douge, when they clearcutted the area in that test area,say about 20 years ago,the deer never came back..first, deer were not there before cuttings do to doe killing we had there..

there was huge crews in that area,they took toll on doe..now, you dont see big crews now..

but you see 10 times road hunters,its like a parade over there..

road hunting can do number on deer..


as for the deer with collars, explain more..do these have batterys in collar and how long does battery last?can they tell if deer has been shot and collar removed?how many had those type of collars on?or was it just ear tag?

if its just tag in ear, well, poachers over there most likely are eating that one..poaching was real bad over there this year..

you are very forunate to have someone ,like me, that can tell you what is going on ,going back to at least 1960 of my life and all my uncles, grandfathers , brothers,cousins, going back to 1929,we all hunted, fished, lived, spent all our time in that AREA..

i know this area well,dont tell me coyotes were always here,sadly, YOU ARE WRONG ON THAT ONE ,FOR SURE..

i know, i was there!!!