Should Managed Deer Hunts Occur in Rockwoods Conservation Areas?
The annual—archery only—managed deer hunt on Rockwoods Range Conservation Area in Wildwood started Nov. 1 and lasts through Dec. 31. A two-day, muzzle-loaders' hunt is set for Nov. 26 and 27 at Rockwoods Reservation. Good ideas?
This year's "archery only" managed deer hunt on Rockwoods Range Conservation Area is under way, and will conclude Dec. 31. A separate, two-day managed hunt for muzzle-loaders, also is scheduled for at the Rockwoods Reservation located off of Missouri Route 109. Some residents are asking if hunting in otherwise preserved outdoor spaces is necessary. Rockwoods Reservation houses the conservationists' headquarters and adjoins St. Louis County's Greensfelder Park to the south, which itself abuts the state's Rockwoods Range Conservation Area. Together, these three parcels make up a contiguous Green Belt of nearly 5,000 acres. The Range, which was acquired in 1943, is accessed from Fox Creek Road in Wildwood; in general, is one of the most …
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Renie Tuffli
10:06 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
As you mentioned above Rockwood Reservation adjoins Greensfelder to the south. As an equestrian rider at Greensfelder I am very concerned that guns would be allowed so close to the adjacent recreational area. It's too easy for a bullet to travel past the boundary into Greensfelder. Could be a miss or a bullet that travels through the deer and keep going. Seems you can control the deer population … more ›