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Old 12-08-2006 | 09:43 AM
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tyrone33g
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Default Why is it that cattle will drive deer out of there habitat?

Where i hunt here in Northwest kansas there are alot of creeks with food plots(corn, milo, wheat, soybeans etc.)planted around the creeks, well as soon as the fall harvest is over the farmers and ranchers immediately start to put up the electric fence and soon the cattle come in. The deer are there before all of this happens, but as soon as the cattle get put into these fields, its like they pick up house and leave...Is it a battle between who gets to food? Or do deer just not like living with cows?? Now they will stay in the creeks if the cattle dont have access to the creek, but if the cattle can roam the creeks, well then it seems like they leave..Any thoughts??
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