CRC
Old Mossy Horns
mountain area game lands?
If even on WRC managed game lands in the mountains the deer are so mast dependent they have to leave the game lands to visit private land for food and bait, should deer food plots get priority over other game species?
Based on this seems to be planting more food plots and food sources would solve all the problems with public land deer herds in the mountains.
I mean everyone wants more cutting on the national forests but South Mountains is owned and managed by the WRC.
http://www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Hunting/GameLand-Plans/JohnsRiver-SMtns-GLMP-DRAFT.pdf
Deer harvest at SMGL was 1.6/mi2
in 2011, 1.4/mi2 in 2012, and 0.9/mi2
in 2013. The decrease in 2013 is likely due to a severe hard mast failure that year, with deer leaving the
mostly forested game land in favor of better food availability on private land.
If even on WRC managed game lands in the mountains the deer are so mast dependent they have to leave the game lands to visit private land for food and bait, should deer food plots get priority over other game species?
Based on this seems to be planting more food plots and food sources would solve all the problems with public land deer herds in the mountains.
I mean everyone wants more cutting on the national forests but South Mountains is owned and managed by the WRC.
http://www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Hunting/GameLand-Plans/JohnsRiver-SMtns-GLMP-DRAFT.pdf
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