Maryland First State To Use Deer Birth Control

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Maryland has become the first state to approve the use of Gonacon, a deer birth control product, but the state's director of wildlife said Friday he can't imagine it ever being used in what he termed the open landscape.

"This is the only immuno-contraceptive for deer that has federal approval," said Paul Peditto, director of the Wildlife and Heritage Service. "It was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency.

"We feel good about being the first jurisdiction to approve its use," Peditto said. "It shows we have an open mind, but is not a magic bullet for deer control. It is an option in very limited circumstances and will have virtually no consequence in terms of day-to-day deer management and deer hunting. It won't be used in 98 percent of the state."

What a bunch of morons.

We use Mtn Lions, maybe we can ship a few to Maryland

Why not hire hunters and and sell the meat to add to the states coffers?

Why not just have regular hunters hunt during a season.

This is Maryland we're talking about, does this really surprise anyone? They are within the top 5 most liberal states in the nation.

Wonderful. Another attempt by man to screw more with ecology. Wasn't it enough that they eliminated natural predators? Ship those mountain lions and coyotes.

I say we send the politicians out into the woods with guns to hunt the deer.

Anyone left standing after THAT experiment gets any wildlife that was actually shot for his own dinner table.

Unless of course he wants to donate it as a grossly inflated charitable deduction on his income tax return.