I HAD a badge and several guns.
Deer are sneaky. I actually used up to 6 nuisance permits a year (you give the demised deer to charity groups) and still couldn’t keep up.
Unless I hide it or cover it they’ll get it including climbing on the deck to get container plants.
How many head of antlered goats have you ventilated? Dropping a couple in front of others usually sends a strong message, that even a sniveling prog/lib might understand.
I buy some wonderful deer repellent that seems to work pretty good at keeping the deer out of my roses. I’ve forgotten the name, but it’s a little plastic cannister that sits on top of a wire and lasts all season. I’ve paid a lot at a specialty nirsery for it, but it’s about half the price at a big box farm supply.
Deer hating dog is a good option. Particularly if you can trust said deer hating dog to stay outside at night (and not go walkabout around the entire county). Our dog didn’t kill any deer, but he made munching my garden and my roses a nerve-wracking experience and the deer moved onto more pleasant places.