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<blockquote data-quote="retrieverman" data-source="post: 3662179" data-attributes="member: 24452"><p>First off, I’m all for shooting does when there’s a need, and until the ODWC biologist does a count on MY place, I’m going to go by what I actually see in person and on camera and decide for myself. I’m only seeing about 25% of the deer that I saw before the 2011-2013 drought, and I’ll admit there were probably too many at that time. The biological goal has ALWAYS been a 1:1 ratio for a deer herd, and though my place definitely isn’t there, I would estimate it to currently be 4:1. I don’t view that as too bad. I also have a really bad coyote problem due to a feed lot dumping cow carcasses just south of my place, and the fawn livability is probably 25-30% based on what I see in person and on camera. There were a couple years I didn’t see a single fawn. I’ve been letting a local guy hunt coyotes on my place, and it seems to have helped some.</p><p>The ODWC also says “hunters in the know let young bucks grow”, but most hunters sure seem to want to ignore that one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="retrieverman, post: 3662179, member: 24452"] First off, I’m all for shooting does when there’s a need, and until the ODWC biologist does a count on MY place, I’m going to go by what I actually see in person and on camera and decide for myself. I’m only seeing about 25% of the deer that I saw before the 2011-2013 drought, and I’ll admit there were probably too many at that time. The biological goal has ALWAYS been a 1:1 ratio for a deer herd, and though my place definitely isn’t there, I would estimate it to currently be 4:1. I don’t view that as too bad. I also have a really bad coyote problem due to a feed lot dumping cow carcasses just south of my place, and the fawn livability is probably 25-30% based on what I see in person and on camera. There were a couple years I didn’t see a single fawn. I’ve been letting a local guy hunt coyotes on my place, and it seems to have helped some. The ODWC also says “hunters in the know let young bucks grow”, but most hunters sure seem to want to ignore that one. [/QUOTE]
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