Bettendorf Deer Hunt

[150 Class]

Here's a link to front page news in today's Quad City Times. They are considering allowing bow hunting in city limits.

http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1001307&t=Local+News

What are your experiences in other parts of the state that have allowed hunting inside of city limits? Has it been a success at thinning the herd? Any safety issues? From a liability standpoint, I would think these cities have a whole lot more to risk by not allowing hunting vs. hunting. It would be nice to see good info for doing this hunt before the antis get into the arena.

 

[DeerHunter]

I don't know why Marshalltown allows it, but they allow 12 (I think) archers to hunt river bottom inside the city limits. I had to sign a waiver to hunt and was not given a special license-used regular DNR tag. I did it last year a few times but not this year-tons of deer there, but I had more shots at people on motorcycles.