ORIGINAL: DougE
George,that's the whole point.Deer shouldn't have to dig for food.They're browsers andthey'll do fine if there's adequate high quality browse.If there isn't enough browse and deer are starving,they've exceeded the carrying capacity and more need to be shot.Why don't people get that?We can't manage deer based on mild winters and good mast crops.Deer need freakin browse and we lack that in many areas do to decades of too dam many deer.
Well explain how they are goanna browse when they can't move. And yes they dig up the snow to feed. Haven't you ever seen the leaves dug up from deer feeding? Yes, the acorns should float to the top of the snow as does oil on water. No digging required at all in heavy snow or covered in leaves..
