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Granite Shoals deer not as dumb as they look

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Glynis Crawford Smith/The Highlander

Granite Shoals deer continue to happily graze their urban terrain for a heavy nutritious acron crop and the detremental but delictible corn supplied by residents. Does appraently have grown wary of the same 'junk food' offered by archery hunters in a Texas Parks & Wildlife Department-sanctioned urban deer program.

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

City deer turn out to be as crafty as they are numerous and not nearly as dumb as they look standing in the middle of traffic, judging by a report presented by the Granite Shoals City Council on Jan. 10.

Overrun by urban deer, the city received permission from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) to conduct a pilot archery program to reduce their numbers. The program with stringent rules for hunters and hunting sites was organized by the Granite Shoals Wildlife Committee and the program began Oct. 4.

“Why is it, after a grand total of 762 hours donated by volunteers, we have just 71 deer removed,” asked Mayor Carl Brugger. “This is a good report and we want to thank the committee, but I am just wondering why the number seems low.”

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