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Cute. One of my farms is slap in the middle of the U. S. of A.'s most dense whitetail deer populations. Nothing unusual to see hundreds of deer in one field. Early bow season began August 24, pretty much running solid with different weapons and hunter age restrictions until January 13, next year. Only 2 antlered deer allowed, about all a real trophy hunter can find, but if you want meat, 3 without antlers per day except a few specialty hunts, which only allow 2 or 4 depending on location. Technically, one kid can kill about 350 per season, if he or she skipped school.
First year after moving back to Tennessee, family, friends, and I took about 1200 does off 3740 acres. Guess what! Still more deer than that there. Also, feral hogs, turkeys, doves, ducks, geese, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, coyotes all over. Plenty of choices to kill just for the fun of it once your freezers are full. Plenty of carp if you shoot fish. Feral hogs, coyotes, and carp are useless, if not dangerous. Good riddance.
Anywho, had a TW200 on arrival to Tennessee. A friend with a young daughter lost their wife/mom to a drunk driver. He is career military and was sent to the Middle East. The kid moved in with her teacher while dad was gone, and she loved to hunt deer with her customized-for-Barbie pink and blued AK47. We would hop on the TW, her with both long guns slung over her shoulder, for the 17 mile ride to the farm, and collect every Law Enforcement Officer along the way. Fortunately, a highly placed local LEO is family and hunting buddy so a quick cell phone call resulted in a prompt radio command for the LEO to enjoy a donut break ASAP. Hard to keep from laughing when the sheriff says, "Hey, buddy, go get yourself a donut," over the police radio. Even on school days we could down 6 does, flag them for the neighbor to pick up while exercising his old Belgians, and still get her to school on time. Welcome to the REAL U. S. of A. the coastal and big lake trashes don't want anyone to know about.
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