Backyard Deer yay or nay

[OffTheKnuckle]

I have permission to hunt deer in my mom's yard, bowhunt of course. Two nice buck cross often and many doe.  
What do yall think of backyard deer.

[RUTANDSTRUT]

i live in NJ, all we have is backyard deer!  i say hunt them.

[McDave]

Over the years, people have given me permission (sometimes begged) me to shoot the deer that were decimating the plants in their backyards.  I have never taken them up on it, assuming that the deer would probably not just conveniently drop dead on the spot, but would probably run down the block and drop dead in some PETA member's front yard.

If you're not worried about where they're going to run after they're hit, and if your mom's yard is in a legal hunting zone, then go for it.

[Green]

I'm with McDave on this one.  My boss has permits to kill deer in his neighborhood of 3-5 acre lots, a feeder in his front yard, and what he says are three really nice 8-10 pt. Whitetails hitting it daily, plus numerous does.  He wants me to come and shoot two or three as the permits are bow only, but I just know I'll blood trail it into somebody's garage.....and I feel the outcome with the neighbors wouldn't be worth it.

[Barney]

Depends on the back yard/neighborhood. We shoot anything and up to high powered rifles in our back yard, I've seen some it's not safe to throw rocks in.

[reddogge]

Only if they die in your backyard. Bad publicity when they wander on a neighbor's yard and croak with an arrow sticking in them.

[Bjorn]

I have had depredation permits and not used them because you just can't predict where the animal will end up. A shot clean through the heart and the critter can go 30 yards! Double lung 40-50 yards! Single lung-a week!  And who knows which direction.............not for me!

[sweeney3]

Around here, most of my hunting is some variation of "backyard".  I live on 25 acres, have permission to hunt on other plots of 10 to 20 acres, and so forth.  All semi-rural, but certainly a far cry from "wilderness".  Unless you are an unyilding purist, you may just have be able to enjoy yourself in less than untouched surroundings.  Nothing wrong with that, in my opinion.  And, like a Wensel said, "If you call em and they don't come, they ain't a pet."  So don't feel too bad about that aspect of the hunt.

[David Mitchell]

I have a buddy who shot one behind his house (in a perfectly legal area) and it ran into a neighbor lady's yard and died in her gold fish pond.  Not really what you would want to have happen.

[FarmerMarley]

and it ran into a neighbor lady's yard and died in her gold fish pond.

That's exactly why I don't even want to think about going after the nice bucks that I see frequently on my ~3ish acre old orchard property. There have been some beautiful 4X4 CA blacktail come through in broad daylight.

Plus my neighbors see me out there practicing archery all the time...Won't take a Sherlock Holmes to put 2 and 2 together.

[Blaino]

I'd drop the string!!!!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Hunt where you can. sometimes those are the perfect spots for before or after work. I hate watching other peoples TV's from my tree stand so sometimes you have to face the other side of the tree despite where the trail is.

Save the woodsie hunts for the weekends.

[Big Ed]

I hunt a lot of back yard deer. Most of the neighbors know I'm hunting. Be respectful and courteous to everyone you encounter while hunting, it goes a long way.

[jax]

I would kill em and go get em. If they issue permits to bowhunt surely they know they all won't drop wear they were shot. Some of the best bucks hang out in the hood

[Big Ed]

I should add I hunt mostly weekdays in the morning. To much activity on the week-ends.

[TxAg]

Hard to come by a free place to hunt in my neck of the woods....i'd be all over a deal like this

[SheltonCreeker]

If you don't care where they end up then go for it. I'm sure you've already taken safety into consideration. If its safe and legal and wouldn't end up with too much bad press, Id go for it.

[kykiller]

I'd say kill'em!

[Bldtrailer]

Here in NJ if you don't hunt "yards' than you almost don't hunt. As long as you can make a safe(not endangering anyone but the deer)shot than by all means. And in some areas camo means polo shirt, dockers pants and boat shoes suberban deer are use to it ,camo would just upset the neighbers(ask anyone on the golf couse how deer act towards them LOL) Just don't gut in the area, and try to limit the  drag/blood that shows. I 2nd the week day hunt fewer eyes.

[larry]

I think I'd talk to a few of the neighbors, let them know you're thinking of doing some bow hunting and see what kind of response you get and then go from there