Re: RE:deer

In WV the Dept. of Natural Resources is in charge of the deer population,
and no one at all seems to be in charge of the DNR.  Despite steady
complaints by farmers, homeowners, nursery owners, gardeners, and drivers,
they make no serious effort to control the deer population.  It is hard to
see how the money from hunting licenses outweighs the enormous losses to
farmers, homeowners, etc, not to mention insurance payments.  In 1900 the
population of white tailed deer in the US was 500,000. Today it is over 30
million!  They are nothing but large, very beautiful, hoofed rats.
Merri Morgan
Zone 5b, WV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marilyn Dube" <mygarden@easystreet.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:57 PM
Subject: RE:deer


>
> Marge,  What I can't figure out is why the deer are so well protected when
> they are obviously over-populated in almost every state of the union?  The
> complaints are the same from everywhere....too many deer.  We need a
couple
> of years of open season hunting to take care of the problem.
>
> Marilyn Dube'
> Natural Designs Nursery
> Portland, Oregon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
> Of Marge Talt
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 10:37 PM
> To: perennials@hort.net
> Subject: Re: buckthorn fence was: Phormium
>
>
> I'm with you re: the damage done by deer being much worse than any
> "invasive" plant.  It's pretty well documented now that deer are
> destroying our woodlands.  Now groundhogs (woodchucks) can do some
> damage, but aren't even a close second to deer around here.
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>
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