According to data provided by Katherine Edwards, wildlife management specialist with the Fairfax County Police Department, archers certified by the county have reported the following results for local parks:
Accotink Stream Valley Park: 5 deer harvested
Bren Mar Park – 7
Eakin Community Park – 1
Lake Accotink – 2
Lillian Carey Park – 1
Long Branch Stream Valley – 4
Roundtree Park – 2
Turkeycock Run Stream Valley – 2
Wakefield Park – 2
Mason District Park – none
During the first two weeks of the 2015-16 season – Sept. 12-14 – a total 159 deer were harvested by 109 archers throughout the 48 parks countywide in the deer management program. A total of 379 archers representing 22 hunting organizations have been approved for the program.
As of Sept. 24, archers have logged 1,239 entries in the electronic database to document deer management activity in authorized public parks. Three-quarters of those entries report hunting attempts that yielded no deer. About 13 percent reported deer harvested, and the rest of the entries report non-hunting activities, such as installing a deer stand or scoping out an area.
Residents near Annandale Community Park are expected to receive notices in mid-October about a first-time sharpshooting operation to occur in the park as part of the county’s deer management program. Sharpshooting will occur on up to three evenings between December and February; dates haven’t yet been determined.