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I State Deer Kill
Largest Since 1965
Virginia's 1908-69 statewide |deer kill jumped to 27,932 as final tabulations came in putting ,it O.uOO above last year’s, reports (lame Commission Came Division {Chief H U. Cross. Ihis makes it the hesi (leer harvest since 1965 m spite of a general reduction in Moe shooting, both east and west ol the lilne Ridge. A slight decrease was evident in some I western counties, but most of eastern Virginia showed marked moicu a■ s, up to III . in some cases
Southampton County reported
jtlic biggest kill in the east with 11.■ 57* animals. Caroline County ranked second with 1,032 deer. An unusual jump m kill occurred I in l luvanna w here 98H deer were bagged following a kill of only l 170 previous year. In Sussex {County 065 deer were reported.
I hc shift of doe shooting from the beginning to the end of the {seasons did accompany the desired reduction in the number [of does killed both east and west of the Blue Ridge 'Phis brought (the p«*centage of does in the harvest from 35 to 40 per cent dow rj into the low twenties or below m most counties. Game |technicians consider a harvest of In 10', does the maximum that the average herd can support without reduction.
50.7%