hhoutdoors

It is a sad thing. It depends on who you talk to really. It's not a secret that it has hit Pike County but it just depends on which part of the county you are in that determines the extent of it. I personally have not found a single dead deer because of it on any of my land in the past couple of years. I have talked to some people in the southern part of the county and in Calhoun county that have saw the worst effects of it. I was talking to another outfitter a while back and he made a good point. His outlook on the matter was that a few years ago when we had a dry season when the does were carrying, they weren't able to get the nutrition that they should have for the fawns and when the fawns were born they still couldn't get the nutrition that was needed and now we are seeing the results of it a few years later. Like I said, everyone has their own opinion. As of right now in my area, the bucks are still there and the deer population is down but still good. If we have another drought this year, it will be devestating.