Friday, January 27, 2012
The Missouri Dept of Conservation says two neighboring cities are among the minority of St. Louis County municipalities that don't allow some form of deer hunting.
Controlled-hunts organized by the Department of Conservation may help reduce Ellisville’s deer population, although a state wildlife expert said this week that their proposal is not a complete solution. Neither Ellisville nor Ballwin allow harvesting of deer to control populations. Renewed talks about managed hunts in Ellisville came just more than a week after Ballwin resident Linda Gebhardt was hospitalized and listed in critical condition after a deer rammed her in an Ellisville parking lot. She fell to the pavement, hit her head, and was knocked unconscious. Representatives of Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur, where Gebhardt was treated, said she no longer was listed in the patient directory. She is recovering. Ellisville's city …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
A deer reportedly knocked a Ballwin woman unconscious Tuesday in the parking lot of a local auto service center. As of Wednesday afternoon, the woman was hospitalized and in critical condition.
Editor's Note: This article was last updated at 4:17 p.m. A woman from Ballwin was listed in critical condition Wednesday after she was hit by a deer in an Ellisville parking lot, emergency personnel said. The incident happened around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, when Metro West Fire Protection District members contacted Ellisville police and said someone was injured by a deer in the parking lot of Arvin Auto Service. The victim, identified as Linda Gebhardt, 53, of Ballwin, was "standing at the Arvin parking lot when a running deer physically ran into her and knocked her down," Ellisville Police Sgt. Nancy Walker said. "This caused her to hit her head on the pavement and (she) was temporarily knocked unconscious." Emergency personnel said Gebhardt …
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Sharpshooting began Monday in Town and Country with the goal of eliminating 300 deer over the next few weeks. Wednesday, residents protested saying they are concerned the shooting is putting people in danger.
White Buffalo began sharpshooting in Town and Country this week and will continue the deer management effort for four to six weeks with the goal of eliminating 300 deer. Another 50 deer would be shot next winter, to take the city's population from 660 to 300, or 30 per square mile. (Previous Story: Town and Country Deer Sharpshooting Begins This Week) Wednesday, residents protested saying they are concerned the shooting guidelines are putting people in danger. The protest was organized by the Committee for Safe and Responsible Deer Management, which consists of Town and Country residents who are in favor of sterilization of the deer or the combination of sterilization and sharpshooting. The residents do not support sharpshooting as the …
