Farmers Ask For Help as Deer Devour Their Crops

[4v50 Gary]

Mathusian Theory

Thomas Mathus developed a theory that a population left unchecked could outgrow its capacity to feed itself at which point it begins to die off. We proved in on Angel Island in the SF Bay Area back in the '80s. No natural predators and 200 Bambis. The state had to call in professional hunters to cull the herd.

 

[Standing Wolf]

People assume hunting is going to be a magic bullet...

Whenever you hear leftist extremists talking about "a magic bullet," duck.

 

[harpethriver]

Deer, coyotes, whatever...I've never understood how they reproduce when they're dead.:banghead:

 

[mcooper]

"Hunting's not a magic bullet" WTM?

It's real easy. Treat the deer like cattle until the population is at the level where regular hunting can control the population.

How? Make a processing plant and shoot as many deer as you can in the area, then feed the hungry w/ the meat that the hunters can't use.

 

[countertop]

"We need something to be done in the next 30 days. It's a must," said Billy Willard, a Poolesville farmer

County officials hope to propose a plan within a few weeks.

Thats government for you.

 

[4570Rick]

I did a quick google check using "Annual cost of deer-car accidents" and this is a little of what under utilizing this food source is costing us.

Up to 150 people die each year in Deer Related Vehicle Accidents.

According to insurance statistics, there are more than $1.5 million DRVA annually.

Annual DRVA cost about $1.1 billion.

Average cost pr car to repair $2,000.

Annual cost of damaged landscape and crops, more than $1 billion.

Deer cost homeowners $251 million in lost landscape.

Deer cost MD farmers $38 million pr year.

$7.5 million in lost crops in NJ annually.

This is what happens when Bambi is elevated to the same status as humans.

 

[Ex-Doc]

quote:
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" People assume hunting is going to be a magic bullet, but killing a bunch of deer simply means the surviving deer are going to get more food and reproduce more quickly."

Someone buy this fella a clue!
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Nothing like the pinheads using welfare logic on animals. CA has the same problem with illegals. Replace hunting/killing with deportation and deer with mexican....