Yep.....though you wouldn’t necessarily have to know exactly how many deer they were shooting…..Its a lot like not knowing how many fawns coyotes are killing…...If you're a "neighbor" then what you’re assessing is the amount that’s left over and how that population relates to the carrying capacity……Is the farmer shooting enough to control your population for you too??......Its likely the answer is yes for everyone around them in many cases
This is the first thing you've ever posted on here that actually makes logical sense. Haha. Just kidding Harold. But you are most likely 100% accurate, in most all cases where they are permit shooting big AG. Had a farmer that had one that adjoined us on two sides, in south Bama years ago. The first year that he got that permit and they started shooting on it, we probably saw a 30-40% reduction in the numbers of deer seen, per sit, on our adjoining property. Farmer had two sons in HS and they and their friends would shoot it for fun every night that they got bored and were not out chasing girls. They shot everything. Does, fawns, velvet bucks, anything standing there with eyes shining. We ended up dropping our lease after 2 yrs of it. Well managed place, good property, good numbers and quality, ruined.
