Deer eating crops... okay to shoot???
07-04-2009, 06:47 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 105
Deer eating crops... okay to shoot???
We leased a land to grow crops for food and for $$$$... Problem is, there are some deers that keep eating the crops.. Land owner said it's okay to shoot, but i'm not sure..
Should I call the local DNR first to make sure? If we can't shoot the deers, OMG..... $$$$$$$$ thounsands of dollar will be gone... freaking...**** pissing me off
scaring them away will only last a few hrs only we go home...
Should I call the local DNR first to make sure? If we can't shoot the deers, OMG..... $$$$$$$$ thounsands of dollar will be gone... freaking...**** pissing me off
scaring them away will only last a few hrs only we go home...
07-05-2009, 06:38 AM
#5
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Canton, NC
Posts: 81
RE: Deer eating crops... okay to shoot???
Here in NC. The farmers are allowed to shoot the deer as long as they are in the act of depredation (eating the crops or damaging them) but he/she mustleave the deer laying or pull it out of the field.The permit only allows the farmer to possess them (use the deer meat or to have someone else come and shoot the deer). But, it is always better to contact the local officer and let him know about the problem.
07-06-2009, 02:40 PM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Posts: 147
RE: Deer eating crops... okay to shoot???
I agree with hawkeye. Sounds like you will have some good hunting come fall!! do some serious huntin in fall and shoot alot of does. unless you are doing farming on a VERY small tract of land, you arent loosing 1000's of dollars and you arent loosing everything. we have a 10 acre corn field with a high deer density and you can barely notice they touched it.
07-06-2009, 09:21 PM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: State of Missery
Posts: 135
RE: Deer eating crops... okay to shoot???
ORIGINAL: soulless
We leased a land to grow crops for food and for $$$$... Problem is, there are some deers that keep eating the crops.. Land owner said it's okay to shoot, but i'm not sure..
Should I call the local DNR first to make sure? If we can't shoot the deers, OMG..... $$$$$$$$ thounsands of dollar will be gone... freaking...**** pissing me off
scaring them away will only last a few hrs only we go home...
We leased a land to grow crops for food and for $$$$... Problem is, there are some deers that keep eating the crops.. Land owner said it's okay to shoot, but i'm not sure..
Should I call the local DNR first to make sure? If we can't shoot the deers, OMG..... $$$$$$$$ thounsands of dollar will be gone... freaking...**** pissing me off
scaring them away will only last a few hrs only we go home...
07-07-2009, 05:35 AM
#10
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: The Republic of Texas
Posts: 12,039
RE: Deer eating crops... okay to shoot???
ORIGINAL: Switchback_XT
[&:]hmmm As far as I knew Farmers had the right to shoot any thing that was harming their crops or animals. How you go about being legal while doing it I don't know. I thought they could just go on a shooting spree or some thing. I agree with you on them eating more than their far share of corn, even the little bit the Conservation buys for them deer does little to cover the damage. I have allways wondered if that deer food plot stuff would draw them off the corn?[>:]
ORIGINAL: soulless
We leased a land to grow crops for food and for $$$$... Problem is, there are some deers that keep eating the crops.. Land owner said it's okay to shoot, but i'm not sure..
Should I call the local DNR first to make sure? If we can't shoot the deers, OMG..... $$$$$$$$ thounsands of dollar will be gone... freaking...**** pissing me off
scaring them away will only last a few hrs only we go home...
We leased a land to grow crops for food and for $$$$... Problem is, there are some deers that keep eating the crops.. Land owner said it's okay to shoot, but i'm not sure..
Should I call the local DNR first to make sure? If we can't shoot the deers, OMG..... $$$$$$$$ thounsands of dollar will be gone... freaking...**** pissing me off
scaring them away will only last a few hrs only we go home...