ORIGINAL: bluebird2
his info for most part seems to be able to back-up his facts.
That is flat out wrong and I listed at least six claims he made that were flat out false and impossible to achieve . He still blames hunters for preventing the PGC from controlling the herd , even though he also said the PGC has been controlling the herd for the past 20 years
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Winter deer mortality isn’t the biggest deer reduction factor of concern any more though. With the deer management programs of the past several decades we have managed to keep deer numbers close enough to the over carrying capacity as to avoid major winter mortality. Now the real and most factor that limits future deer numbers following hard winters is the reduced fawn survival rates that occur when the does don’t get enough both winter and spring nutrition. When they don’t get enough food their fawns are born under weight and many of them (some studies have shown as high as nearly 93%) die within just a few days of being born.
i know he says its HABITAT for reasons of no fawns.
i come back and say,WHY IS THERE VERY FEW IF ANY DEER ON SGL LAND IN PA WITH BEST HABITAT.
is good habitat also killer of fawns?
