bringing us into the 21st century in solving a very solvable problem while keeping us safe and making Solon a community to be proud of.
Number one: We really must make email a * required field. That is extremely important. We will need a way to contact these people in the next few months. Priority!
We have decided to put a public domain picture of 'Uncle Sam' on our Homepage with the caption WE NEED YOU TO HELP. Click here or something..... and then they can fill out their personal information/contacts.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Safe Back Yards
After the Denicola letter re how ineffective bow hunting is we need to have the bow hunting report with quotes from many park and dnr bio's which is in the GREAT report on Safebackyards.com
I did send the link before. Here it is again just in case. It is EXCELLENT
http://www.safebackyards.com/Report%20on%20Bowhunting.pdf
Item is already posted here. What should we add?
I did send the link before. Here it is again just in case. It is EXCELLENT
http://www.safebackyards.com/Report%20on%20Bowhunting.pdf
Item is already posted here. What should we add?
Deer Counting Dup
Do You have the source letter?
TOO MANY CAPS! Sarcasm may not be effective.
this is a duplicate.
The Herald Sun (Jan 12, '06)
Dave Hromco, former assistant public works director and overseer of the deer mgmt plan initially said Davis aviation in Kent counted 762 deer in Solon. He later acknowledged that Davis counted 670 in Solon and an additional 92 in Glenwillow for a total 0f 762.
Glenwillow deer were included in Solon counts in 2004 too and city officials DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHY.
Mayor Kevin Patton and Hromco said THEY WEREN'T SURE WHY. Hromco said maybe because the deer migrate between Solon and Glenwillow.
When Hromco was asked why then, Solon's deer count did NOT INCLUDE the other bordering communities--TWINSBURG, BAINBRIDGE, REMINDERVILLE, BENTLEYVILLE, MORELAND HILLS, ORANGE, and BEDFORD HTS AND OAKWOOD-- HE DIDN'T KNOW.
Heinz said the counts DID INCLUDE the neighboring areas...
TOO MANY CAPS! Sarcasm may not be effective.
this is a duplicate.
The Herald Sun (Jan 12, '06)
Dave Hromco, former assistant public works director and overseer of the deer mgmt plan initially said Davis aviation in Kent counted 762 deer in Solon. He later acknowledged that Davis counted 670 in Solon and an additional 92 in Glenwillow for a total 0f 762.
Glenwillow deer were included in Solon counts in 2004 too and city officials DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHY.
Mayor Kevin Patton and Hromco said THEY WEREN'T SURE WHY. Hromco said maybe because the deer migrate between Solon and Glenwillow.
When Hromco was asked why then, Solon's deer count did NOT INCLUDE the other bordering communities--TWINSBURG, BAINBRIDGE, REMINDERVILLE, BENTLEYVILLE, MORELAND HILLS, ORANGE, and BEDFORD HTS AND OAKWOOD-- HE DIDN'T KNOW.
Heinz said the counts DID INCLUDE the neighboring areas...
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