DTH right to focus on the positives of urban archery

TO THE EDITOR:

I would like to applaud The Daily Tar Heel for running several recent articles that included positive potential of the proposed “urban archery” program.

Deer overpopulation is a major problem across the state, and the proposed urban archery season is a viable and cost effective method to help remedy the problem locally.

A recent article published on MSN.com stated that “each year, an estimated 1.5 million deer-vehicle collisions kill several hundred people, injure tens of thousands more and cause more than $1 billion in vehicle damage.”

In dealing with local deer problems, an urban archery season presents an opportunity to both cull deer numbers and provide hunting opportunities for local sportsmen. I was pleasantly surprised by the DTH’s inclusion of a topic such as deer hunting-one that has been relegated to the realm of “animal cruelty” by many UNC students. Keep up the good work.


Michael Veasey
Sophomore
Psychology