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pointed out that removal of the animals from the Center's grounds also subjects them to public hunting. "We just don’t have an appealing solution,” he said.
Dr. Wemmer's decision to allow supervised hunting was made after consultation with the Virginia Game Commission, which has the authority to manage nonmigratory game in the state. Game Commission experts recommended the controlled hunt, as well as drives that push the deer outside Center boundaries.
A drive can be done in small areas, with an escape provided for the deer and a human line walking slowly through the area to sweep the deer out. Dr. Wemmer tried this method last year in his alfalfa-growing area, and it was successful.
"It was successful from our point of view,” he said. "We cleared out a 700-acre area with a tremendous expenditure of manpower and time.” The drive approach offers relief in spots, but does not solve the larger problem.
"Our neighbor in Harmony Hollow, who runs a commercial orchard, doesn’t want our 1,000 deer any more than we do," Dr. Wemmer said.
After checking with the Game Commission and officials at the National Zoo. Dr. Wemmer scheduled a hunt for the first week of hunting season.
Hunters would be chosen by lottery and trained by Center staff in efficient and humane practices. Bows as well as shotguns w a:Id be permitted.
"Only staff members would be allowed in the area with the rare Eld’s deer." Dr. Wemmer said. "We're afraid that the general public would not be able to distinguish them from the white-tails."
Otherwise, hunters would be required to abide by Virginia hunting laws, observing a bag limit of one deer.
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