deer in a tough winter

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deer in a tough winter
Topic Started: Feb 3 2014, 06:14 PM (183 Views)
Delphi51	Feb 3 2014, 06:14 PM Post #1
Member title Posts: 13,967 Group: Administration Member #441 Joined: October 10, 2006	We had a lot of snow before the big thaw starting in late December. The poor deer couldn't move around well to find grass to eat, so they ended up in farm yards and even in town. Posted Image Posted Image



angora	Feb 4 2014, 02:48 AM Post #2
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	Poor things must be desperate.



wildie	Feb 4 2014, 05:07 AM Post #3
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	Its not unusual to see deer here in London. Winter or summer! This town is built on the banks of two branches of the river and the flood plains make a natural highway for wildlife to move through and into town. I have seen deer waiting for traffic to pass before venturing out and across roads. It seems that city deer have learned the pitfalls of urban life!



heatseeker	Feb 4 2014, 05:29 AM Post #4
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	Deer are almost like Canada geese in some parts -- way, way too many of them. We have created the ideal habitat for deer across much of southern Canada -- grain fields bordered by trees and shrubs.



blizzard	Feb 4 2014, 08:17 AM Post #5
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,152 Group: Member Member #1,012 Joined: July 8, 2013	There are some towns in Greater Victoria that have either decided to cull deer or are considering it. Oak Bay is one municipality that plans to take this action, along with other means of ensuring fewer deer-human interaction. I gather one possible plan or perhaps a suggestion, unsure where this came from, is to fence in the golf courses in the area. (I will not get into what I think about these courses). To date I have not seen what the plan is to do with the culled deer, dreadful to think they will just throw them in a heap to be incinerated. I expect any suggestion to have the meat properly dressed (is that correct term) to give to one or more of the soup kitchens will be brushed aside with the too often voiced opinion that the animals may very well be diseased and not fit for human consumption. I really have no idea, people hunt deer for food although not within city limits to my knowledge. Reminds me of the rabbit cull at the university. Guess who are making a return on university grounds and a renewed insurgence around one of the hospitals and nearby highway. Meanwhile I will keep an eye open for bears. The deer are welcome to visit my acreage.



wildie	Feb 4 2014, 11:23 AM Post #6
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	blizzard Feb 4 2014, 08:17 AM There are some towns in Greater Victoria that have either decided to cull deer or are considering it. Oak Bay is one municipality that plans to take this action, along with other means of ensuring fewer deer-human interaction. I gather one possible plan or perhaps a suggestion, unsure where this came from, is to fence in the golf courses in the area. (I will not get into what I think about these courses). To date I have not seen what the plan is to do with the culled deer, dreadful to think they will just throw them in a heap to be incinerated. I expect any suggestion to have the meat properly dressed (is that correct term) to give to one or more of the soup kitchens will be brushed aside with the too often voiced opinion that the animals may very well be diseased and not fit for human consumption. I really have no idea, people hunt deer for food although not within city limits to my knowledge. Reminds me of the rabbit cull at the university. Guess who are making a return on university grounds and a renewed insurgence around one of the hospitals and nearby highway. Meanwhile I will keep an eye open for bears. The deer are welcome to visit my acreage. They culled some deer at a provincial park near me! They invited a local native tribe to make the cull. They kept what they killed!



heatseeker	Feb 4 2014, 12:22 PM Post #7
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	They culled some deer at a provincial park near me! They invited a local native tribe to make the cull. They kept what they killed! Great idea.



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