RE: DEER Population ,SHOCKER
YEP AND THE 180 ACRE FARM MY DAD HAS IS WORTH MILLIONS.BUT7 DEER .COME ON.THERE IS A BIGGER PICTURE..iT IS SURROUNDED NY GAMELANDS WHICH THEY TOOK 4 DEER OUT OF LAST YEAR IN 2500 ACRES. GETS AROUND 100 HUNTERS THE FIRST DAY OF GUN SEASON.SOUNDED LIKE A WAR FOR YEARS. NO MORE.THAT FARM IS THE ONLY SANCTUARY FROM TOTALY WIPING OUT THE HEARD.I DONT EVEN HUNT IT.IT IS POSTED PATROLLED AND IN THE FUTURE THE GAMELANDS SIDE WILL BE HIGH FENCED TO KEEP THE BROWN AND DOWN PEOPLE OUT.I DONT CARE IT IS WORTH MILLIONS.IT IS FARMED AND THE FARMER WAS TOLD HE MUST LEAVE 20 ACRES OF THE CROP STAND OUT OF 100 ACRES.THEN HE CAN FARM IT FREE.
I DONT GET OFF THE PORCH TO EASY, I CANT WALK.
THE PLACE I SEEN ALL THE DEER FROM THE CAR IN 1/2 HOUR WAS NOT IN PA.IN A ADJOINING STATE. I COULD DO THAT 10 YEARS AGO RIGHT HERE.
IN MY AREA SE PA DEER DONT STARVE OR NEVER SEEN OVER BROWSED WOODS.THIS IS A FARMING AREA. FOOD LEFT STAND OVER WINTER EVERYWHERE.I DONT KNOW WHAT GOES ON IN THE MOUNTAINS.THAT IS WHY MICRO MANANGEMENT WOULD HELP.
I LIVED AND HUNTED IN TEXAS (OWN PROPERTY),IN IOWA,OKY,ALABAMA,VIRGINIA,WEST VIRGINIA,MARYLAND.SOUTH CAROLINA.ISEEN HOW COOPERATIVE THEM GC'S ARE COMPARED TO PA.