In the forests of Southern Vermont there are no deer these days. The woods are too thick so no sunlight gets to the ground to grow deer food.

The remaining open land is heavily posted.

I walked a rural dirt road yesterday where there had been deer in the 50's, 60's and 70's. No tracks, not even one deer track.

In fact years ago in VT I saw many animals like porkupines, grouse, squirrels, chimpmunks, deer, small birds, red squirrels, etc.

Now: Nothing!

Here is a deer kill report.

http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/hun...eernumbers.cfm