ORIGINAL: sammy_tat
RSB, If you know the population is below what should be normal,Why in the he!! are not the PGC not trying to increase the deer numbers to normal? You just said the PGC doesn't want to help the deer herds.
Obviously even if we were to stop harvesting any does in units like 2G the deer populations couldn’t increase to normal levels unless you believe each of those does harvested was going to not only produce four fawns each but then keep them alive.
sammy, you can go to alvin bush dam and watch ,if you are there,coyotes running these fawns down in daylight.
i happen to be expert at this because i fish there 3 times a week.
been doing that for longtime,over 40 years, so i know what is happening.
when doe is going to have fawn, she gives off a odor.
the coyotes and bear smell this.
after fawn is born and not walking to well,the coyotes in pairs go after them.
studys that penn state showed bears also, i agree on that too.
but the biggest killer is the COYOTE.
what will prove my point is this,not only seeing it but i noticed that around homes in same are i saw doe with 2 fawns.
WHY,because the coyotes dont like being close to home to kill.
i got 2 fawns in my yard tonight,they lay here along riverbank and are SAFE.
i went out in woods this week and saw NO FAWNS..
does not take much to see what is happening........
