Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
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Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
http://us.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/18/midwest.flooding/index.html?iref=topnews
I was reading on cnn.com about the floods and it said that Levee breaks in Adams county Illinois caused 30,000 acres of woods and farmland to be under water.
Near Oakville Illinios floodwaters covered 21 square miles of corn and soybean fields.
Of course the first thoughts are with the people who are impacted bythis disaster. But the picture below from cnn.com got me also thinking about the deer herd in this area. What impact will this have on deer hunting in places like Adams county Ill and parts of Iowa and Missouri that border the river.
I'd have to think that alot of the fawns will be unable to escape the floodwaters. And also much of the crops will be destroyed so there will be less food to go around.
(The caption on the picture called this a "school" of deer LOL.)
I was reading on cnn.com about the floods and it said that Levee breaks in Adams county Illinois caused 30,000 acres of woods and farmland to be under water.
Near Oakville Illinios floodwaters covered 21 square miles of corn and soybean fields.
Of course the first thoughts are with the people who are impacted bythis disaster. But the picture below from cnn.com got me also thinking about the deer herd in this area. What impact will this have on deer hunting in places like Adams county Ill and parts of Iowa and Missouri that border the river.
I'd have to think that alot of the fawns will be unable to escape the floodwaters. And also much of the crops will be destroyed so there will be less food to go around.
(The caption on the picture called this a "school" of deer LOL.)
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: StL, MO
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RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
ORIGINAL: Rory/MO
its getting bad here too, almost as bad as the flood of '93 was, and it hasnt even crested yet
its getting bad here too, almost as bad as the flood of '93 was, and it hasnt even crested yet
Starting Friday I get the pleasure of 12 hour workdays thru the weekend and into next week on flood duty (levee patrol and inspections).
#6
RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
I never did get to shed hunt a lot of the property I wanted to because it's been under water since before February with no end in sight...
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Warren County NJ USA
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RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
I really feel bad for the people out there, I know here in my town in NJ we are taking collections (money, food, water,clothing, etc.) I called my friend up yesterday, we have 2000 plus acres he lets us hunt, we are further enough away that there isn't any impact on the wildlife
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: StL, MO
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RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
ORIGINAL: BOWHUNTERCOP
I really feel bad for the people out there, I know here in my town in NJ we are taking collections (money, food, water,clothing, etc.)
I really feel bad for the people out there, I know here in my town in NJ we are taking collections (money, food, water,clothing, etc.)
I consider myself a charitable person towards others in crisis...but this situation divides me inside. The charitable/caring vs. logical thought processes.
#10
RE: Impact of Flooding on West Central Illinois deer herd
Because of modifications to the rivers as well as development in wetlands, you are getting a greater tendency for floods that impact areas that were not prone to flooding in the past. Also, keep in mind that many of the levees have been in place for generations and the areas behind them have been assumed to be safe. So everybody is surprised when they fail. My concern is why, after 1993 and the flood in 2000 people werent paying much, much more attention to the condition of the levees.