[AT] Real farmers problems - a discussion

Rupert rwenig2 at xplornet.com
Fri Jul 2 21:21:06 PDT 2010


	Have you tried any of the deer repellents such as shown at 
<http://www.deer-departed.com/index.html>? I haven't tried them myself. 
Also, hanging foil pie plates and such around the edge of the field so 
they flutter in a breeze is supposed to work. Lots of deer around here 
too but I only have my garden to protect. I have more problems with 
rabbits that the coyotes and fox can't seem to catch.

Rupert

On 7/2/2010 9:24 PM, Al Jones wrote:
> Also, you can't stay up all night killing deer and then try to work the next
> day. When I made this comment to a  NC wildlife officer, he actually had the
> gall to tell me "he would be willing to do whatever he had to do, to save
> HIS crop."  Idiot.
>
> We have had good luck with several out of town hunters that are serious
> about filling their freezer.  That has helped more than anything.   Hasn't
> solved the problem completely though.  We drill all our beans and use about
> double the recommended seeding rate, and still have significant deer damage
> at the backs of the fields.
>
> Al
>
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> From: "john hall"<jtchall at nc.rr.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 9:53 PM
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>> Yep, shoot all the deer you want as long as they are causing
>> damage--providing you are the farmer, landowner, or your name is on the
>> farmers depradation permit---at least that was the rule 3-4 years ago. I
>> just left a field 45 minutes ago that had 20 deer grazing and couldn't
>> take
>> a "safe" shot with a rifle---houses and horse pastures. Too far away to
>> use
>> a shotgun. Last night it was 11 and the night before 23 or 24. To put this
>> in perspective, my family has been farming our farm since 1942. Until 10
>> years ago it was a rarity to even see a deer in a field and damage to a
>> field was NEVER heard of. Hunters had to actually use their heads to find
>> the deer. Due to more housing, the deer have been forced into smaller
>> areas
>> and have now become pests. It's nothing to see them within 10 feet of a
>> house--trying to have garden and fruit trees is no picnic either. Hunting
>> with dogs was outlawed in our county about 5-6 years ago--then the
>> population REALLY exploded.
>>
>> To keep this tractor list related, when the deer wipe out an entire crop,
>> your profits stay low so you keep running the same old equipment until it
>> becomes antique!
>>
>> Speaking of which, I need to take the Super A tomorrow and bed up a couple
>> more rows of garden. We've had enough rain to keep planting garden in
>> staggered amounts--trying to have fresh veggies all season. Must have
>> given
>> away 10 grocery sack fulls this week.
>>
>> John Hall
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Rotigel"<rotigel at me.com>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 8:14 PM
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>>> Can you, as a farmer in NC, not simply shoot the damn things? Here in
>>> PA farmers can have someone else in to shoot them.
>>> Dave
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