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oats. They cross rows of com and knock stalks down. We lose at least a couple of thousand bushels of apples every year. It’s getting worse all the time.”
Warden Bankston pointed to the figures on the annual kill during hunting season as proof of the county’s steadily increasing deer population.
“When I came here 10 years ago, we had less than 400 deer taken. For the last three years, the legal kill has been around 1,100. And that doesn’t reflect the deer population accurately. We have no idea how many are killed illegally.”
It isn’t just the park that offers sanctuary; deer are likewise protected on the growing number of posted acres in Rappahannock, according to the warden. This increase in posted land not only contributes to the problems orchardists face from an expanding deer herd but also to the problems with hunters referred to by Mr. Lee, the warden noted. “Road hunters know they can find deer on posted land. They just have to ride up and down the back roads until they see one they can take a shot at.”
Mr. Bankston seconded the orchardists in calling for a liberalized deer season and bag limit in Rappahannock County.
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