Tucker is the Director of the patrol program for the Maryland National Capital Park Police. Battle regularly patrols the parks in the Rock Creek Hills area. They stressed that community involvement is crucial to addressing problems. Every call goes into a database and the squeaky wheel gets the oil. The deer population in the area is increasing and the tolerance is decreasing.
Deer live predominantly on the edge of a forest.
Suburbs have the same characteristics as the edge of a forest. Deer are returning to areas where they haven t lived in 100 years. There is not a single solution to the problem posed by the deer population. The Montgomery County Cooperative Extension Service and the Maryland National Capitol Park and Planning Commission sponsor workshops on deer damage control. Interest was expressed in having a workshop in Rock Creek Hills.