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Post by greghopper on Jun 28, 2023 6:43:56 GMT -5
This time of year there is nothing but the plant to eat no bean pods or ears on corn.
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Post by parkerbow on Jun 28, 2023 8:04:01 GMT -5
I am not a farmer and get their side. But, i am against the permits. This time of year the does have very young fawns and i doubt if the mom was killed the fawns would survive. I bet too that most farmers dont allow hunting ob their land either. Plus do you evet see the wasted grain in the fields where they accidently dumped grain on the ground in piles or the grain that is all over the highways that somehow fall off the trucks. Lots of damage done by coons, squirrels, crows and groundhogs more than deer. It is a flawed system just to keep the farmers happy. Let people hunt your land during the season to control the population.
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Post by greghopper on Jun 28, 2023 8:57:13 GMT -5
Crops aren’t the only things Deer damage…. This issue is only going to get bigger being bag limits are being lowered.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jun 28, 2023 16:56:29 GMT -5
Well I talked with Joe, and he gave me some contact information for additional people within the DNR that actually issue the depredation tags. Joe was sympathetic to my situation and very patient during our long conversation, but the takeaway was what I already knew. I'm not in a position to change anything and I'm just screwed as the adjoining landowner.
I did find out that the tags are not unlimited, he has to reapply once he hits whatever threshold he was initially granted. Now if he reapplies he can get more tags, but he has to show continued damage at that time.
I talked to the farmer again tonight and discussed the above, he was pleasant and I think he genuinely misunderstood the permit he received. At least I hope so.
So definitely not an ideal situation, still pretty bummed but I feel a little less gloomy about it at least.
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Post by greghopper on Jun 28, 2023 17:13:14 GMT -5
Ask farmer if you can hunt there and help him control his problem with actual Deer hunting !
What ever you do Don’t give up ….
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Post by Huntnfreak on Jun 28, 2023 18:20:25 GMT -5
What kind of damage is this farmer already seeing to his crops and how is he sure that deer are doing it?? Is he running cameras to know for sure? Something seems off…especially if the farm also gets leased for hunting. Those hunters are going to get screwed this coming season!!
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Jun 28, 2023 18:38:53 GMT -5
Go help him shoot some. Fill freezer early. They used to cut the antler off. Weren’t allowed to keep those. Just gotta be ready to gut, cool and quarter up fast.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jun 28, 2023 19:06:40 GMT -5
Ask farmer if you can hunt there and help him control his problem with actual Deer hunting ! What ever you do Don’t give up …. Leased to nonresident hunters.. I bet they're mad when they find out.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jun 28, 2023 19:08:51 GMT -5
What kind of damage is this farmer already seeing to his crops and how is he sure that deer are doing it?? Is he running cameras to know for sure? Something seems off…especially if the farm also gets leased for hunting. Those hunters are going to get screwed this coming season!! Basically, he's seeing deer in the field during the drought conditions. He says he is seeing 5-6 deer at a time, in a 90 acre field, and he feels that is way too many.
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Post by greghopper on Jun 28, 2023 19:15:19 GMT -5
What kind of damage is this farmer already seeing to his crops and how is he sure that deer are doing it?? Is he running cameras to know for sure? Something seems off…especially if the farm also gets leased for hunting. Those hunters are going to get screwed this coming season!! Basically, he's seeing deer in the field during the drought conditions. He says he is seeing 5-6 deer at a time, in a 90 acre field, and he feels that is way too many. Deer are mostly responsible for damage this time of with plants just starting to grow … later in year will be a different story.
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Post by greghopper on Jun 28, 2023 19:20:43 GMT -5
Ask farmer if you can hunt there and help him control his problem with actual Deer hunting ! What ever you do Don’t give up …. Leased to nonresident hunters.. I bet they're mad when they find out. Someone should of set quotas for hunting there or kill them in summer
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Post by Huntnfreak on Jun 28, 2023 19:25:30 GMT -5
What kind of damage is this farmer already seeing to his crops and how is he sure that deer are doing it?? Is he running cameras to know for sure? Something seems off…especially if the farm also gets leased for hunting. Those hunters are going to get screwed this coming season!! Basically, he's seeing deer in the field during the drought conditions. He says he is seeing 5-6 deer at a time, in a 90 acre field, and he feels that is way too many. If he can’t show proof of actual damage then he shouldn’t have been issued tags. Just seeing deer in a field is a flawed reason to issue tags in my opinion!!
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Post by Woody Williams on Jun 28, 2023 19:39:05 GMT -5
$500 damage is the trigger. That’s not much…
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Post by Huntnfreak on Jun 28, 2023 19:46:03 GMT -5
Basically, he's seeing deer in the field during the drought conditions. He says he is seeing 5-6 deer at a time, in a 90 acre field, and he feels that is way too many. Deer are mostly responsible for damage this time of with plants just starting to grow … later in year will be a different story. Not enough to affect yield totals though. Yields have been on a record pace since 2018.
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Post by Huntnfreak on Jun 28, 2023 19:48:48 GMT -5
$500 damage is the trigger. That’s not much… Still should have to prove it.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jun 28, 2023 19:57:49 GMT -5
He had to send a picture of crop damage. I believe that deer are definitely feeding on the soybeans, I see them out there too. This field is directly across the road from my house.
One thing in the deer report, that Joe reiterated, is that the depredation tags are not intended for population control, it's to reduce damage. The local deer population is not a factor in determining whether a permit is issued or not, only the presence of damage. I bet any farmer in southern Indiana sustains $500 in crop damage from deer. Some just get more militant about it than others.
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Post by Huntnfreak on Jun 28, 2023 20:07:42 GMT -5
He had to send a picture of crop damage. I believe that deer are definitely feeding on the soybeans, I see them out there too. This field is directly across the road from my house. One thing in the deer report, that Joe reiterated, is that the depredation tags are not intended for population control, it's to reduce damage. The local deer population is not a factor in determining whether a permit is issued or not, only the presence of damage. I bet any farmer in southern Indiana sustains $500 in crop damage from deer. Some just get more militant about it than others. Yes…every single field has damage from animals for sure. Always have and always will…..
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Post by greghopper on Jun 28, 2023 20:10:07 GMT -5
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Post by boonechaser on Jun 28, 2023 20:39:51 GMT -5
Deer do feed on corn in early growth stage. Usually corn will recover, as long as don't eat the heart , or pull out of ground.
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Post by Huntnfreak on Jun 30, 2023 8:28:34 GMT -5
Cool picture from the storms last night…
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