Kingswood Civic Association

We live on Heidelburg Road, and have given up hope for growing tomatoes in our backyard due to the deer problem. We have tried motion-detection noise makers, sprays recommended by the garden centers, cages, and nothing deters these hungry critters. They bent my tomato cages beyond repair, ate my rose bush, denuded my hydrangea, and generally feel my gardening efforts are an attempt to feed them.

I am more concerned with the deer tick problem coming from their presence. It know that Lyme Disease is carried by deer ticks, and with such a heavy presence of deer in our neighborhood, we are at an increased risk for this. While chatting with  a person at my car dealership, I was told that there were Bow Hunters who specialize in this sort of problem, and that our Civic Association can contact them to take care of this problem. The only hitch is that the deer are coming from the Greenbelt Park, which makes the deer possibly protected unless they are hunted in our neighborhood, not the park.

I am curious if anyone else is interested in persuing this idea. I have the names and phone numbers of some bow hunters who are eligible for this if there is any interest.

The deer problem is huge here in Kingswood, but as far as having bow hunters come in and take a few out, I don know.  I am concern about the hunters missing the target and causing damage to houses or worse yet, hitting someone.  I think this is not such a good idea.  Any other though from the Kingswood residents??

I agree that the deer are a serious problem, but I agree that deer hunters could put some of the residents and/or property at risk.  What about using rat poison?