Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Charleston Urban Hunt Nets Record 60 Deer
WEST VIRGINIA....
Although Charleston issued 124 permits, down from 184 in 2009, hunters killed a record 60 deer during Charleston's month-long urban hunt which ended December 31st. Forty-two of the deer killed were does. Charleston has allowed deer hunting on approved tracts since 2005, and each year's kills have topped the previous year's total. The previous record was 54 deer killed in 2009.
Although Charleston issued 124 permits, down from 184 in 2009, hunters killed a record 60 deer during Charleston's month-long urban hunt which ended December 31st. Forty-two of the deer killed were does. Charleston has allowed deer hunting on approved tracts since 2005, and each year's kills have topped the previous year's total. The previous record was 54 deer killed in 2009.