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Western Deer Kill Drops
Hunters bagged 11,392 deer during the two week season ; west of the Blue Ridge, a total only slightly below the 12,636 taken from that section last year in spite of the fact that doe shooting was I prohibited in 11 counties where it had previously been ’allowed, reports Game Commission Division Chief R. H. Cross, In those 11 counties where only bucks were legal game, the kill of antlered bucks increased 997 from 975 the previous year, not including the does bagged as legal game on opening day in 1966.
The top three western counties retained their relative standing in magnitude of their deer kill. Bath County remained on top with a harvest of 1,811 animals, an increase over the previous year’s take. Rockingham County remained second with a registered kill of 1,175 deer. Augusta County, with a total bag of 1,129 animals, ranked third. The abundant crop of acorns and other mast in the western mountains is blamed for some of the decrease in deer killed. The plentiful food seem ed to keep deer scattered in the woods and prevented normal concentrations in many areas. Western season observers report that the early bear season was warmly received by the bear hunters and had no apparent effect on deer hunting success. The bearkill in the west is expected to be
87.0%