A growing number of communities across the U.S., fed up with the anti-hunters and overpopulations of deer, are allowing a seasoned corps of hunters, primarily archers, to manage their deer herds, and with great success. Each arrow carries the name of the user to make sure they are not blamed for a nimrod's folly. The Anti-hunters often question the lethality of archery. In controlled studies, there is no significant difference in mortality between deer shot in the heart-lung region with a gun or a bow. Both die within 30 seconds and within 100 yards of where shot.
Gunshots frighten people.
Archery is quiet and much safer. Hunting is a very safe sport, safer than ping-pong according to the National Safety Council. To date, there have been no injuries to non-hunters in any urban deer hunts. Some urban archers are harvesting up to 30, yes 30, deer per year. That's 4,000,000 meals, enough to feed everyone in Washington, D.C. for a week.