According to the [Virginia Game Department](http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/), 1,050 deer were killed in the [George Washington National Forest](http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj/) in 2000. In 2005, 656 were killed, a 38% decrease. Deer hunters concerned with a declining deer population in the national forest have created an alliance to increase the presence of the animals.

[Read](http://www.dailynews-record.com/news_details.php?AID=4263&CHID=1) (Harrisonburg Daily News Record)