Deer population?

turtlehead · #21 09/19/07, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by country_wife

For all you Ohio residents: how's the deer population in your area?

Not southern OH but central WV - plenty of deer here. They do seem to disappear during hunting season, though. We see them in the fields, on the driveway, in the yard, in the woods - everywhere! Until hunting season, then nary a sign of them.

country_wife · #22 09/19/07, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Queen Bee

I guess all your deer have come down to our property! They don't even try to hide--They lay in the fields in broad daylight and roll around in the morning due in the front yard. And we have dogs!. We planted 5 acres of sunflowers and the deer have eaten the head off of EVERY stalk! Six acres of peas and not even a tiny bowl of peas to gather! There are 1000's of deer tracks in the field in front of the house, they are breaking branches on my apple trees and are eating the grapes before they are ripe. Any time you walk to the pond they are drinking, eating , sleeping, rolling all over the dam! So please call some of them back home! Our sil is building more deer stands--he has several buddies lined up to help thin the herd..Queen Bee

Just go out and tell those varmits to get their tasty selves up to my property, 'cause I got an empty freezer!

Maybe we'll see more as the season wears on. I hope!

Callieslamb · #23 09/19/07, 08:29 AM

when we go to the shooting range to practice. YOu would figure with all that noice they would have the sense to stay away?

My neighbor's dogs have always been an asset- they used to roam free. I could count on them to keep all the varmits away - including deer. However, after an argument with another neighbor (the useful dogs killed a house dog...) now they are penned. I hope the deer don't notice....

texican · #24 09/19/07, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sidepasser

never a shortage at my place...worse than rats..or pigeons..

I figure if I can see 12 in my front paddock every day, there has to be at least 2 dozen more..just like cockroaches.

Deer are tastier! at least I think so! I do agree, you have a terrible infestation, and if I lived a 'mite' closer, I'd help rid you of the vermin!

Ford8N · #25 09/19/07, 12:50 PM

We have more here than you can shake a stick at. I can see four does most mornings eating the fallen apples in my yard. I bet those will be particularly tasty critters.

We are in a CWD zone, but there is no shortage of them at all.

comfortablynumb · #26 09/19/07, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tiffnzacsmom

this year was the first year I ever had a deer hit me but I haven't noticed as much road kill as usual.

you know someone is from PA when they say "the deer hit them"

gimpy · #27 09/19/07, 03:03 PM

what tiny deer! I measured the tracks of a big doe in the front meadow and the tracks are 3 inches wide and 4 inches long

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Originally Posted by sidepasser

never a shortage at my place...worse than rats..or pigeons..

Deer population? - Homesteading Questions

I figure if I can see 12 in my front paddock every day, there has to be at least 2 dozen more..just like cockroaches.

( I do not hunt..It would take me a long, long time to eat a whole deer)..but a backstrap and a rear quarter would be nice.)

gimpy · #28 09/19/07, 03:05 PM

the bobcats took my turkeys last fall

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Originally Posted by hillsidedigger

Some places need more bobcats.

EDDIE BUCK · #29 09/19/07, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Wind in Her Hair

you mean these guys? Oh yeah, big shortage...

Everyone knows they all come to Minnesota for the winter - and here they get more than "blue tongue" - EVERYTHING turns BLUE!

Would make a pretty "CHRISTMAS CARD"

1/4acre · #30 09/19/07, 04:41 PM

Here in Northern Il. they are thick as thieves.

goatsareus · #31 09/21/07, 09:58 AM

Yesterday I checked the back hay field, on the golf cart so I knew i would not be seeing any deer

but I saw many deer beds. So I surmize we have no shortage of deer here.

jessepona · #32 09/21/07, 10:18 AM

There are definitely no shortage of deer around us, they're even opening a special hunt in a St. Pats park to thin the deer out. They're becoming animal weeds LOL

PineRidge · #33 09/21/07, 01:40 PM

I have a doe who leaves her two fawns right behind my house, so I see them every day. Normally I can count on seeing the doe, her fawns an what looks like a yearling buck.

Today though, I went out back and there were two bucks fighting! I love to watch them. But then the dog came around and scared them off, I only counted 9 deer running off, but think there were more in the group.

My deer disappear during hunting season too, I sure would like to find their darn calendar and tear it up, lol, maybe dh would get something

pheasantplucker · #34 09/24/07, 08:37 PM

Nobe County Ohio (east)...deer are everywhere. My friend's son is a bow hunter. He brought his six year old son out to my place two different evenings. (This was last May). From the lake to my place is just under two miles. He and his boy counted over one hundred deer for the two round trips.