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vegplot
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Mistress Rose
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Jam Lady
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tahir
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Pilsbury
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buzzy
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tahir
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Mistress Rose
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2507 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 15 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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The issue, Mistress Rose, is that New Jersey is a well populated state.
Total population in 2014 8,864,590
Pop. Density (per sq. km.) 451.99
Pop. Density (per sq. mi.) 1,170.64
Some communities have arranged for sharp shooters who are permitted to carry out the cull at night, jack-lighting the deer with spotlights. I think there is something about this in the link I provided.
There are also Bambi lovers who argue that we humans have invaded the dear deers habitat and we should learn to live with them and with the bears (yes, there are bears around here too.) That hunters are evil people who just like to kill and this is bad and nasty and not nice.
The conspiracy theorists insist that the state fish and wildlife commission is working to keep the deer population high so they can sell more hunting permits.
I have seen deer one at a time, in small groups, and more than 20 in a herd. The image I posted was taken through my kitchen window. Old books refer to deer as timid creatures of dawn and dusk (fancy word is crepuscular, I believe.) They are no longer timid, appear morning, noon, and night. I like to see them. I enjoy eating venison. I am disturbed at the damage they cause in the woodland. Major issue with no simple answer. |
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sueshells
Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 690 Location: North Bucks
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15598
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 15 8:12 am Post subject: |
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Interesting Jam Lady. We have the same problem about culling in the UK. It is fine saying that we have invaded their territory, but certainly here their territory has increased enormously. When our in-rotation coppice was cut 14 years or so ago deer fencing wasn't really needed as the population wasn't that high, but now, in spite of culling, it is really needed.
Sueshells, the deer could have died naturally, have been killed by a car, a hunter who couldn't find it, or a poacher or killed by a dog. It could have been scavinged by anything, most probably a badger or fox. Not sure if a badger or fox would be able to kill anything other than a very sick or injured mutjac. |
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