[AT] Real farmers problems - a discussion of landuserelatedtofarming - was fuel problems getexpensive-perspectives andreactions

[David Rotigel]

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
PS, My insurance company pays when I hit a deer with my car. Do you  
not have such insurance in NC?

On Jul 2, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Al Jones wrote:

> This is a sore subject with me, because like John mentions, we are  
> overrun
> with deer, and the state of NC for the most part could care less. Yes,
> hunters fund wildlife management programs with hunting licenses, duck
> stamps, excises taxes on ammunition, etc.  That's the way it should  
> be, and
> I don't mind it.  I just wish they would also fund landowners and  
> motorists
> for their losses due to deer, beaver, and other wildlife damage with  
> some of
> that money.   In other words, the majority of the population  
> shouldn't be
> over-run with overprotected species so that hunters can hunt.  I'll  
> gladly
> let the deer destroy my crops, and collide with my vehicles, if the  
> wildlife
> commission will show up regularly with their checkbook!
>
> Al
>
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> From: "Phil Vorwerk" <pvorwerk at newulmtel.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 3:09 PM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] Real farmers problems - a discussion of
> landuserelatedtofarming - was fuel problems getexpensive- 
> perspectivesandreactions> That's probably true, but I believe the  
> bulk of the WMA programs are
> funded
>> with hunting licenses and fees.
>>
>> Phil
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Al Jones
>> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 12:16 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Real farmers problems - a discussion of land
>> userelatedtofarming - was fuel problems get expensive-perspectives
>> andreactions
>>
>> There is a program where they want you to plant strips along the  
>> edge for
>> quail.  They pay the land owner a little bit for it.
>>
>> The problem with wildlife management & legislation in NC, and I  
>> expect in
>> most other states, is that it is centered around the best interests  
>> of the
>> wildlife and the best interests of the hunter.  All other citizens  
>> rights
>> are secondary.
>>
>> Al
>>
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>> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 7:22 AM
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>> Subject: Re: [AT] Real farmers problems - a discussion of land use
>> relatedtofarming - was fuel problems get expensive
>> -perspectivesandreactions> John,  I've known some farmers around  
>> here to
>> plant a strip of pasture
>> along
>>> the wood line for the deer to graze on, hoping it would keep them  
>>> out of
>>> the
>>> field.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 10:20 PM
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Real farmers problems - a discussion of land use
>>> relatedto
>>> farming - was fuel problems get expensive -perspectives and  
>>> reactions
>>>
>>>> We have a different problem here due to increased housing  
>>>> developments.
>>>> We
>>>> have an overpopulated deer population that is making it almost
>>>> impossible
>>>> to
>>>> grow anything, be it farm or merely garden. I had 24 deer on  
>>>> about 3
>>>> acres
>>>> of newly emerged soybeans last night. Plus the other 8 I saw in  
>>>> other
>>>> fields. You just can't shoot that many of the darn things. They  
>>>> have
>>>> even
>>>> gotten so bad we can only grow bearded wheat.
>>>>
>>>> John Hall
>>>>
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