"Are you a farmer Cornelius?"

I know exactly where you are headed, and there is no point to be made there. Nope, Im not. But I have family members and friends who are. And they arent much happier about the deer situation than I, becausethey toohunt. Being a farmer doesnt automatically make one "anti-deer". Deer season is aVERY popular event here.

And if one is, they have many options at theirdisposal. Dmap, redtag, andnew regulations where they can whack the deer 24 hrs a day.

Most I know dont suffer unacceptable losses (and thats in supposedlyone of the best deer areas of the state)andsomeeven plant a little extra just forthe deer.

Aside from crops like corn etc, Also many pasture fields, clover etc. are heavily utilized by deer and any mal-effects are not noticable. Because of the nature of the forage species themselves as well as the fact we've had MUCH higher deer numbers for a long time than we do now.

In this wmu the reverting farm fields and pastures etc outnumber active crop fields but it doesnt really matter, even those these provide great deer food and habitat, they arent counted either...

Fact is a very few wanted so many less deer. Most were fine as it was. SOme saw need for some reduction. Very few approve of the extremes we've gone to.

And like it or not, deer utilize the farmland. To not consider it is simply anti-deer pgc doin' their thing and business as usual.

Bluebird, sorry, didnt mean to "talk for you" but I saw some points to be made and couldnt resist the "easy pickens". It was just hangin' there likea fat juicy apple hanging overone of our starving Pennsylvania does noses.LOLOL.