Suburban Deer Wounded from Bow Hunting, Part 2

Non-Lethal Management, Wounded Part 1

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West Haverstraw resident tries to help deer with arrow in face January 11, 2014Tennessee, Tennessean.com

... Vada Cool has been heartbroken since she saw a young deer she watched grow from a fawn show up one day with a swollen leg and its face pierced by an arrow... Cool, 76, said she’s been calling various agencies to find someone who will help the animal, but to no avail... (contributed photo below)

Eagle Crest deer saved from arrow shot December 2, 2015 Oregon, The Bulletin

... report of a deer with an arrow stuck in its left side ... biologists hit the deer with a tranquilizer dart and then performed what they described as surgery in a garage to remove the arrow ...


Farmington Hills, Another Injured Deer Reported in Farmington Hills November 30, 2015 Michigan, Patch.com

... A resident who lives on Briar Hill Drive said he found the deer, an eight-point buck with an arrow through its shoulder, in his yard...


Montgomery Trace residents claim poachers wounding deer with bow & arrows December 2, 2015 Texas, Your Houston News

... found a decomposed deer on top of an arrow. Other residents have found dead deer and arrows right in their front lawns... “They’re to the point where they’re almost tame,” Conley said. “For some idiots to want to hunt an animal you can walk right up to, it infuriates me. … It’s like killing your dog.” ...

Wildlife Officials Investigate Deer Shot with Arrow in Florida December 15, 2014 AOL On (Picture below submitted by neighbor to WESH)

Poachers target deer in Maple Ridge January 21, 2014 British Columbia, MapleRidgeNews.com

... Conservation officers in Maple Ridge are on the hunt for poachers who shot a deer with cross-bow last week, leaving the buck injured with an arrow sticking out of his side... “The arrow has broken off now and there’s yellow puss oozing out of the wound.” ... image credit: Karen Morris/ Contributed

Deer with arrow in head wanders through Blakeslee December 23, 2014 Pennsylvania, Pocono Record

... Pocono Record reader Shari Cook of Blakeslee sent a disturbing photo (below) Monday of a deer roaming through her Upper Sierra View neighborhood with an arrow sticking through the animal’s head...

Short Hills Provincial Park, Deer hunt opponents want support May 6, 2014 Ontario, St. Catharines Standard

... The photos (below) in her presentation purport to show a wounded deer on neighboring private property, a native hunter who was in its pursuit, signs at the edge of her property warning to Keep Out, and Zavitz having a “heated” conversation with a Ministry of Natural Resources official. Two of the photos are of what she said are MNR officials investigating the trajectory of an arrow impaled in a tree on her property...

Deer in Springfield seen with arrow in back August 4, 2014 Missouri, KY3 ·\

... Susan says she's keeping an eye out for Buttons the injured deer. "He's still eating, as long as it comes up I'll keep feeding it and when I don't see it I'll know something happened to it," ... an officer did come out to the area Sunday to look for the deer, but couldn't find it...


Wildwood examines allowing residents to combine properties for deer hunting July 22, 2014 Missouri, Newsmagazinenetwork

... Councilmember Sue Cullinane (Ward 3) said ... a bow hunter shot an arrow through a doe’s neck, and it walked around Indian Tree subdivision for days, traumatizing the kids who saw it.” ...


Deer with hunting arrow through leg spotted in Mount Olive, authorities say April 22, 2014 New Jersey, NJ.com

... a homeowner on Indian Spring Road reported seeing the deer and called authorities. The deer was gone by the time a Mount Olive Police officer responded ...


Falls Church, Resident Objects to Deer Extermination Without Warning April 22, 2014 Virginia, WUSA 9

... she is outraged that deer management was occurring nearby without notification to neighboring property owners in her closely packed subdivision ... bow hunting on nearby property to reduce the nuisance deer population in the neighborhood. ... The dying deer left a bloody trail across Doyle's front yard, including thick spatters on a walkway reminiscent of a crime scene...


Grosse Ile, Deer culling causes confusion March 9, 2014 Michigan, The News-Herald

...The man told the officer that he saw the deer in the woods ... it had been standing with blood coming off its head and face and that he believed it had been shot by a member of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources deer culling group... A member of the culling group later confirmed to a Grosse Ile police officer that they shot the deer and left it there to die. When they returned to the site, the deer was gone ...


Deer Found Shot In Head With Arrow February 25, 2014 Colorado, KKTV

... The injured deer was reported to Colorado Parks and Wildlife on February 12 and had to be put down because of its injury. The deer, a fawn, was found in a neighborhood in northwest Colorado Springs, near Foothills Elementary School.. call Operation Game Thief at 1-877-265-6648 ...


Bay Ridge Deer cull February 25, 2014 Maryland, capitalgazette.com

... Proponents justify the hunt with the belief that these hunters are sharpshooters, and use only the highest safety standards and precautionary measures. That justification was wrong. During the same board meeting we were told these “sharp-shooters” were unable to kill a deer with one bullet. It took two to kill the animal. The deer not only suffered, but neighbors discovered its remains the next day...


Deer Found Shot In Head With Arrow February 25, 2014 Colorado, KKTV

... The injured deer was reported to Colorado Parks and Wildlife on February 12 and had to be put down because of its injury. The deer, a fawn, was found in a neighborhood in northwest Colorado Springs, near Foothills Elementary School


Deaths of two deer shot by arrows in northwest Colorado Springs under investigation February 24, 2014 Colorado, Colorado Springs Gazette

... A young deer that was found shot between the eyes with a crossbow in northwest Colorado Springs had to be euthanized ... looking into whether the incident is tied to a more recent deer killing on Feb. 22, when a deer was found dead less than five miles from where the fawn was discovered...


Mayfield, Park-goers find blood at North Chagrin Reservation after deer culling February 14, 2014 Ohio, The Plain Dealer

... As many moms, kids and other park-goers enjoyed 30-degree temperatures Thursday, the snow was stained with what appeared to be blood in several spots near the playground, public restroom and shelter. Animal prints, tire tracks and footprints weaved through the open field to the woods ... "Everybody knows their annual, ugly campaign of killing deer is going on here ...


Millburn residents question deer hunting effectiveness February 5, 2014 New Jersey, NorthJersey.com

... hikers could see the deer's footprints and droplets of their blood Jan. 31, the day after the hunt ended. Township resident Craig Leisher said he saw blood stains and a pool of blood in one spot along the trail... Leisher wasn't the only person who noticed the blood splattering ... Essex County selected the volunteer marksmen ..


Williamsburg, Options limited to control deer herds February 4, 2014 Virginia, VAGazette

... A few years ago, for two years in a row, Martin said city hunters tried to hunt William and Mary's 566-acre College Woods. Even with police blocking access points, hunters still found mountain bikers and hikers in the woods. "We didn't wait until an incident made us stop," ... For now, as long as the deer in College Woods stay off of city and Colonial Williamsburg land, and the roads, they are relatively safe...


West Haverstraw resident tries to help deer with arrow in face January 11, 2014 Tennessee, Tennessean.com

Vada Cool has been heartbroken since she saw a young deer she watched grow from a fawn show up one day with a swollen leg and its face pierced by an arrow... Cool, 76, said she’s been calling various agencies to find someone who will help the animal, but to no avail

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Doe with Arrow Through Face Spotted in Manalapan April 14, 2015 New Jersey, newjerseynewsroom.com

... Pete Cintula of Manalapan, Monmouth Heights took a photo of the deer [below] he saw walking near Robertsville Road in Manalapan Township...

Bellingham, Deer found shot by crossbow bolt in Bellingham August 24, 2015 Washington, Bellingham Herald

... A deer had to be euthanized after it was found with a crossbow bolt in its neck ... they are processing the bolt for fingerprints ...


Residents capture photos of deer with arrows stuck in them in Montgomery Co. December 3, 2015 Texas, abc13.com

... Neighbors say some of the deer have been running around the area with arrows stuck in their body... (Photo from ABC13.com)

Pinery deer reignite concerns January 22, 2018 Colorado, Castle Rock Newspress

... Once again, a wounded deer running loose in The Pinery neighborhood has sparked concern with homeowners about the legalities and safety of hunting ... neighbors reported seeing a deer with an arrow in its side roaming through yards. This isn't the first ...

Deer wounded by arrow in The Pinery; Homeowners group opposes hunting to control deer overpopulation November 14, 2013 Colorado, The Denver Channel

... The buck, which appeared be three to four years old, was bedded down in high grass with the arrow sticking out of its back... Photo: Alan Stedman, 7NEWS & TheDenverChannel.com

Coeur d'Alene man tries to help deer hit by arrow January 10, 2015 Idaho, KREM

... a deer that had an arrow stuck in its back was trapped inside his yard... the deer had been trapped in his yard for three days and it was tough trying to help it... The deer got spooked and jumped the fence officers approached it...

Coeur d'Alene, Buck stuck and injured in CDA backyard January 9, 2015 Idaho, KXLY Spokane

...Lawyer contacted Idaho Fish and Wildlife right away, they said there was little to be done expect to let nature take its course, so Lawyer reached out to the Coeur d'Alene Press .... (Photo fron KXLY Spokane)

Montgomery Trace residents claim poachers leaving arrows in live deer December 2, 2015 Texas, Your Houston News

... In the wooded Montgomery Trace and Ridge Lake Shores subdivisions, residents claim someone is shooting bows at deer, although sometimes not making a fatal blow, such as with this buck ... (Photo below from Your Houston News)

Deer in SW Wash. recovering from arrow March 5, 2013 Washington, KING5.com

A deer near Washougal was recovering Tuesday after being shot in the face with an arrow. Carol Wilmot said the doe and her offspring have been visiting her rural Washougal yard every day since she moved in a month ago ... Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers were able to find the deer, tranquilize her and remove the arrow on Tuesday... (Photo below from KING5.com)

Wildlife officers keep tabs on deer shot with arrow July 3, 2013 Colorado, Our Colorado News

... Wildlife officers are monitoring the condition of a deer seen wandering a Parker neighborhood with an arrow in its back. The young buck has been spotted by concerned residents in the Robinson Ranch subdivision several times since late June ...

New Jersey Deer With Arrow In Its Head Is Spotted After Four-Day Absence November 7, 2013 New Jersey, The Smoking Gun

... New Jersey’s most famous deer with an arrow in its head returned late this afternoon to a backyard in Rockaway Township... [Photo credits: Susan Darrah/Facebook] ...

Arrow Removed from Deer's Head in New Jersey; Deer OK November 10, 2013 New Jersey, NBC New York

... the DEP agent who shot the deer with a tranquilizer...agents unscrewed the arrowhead and removed the shaft ... According to DEP spokesman Larry Hajna, the arrow had pierced the deer's nasal cavity and did not damage any organs...

New Jersey Wildlife Officials Searching For Deer With Arrow In Its Head November 4, 2013 The Smoking Gun

... the deer showed up around noon Friday in the Rockaway Townshipbackyard of Susan Darrah, who photographed the animal (below) from several feet away while it stood behind her home....

Bow Hunting in Washington D.C. December 27, 2013 WashingtonPost.com

... The Washington Humane Society said that on Dec. 20, it found a male deer with a severe arrow wound on First Place SW near South Capitol Street. The white-tail was euthanized ...


Pelham, Shorthills deer hunt ends in controversy November 25, 2013 British Columbia, News Talk 610 CKTB

... one of the hunters crossed onto her property while chasing a wounded deer, despite assurances from government officials that would not happen...


Bend man recounts finding deer shot with arrow September 4, 2013 Oregon, ktvz.com

... "I walked over, like what's going on? And that's when I saw this unbelievable deer. I got about five feet away from it --and then I saw this arrow sticking through its stomach, and then it was coming out the other side of its stomach." Someone had shot the deer with an arrow -- and it was still alive...


Illegal shooting of trophy buck in Bend under investigation by Oregon State Police September 2, 2013 Oregon, OregonLive.com

... shot with an arrow sometime between 6 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday... along Duncan Lane near Reed Market Road and the U.S. 97 Parkway . euthanized ...


Weston, Hunting opponents aim to end Weston deer hunt December 5, 2012 Connecticut, Boston.com

... “We still think there is a question whether anything needs to be done at all about the deer,” said Diane Anderson] ... “Now we have a high school sophomore who had a deer run through her yard with an arrow through its neck, all bloody ...


Urban Deer Found with Arrow in Side October 7, 2012 Nevada, Nevada Appeal, Karen Pavlakis

... there was a large buck with an impressive rack of antlers sitting under my deck...The game warden shined his flashlight on the buck and showed me the arrow sticking out of his left shoulder. The game warden said he had been trying to find this particular animal for a week. He told me the buck had been shot with an arrow in the residential area of Ash Canyon Road...


Deer Slaughter Protest Saturday September 22, 2011, New Jersey, Patch.com, Phil Hoops

...a resident of Essex Fells reported seeing a female deer who had been hit with an arrow and bleeding, run into the road to escape. The slaughter was again organized by Essex Fells police officers and heartily approved by Council members ...


Shot deer disappeared January 12, 2011 Texas The Bandera Bulletin A city deer shot by an arrow and left to wander the streets has not been seen in several days. According to Bandera Police Chief James Eigner, ...


Wounded deer is dear to North Salt Lake man January 11, 2011 Utah Davis County Clipper

... WOUNDED DEER in North Salt Lake seems to being healthy despite arrow sticking out of its neck. The deer has an arrow sticking out of its neck....