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Old 06-03-2009 | 07:11 AM
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Cornelius08
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"I hunted Greene Co since 1984. There is a big difference in how many deer there use to be and how many there are now. There are less now. Lots less "

Yep. Thats what most here are seeing. Also what the pgc annual reports show. Some of the reduction was definately warranted, but not to the current extent, and not warranted to continue especially when the goal for 4 years has been "stabilization" yet according to those same annual reports, the reduction has continued....and nothing done to address it.

"A couple years ago that EHD took a huge toll. That disease really crippled the deer population. The disease didn't follow seasons, antler restrictions or bag limits. It didn't limit hours or quit on Sundays."

Yes, some areas were hit VERY BAD. In fact many areas are FAR from recovered to previous levels. Some areas were absolutely devastated.

"He use to allow anyone to hunt and was in some kind of co op thing with the PGC. He ask if they were changing the seasons or anything because of the huge toll on the deer population. they said, NO! "

Yep. Im aware of a few farms that shut down hunting due to ehd (and the pgc supporters think farmers want all the deer dead!). Im also aware of farms that closed the door to hunters because of declining herd prior to the ehd outbreak. Didnt want the hassle of regulating all the hunters and the ungodly amounts of doe tags being used. Lot easier to just say no I guess to preserve the hunting quality for friends and family.

Btw, nice pics windwalker.
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