Letter: Starving deer deserve the best of care

Posted 3/30/15

To the editor:

This winter, my little quarter acre was haunted by a herd of 12 deer. They destroyed so many plants I’ve cultivated for 40 years. They were starving.

I recommend that those individuals and organizations who wish to …

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Letter: Starving deer deserve the best of care

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To the editor:

This winter, my little quarter acre was haunted by a herd of 12 deer. They destroyed so many plants I’ve cultivated for 40 years. They were starving.

I recommend that those individuals and organizations who wish to sustain deer on their property be encouraged by law to feed them in winter and keep the size of their herds in right relationship to their acreage perhaps by judiciously stunning and gelding the young males.

The deer is a noble animal and deserving the best of care.

Susan St. Martin

Adamsville

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