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01-02-2011, 07:10 AM

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ButchA

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Originally Posted by mitchmtm1

There were a lot fewer deer on AP Hill this year. Most blame the bad winter and lack of acorns last year. Gobbler hunters said that they saw a bunch of dead deer (apparently starved) this spring. Some also think that a lot of does aborted last winter due to the conditions.

Mitch

There were a lot fewer deer everywhere... I too have heard that the bad winter last year really took a toll on the deer population.

Let's hope that by next season, the deer that survived were able to reproduce and will help rebuild the population!

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