Too many deer hurts everyone
Some landowners must play larger role in herd management
In an article in the The Capital Times, Tim Eisele says that he has some concerns regarding the baiting and feeding of Deer. Here are a few quotes from the article...
Keith McCaffery likes to say, only half jokingly, that it is often safer to talk about sex, religion, and politics than it is to discuss deer management.
Most hunter-landowners do under-estimate deer numbers on their land and thus shoot too few animals to control the herd. The result is often damage to their woods and their neighbor's woods.
"The current abundance of deer is not really good for deer, for deer hunters, nor for the DNR,"
He is chagrined that many landowners are doing exactly what should not be done: feeding deer.
"Not only does this increase deer productivity and survival, it changes their behavior and distribution,"
baiting and feeding is "like playing with fire."
Go to Article....
http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/256777
