Deer Given 11th Hour Reprieve in Deer Country Montana

As some of you may have read about the Urban Death Warrants in Helena, Montana, I am happy to report that the Fish,Wildlife & Parks Commission couldn't come up with the number of deer kills. The result is the deer executions scheduled to take place at Midnight on some day is off. The deer are free to roam, eat the weedy lots around town and the occasional, but few flowers left in the City of Helena.

The other sticky wicket the Commission faced was to decide from which state pot the deer assassins were to be paid. The only one they could come up with was the hunter's licensing tag fees. As hunters know, their fees essentially carry the Fish, Wildlife & Parks budget. Even the most callous of taxpayers might find it a bitter pill to swallow for the hunting industry to foot the bill. Particularly since the money is earmarked for sports hunting and conservation.

Interestingly, while the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Department has lengthy content on the responsibiltiy of residents living with wildlife and the issue of encroachment, nary a word was spoken about an environmental impact study. A study that would ensure and require developers to not displace the deer and other creatures by irresponsible building. Nary a word was said about sub-division law currently on the books that would tax and set fees for landowners who decide to chop up their family homestead.

The dirt farms and mountain cabins, as I mentioned in my past article on the subject are now pricey town homes, and mini-estates with nifty names like, Whispering Pines, Deer Run (absent the deer), or Montana Pastoral Estates. At the end it came down to the two seasons of Montana. Tax Season and Hunting Season. And the kicker, "You can't tell me what to do." And of course, "Who is paying for this great idea?"