Originally Posted by
bluebird2
Not too long ago you told us the deer in TL survive on all the shrubbery the residents plant every year. Now you say the deer are surviving on the natural foods available in the forests. It is simply amazing how your story changes based on which way the wind is blowing and the point you are trying to make.
That is true but the situation has changed somewhst the last couple of years.The deer have always hammered the acorns and the shrubbery and still do.It just so happens that TL get's their timber rights back in 2013.For years,very little timber was cut in TL but they've been cutting like crazy the last two years and will continue over the next three.Those tops give the deer plebty to eat but it's a short term food source.The acorns are all in the residential areas because the majority of the mast producing trees have been wiped out in the undeveloped areas.Therefore,the deer are eating what acorns they can find in the residential areas and hitting the fresh tops where it's been logged.As the acorns become more scarce,they'll start hammering the landscaping as well.They do it most years.When the winters are worse than average,the devour it.My tune hasn't changed one bit.