Does Chatham County have enough open space to hunt deer with dogs?

Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:43:26 -0400
From: Phyllis Thomas
Subject: Hunting deer with dogs

Hello:

     Let me begin by saying that Lord knows we have way too many deer in Chatham County.  However, I don’t think there is enough open space left in the county, especially in the northern and northwestern part of the county, to provide good dog-based deer hunting.

     Twenty years ago this might have been a viable option, but with the influx of many more people into Chatham, this doesn’t seem to be a good plan.

     I am VERY open to deer hunting, as I have had to abandon gardening because of deer, but still hunting works quite well if you know what you’re doing.

Phyllis