The Fairfax County Deer Management Archery Program begins on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 and runs through Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. Under the oversight of the Fairfax County Police Department, in collaboration with the Fairfax County Park Authority and NOVA Parks, the archery program is conducted in parks and other locations throughout Fairfax County. These signs are posted in archery program
Read moreWhite-tailed deer are on the move as breeding season is here. Drivers may expect to see increased numbers of the deer on and near roadways. Fairfax County crash data indicates that there have been almost 400 reportable deer-vehicle collisions in the past five years. Deer movements and behaviors are unpredictable and deer-vehicle collisions are a serious public safety concern. According
Read moreThe Fairfax County Deer Management Program began its 2015-16 season on September 12. Between September 12 and 24, a total of 159 deer were harvested by 109 archers in 48 parks across the County. As of September 24, 2015, archers with the Fairfax County Deer Management Program have logged 1,239 entries in the electronic database to document deer management activity
Read moreThe first day of the Fairfax County Deer Management Archery Program 2016 was Saturday, September 12. Archers logged 369 entries into the electronic database that records their activities on opening day. A total of 26 deer were harvested that day, by 23 archers from 14 archery clusters (including portions of 19 parks). There were 197 archers, representing 21 Archery Clusters,
Read moreThe Fairfax County Deer Management Archery Program begins on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 and runs through Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Under the oversight of the Fairfax County Police Department, in collaboration with the Fairfax County Park Authority and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, the archery program is conducted in parks and other locations throughout Fairfax County. The archery program
Read more
Fairfax County Police Department News 