Close of GA '22/'23 Deer Season
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Started hunting in 10 acre backyard in Bartow last season. Saw a lot more deer than last season including a good looking 8 tending a doe.
Only have one doe in freezer. Out of desperation, sat 'til last minute of legal light and didn't see any deer...
On the way out thinking I went the whole season without getting blown at, bumped into 4 does and one of'em blew at me. She made my season complete,
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Only have one doe in freezer. Out of desperation, sat 'til last minute of legal light and didn't see any deer...
On the way out thinking I went the whole season without getting blown at, bumped into 4 does and one of'em blew at me. She made my season complete,
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Sadly wait until CWD is present eithin our state here in Georgia. Then MAYBE the bait stations will go away. Of course by then REACTING is always worse than PREVENTING so all hunters will pay the price. But the lazy will continue to bait and shoot over bait because they are lazy and unskilled until CWD is here. There is zero skill in hiding above a pile of corn and shooting an animal that because of human intervention has become conditioned and I've always laughed thinking of how they mount their bucks - with corn falling out of its mouth? LOL
I need some wine and cheese with my coffee after reading that. CWD caused and spread by feeding deer? Does Georgia need to eradicate all the persimmon trees, oak trees, muscadines and all the other feed sources for the deer including farming? We don't need more government intervention to make and save the deer. It would turn out the same as the mandate for the covid-19 vaccine did.
Yes I thought it was common knowledge and common sense that when bait stations are used the transmission of disease within same species and between different species is increased. Bait stations are different that fields of soy, clover, or rye, and of course apple trees, etc. We're talking about the piles of corn that deer, turkey, racoons and squirrels feed on. As mentioned in first post.
LOADS of information available supporting how a feed trough / bait station where one species or in the case of corn many species gather to eat share saliva, feces, etc.. Removing the piles of corn does slow the spread of CWD which is what man can do. We cannot play God with Mother Nature (hence why we shouldn't put piles of corn out to begin with) but we can not increase the spread by creating a community feed bank where transmission increases X-fold. In other words kearn how to hunt and remove the bait stations.
Chronic Wasting Disease and the Science in Support of the Ban on Baiting and Feeding Deer
Chronic Wasting Disease and the Science in support of the Ban on Baiting and Feeding Deer.Timothy R. Van Deelen Ph.D. Wisconsin DNR Research Summary Reliable science provides support for a ban of baiting and feeding of white-tailed deer to reduce disease risks for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Peer
cwd-info.org
These Changes Are Worth Your Time to Stop the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease | Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
As deer hunters, we will inevitably have to change our habits to prevent the spread of CWD—how much are you willing to give up so we don’t have to give up on hunting altogether?
www.trcp.org
10 Reasons You Don’t Want CWD in Your Woods | National Deer Association
deerassociation.com
How Hunters Can Be a Part of the Solution to Slow the Spread of CWD
Virginia hunters can assist the DWR in its goal of slowing the spread of CWD.
dwr.virginia.gov
Help Slow The Spread Of CWD | Wisconsin DNR
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking deer hunters and the public to help slow the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) by following baiting and feeding bans and properly disposing of deer carcass waste this hunting season.
dnr.wisconsin.gov
Latest CWD Information | Outdoor Alabama
Official Web Site of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
The list of resources is nearly endless. These are only a few. Enjoy your wine and cheese.
I grabbed a bunch of persimmon cuttings from my neighbors trees for propagating.
With his permission of course.
I have about 100 cuttings bagged and ready to start planting in the spring in different locations.
I really hope to have a couple nice orchards growing where I’ll also plant some late season small food plots.
This is my alternative solution to bring deer away from neighboring corn feeders.
I also am going to plant a few rows of fast growing Leland pines for some strategic funneling and property border privacy.
With his permission of course.
I have about 100 cuttings bagged and ready to start planting in the spring in different locations.
I really hope to have a couple nice orchards growing where I’ll also plant some late season small food plots.
This is my alternative solution to bring deer away from neighboring corn feeders.
I also am going to plant a few rows of fast growing Leland pines for some strategic funneling and property border privacy.
Best year hunting ever. Got my first 8 and then the last day got 3 does. Looking forward to next year. Hoping to bring in one worthy of hanging on the wall
