RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
 

We're in a drought here in FL and all over the southeast. Its funny how the weather works like that.Massive flooding and sevre drought within 500 mi of each other (+/-)

RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
 

Its George Bush's fault. He can alter nature to ensure that global warming and cooling occur at the same time.[:o]

RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
 

How is the water level on the illinios river in pike county? Sounds likethis means the 3 stands I have ready for this fall on the bank of the illinios river are under water.I have 2,000 acres to hunt on between the levee and the river.


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RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
 

To original question...about the deer...how long areas are under water will dictate the long term affect on the deer. For the most part, IMO, deer are going to get out of the way just fine, and what food is available in these areas will determine how many come back to stay. Many of these areas will not get planted this year, if ever again, and so surviving mast trees become a good indicator of what the future resident deer pop's will be like.

RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
 

I went thru the flood of 93 on the Mississippi riverin Illinois. The area I was in had little impact because the river valley was narrow andthe vast majority offarming was on the bluff tops.Its gonna vary somewhat even in the same counties.

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RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
 

We can throw the Location theory out there now[8D]

RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
 

Might be interesting to go back and look at the deer harvest figures for the counties along the Mississippi that were hit hardest by the flood of 93 as well as the one in 2000 (or was it 2001?) and compare them to previous and subsequent years.

RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
 

I'm Glad I don't have a lease paying $50 to $75 an acre in the area.

I'm sure the deer will be Ok though. They are pretty resilient. Like was said before, how many come back will depend to a large degreeon food sourcesavailable.

Dan

RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
 

I dont think food is gonna be an issue unless the flood water stays there for three or four months and nothing grows. Post flood grass and other natural food plants do pretty good in flood water deposited soil. But then again, if you have an unusually high deer population that does in fact depend on crops, then I guessyou might have a problem. I would have to take a look at past post-flood deer harvests and see some pretty bad declines before i would lose any sleep over it.