Archeryrob
Undecided on a great many things
So school me on how they determine how many deer get shot on a particular farm. For reference the Feds shot 250 (aprox.) deer off Antietam Battlefield last year. It was a bit excessive, but people hunting nearby farms haven't been reducing the doe population very well. They set that is motion and the feds got forced into it. The first Saturday of rifle before could have 75 - 100 deer in the field by Sharpsburg Pike. Now its empty almost.
Then this past year the DNR gave one farmer a 50 deer permit which is fairly close to the battlefield. This farmer has his brothers hunting all the rifle and BP seasons to reduce the herd impact on their farmer and provide meat before the permit.
Now my friend that live next to the farm says he would be lucky to see even one deer in three days if he sat in his tree stand and over a distance also. I understand thinning and controlling them, but outright slaughter of the herd, how is that management?
Then this past year the DNR gave one farmer a 50 deer permit which is fairly close to the battlefield. This farmer has his brothers hunting all the rifle and BP seasons to reduce the herd impact on their farmer and provide meat before the permit.
Now my friend that live next to the farm says he would be lucky to see even one deer in three days if he sat in his tree stand and over a distance also. I understand thinning and controlling them, but outright slaughter of the herd, how is that management?