Posted on 07/28/2007 5:04:07 PM PDT by Sybeck1
Ok, Pea brain, read this real slow, I grew up a 250 acre farm, I currently live on a farm. I know about deer and farming. And I have been a hunter all my life. I also know that the man who shot the deer is a fool.
I have never known deer to eat cotton, and posted a link to a game warden who said the same thing. Next the man shot forty deer. Take forty city slickers you sell them a three day permit for one deer each. Now look what the going rate is for a three day hunt. The man left several thousand dollars to rot in the field when all he had to do was sell permits at the end of the season to recuperate what ever fictitious loss he had. He probably would have made money.
I think its Wisconsin that is facing Chronic Wasting Disease and is on the verge of giving the ok to kill the entire herd then attempt to restock.
Northern Michigan is facing Bovine Tuberculosis and all deer killed in zone 1 are required to be inspected by the DNR after tagging.......
Fortunately there are no diseases affecting the deer in the lower half of the lower peninsula and the only off season predator are the 4 wheel kind...............
When is deer season in your neck of the woods?
Around here, the only way you can shoot deer this time of year is with a nuisance tag. I don’t think you could get away with selling them.
I’m glad you never had problems with deer but around here they are a big problem. My brother thought the deer wouldn’t be a problem when he planted a small orchard a few years ago. The trees that weren’t eaten were pulled out of the ground. It was a complete loss.
You can call me names too, but I have seen the damage deer can do.
I have no idea how many deer are around my farm but last summer during the drought, The deer were draining two 100 gallon stock tanks every night. We had trouble keeping our own animals watered.
these are the same lily livered soft as putty crackers that let the goblins take over Memphis
but ..ooooo...the brutality of killing some cotton snarking dear
oh gawd the humanity....(sobbing hysterically)
where’s Mike Vick when ya need him?
Venison is not worth eating unless it is turned into jerky. Pretty expensive
If you're talking to me, I do know. You talking about boneless cuts or regular cuts? Or would you rather the entire deer be processed for sausage, its cheaper?
You don’t use round-up until your ready to strip your cotton and it’s not time yet.
I’m wondering about whatever it makes the cotton, or any crop, resistant to Roundup. This stuff is genetically engineered to survive Roundup. What’s in it that does that? It apparently changes the crop, if it has a saltier taste.
My apologies. I’m a rancher, not a farmer, only time i use round up is to kill every thing. I had to read up on the Round-Up ready cotton, and I’m not sure what your worries are. Genetically modifying doesnt mean it would hazardous to wildlife. What i do find strange about this whole story, is the deer eating the cotton. I’ve got 3 sections, with my neighbors cotton fields bordering my west fence line, and i’ve never in 25 years seen deer eating cotton.
I can see the concern about them eating something that has been sprayed. I wouldn’t know if deer like cotton. It’s not a crop we grow around here. I do know they like corn, apples, and pumpkins.
I’ve heard some concern about genetically modified crops but it makes more sense that the concern is because there’s likely to be residue from the Roundup on or near them than the changes in the plants themselves.
Wood chipper...
Carcasses are what's left after the deer meat is in the cooler.
Are you sure you’re not making that up?
Sounds like a good day at the range!
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