Comments on: Ecological Impacts of Supplemental Feeding of Deer http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/03/26/ecological-impact-of-supplemental-feeding-of-deer/ Deer Hunting and Habitat Management Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:32:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Buck Manager http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/03/26/ecological-impact-of-supplemental-feeding-of-deer/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 Buck Manager Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:04:20 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/03/26/ecological-impact-of-supplemental-feeding-of-deer/#comment-1614 Hey Caroline TC, thanks for visiting the site. First, deer overpopulation is an issue, but not in many areas where deer can be legally hunted. I don't blame hunters or deer for vehicular accidents, but obviously in areas where deer do over-populate, such as in areas where they can not be legally hunted, there are many deer/auto collisons caused by hunters and mostly non-hunters (since only about 10% of people hunt.) Also, with regards to birth control and deer management, birth control is not effective in free-range populations. Does must ingest the BC everday and that can not be guaranteed in the wild. Also, who is going to pay for the BC? In Texas, we have 2 million whitetail does--that's a lot of pills! Hunters foot the bill for wildlife management for both game and non-game species. Hey Caroline TC, thanks for visiting the site. First, deer overpopulation is an issue, but not in many areas where deer can be legally hunted. I don’t blame hunters or deer for vehicular accidents, but obviously in areas where deer do over-populate, such as in areas where they can not be legally hunted, there are many deer/auto collisons caused by hunters and mostly non-hunters (since only about 10% of people hunt.)

Also, with regards to birth control and deer management, birth control is not effective in free-range populations. Does must ingest the BC everday and that can not be guaranteed in the wild. Also, who is going to pay for the BC? In Texas, we have 2 million whitetail does–that’s a lot of pills! Hunters foot the bill for wildlife management for both game and non-game species.

]]> By: CarolineTC http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/03/26/ecological-impact-of-supplemental-feeding-of-deer/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 CarolineTC Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:24:42 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/03/26/ecological-impact-of-supplemental-feeding-of-deer/#comment-1612 You are all "worried" about deer overpopulation and deer vehicle accident, but you reject the deer birth control even knowing it works and its safe. You are all “worried” about deer overpopulation and deer vehicle accident, but you reject the deer birth control even knowing it works and its safe.

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