Originally posted by Cody.Query:
I've posted this before but I still remember the year we had a terrible outbreak of EHD in Pike County. The herd was hit real hard. Opening day of gun I came across a guy with two or three does laying by the road. I asked him why he shot the deer because #s were way down. He said "they have EHD, we are doing drives and trying to shoot them all before it spreads". Instead they were wiping out the deer that had developed immunity. Just goes to show how publicizing information on a county basis could help if necessary.
I will not use the term stupidity but hunter "naivety" is the biggest issue all of us face, the herd as well. Education is the only sure fire way to change it. Love to see the DNR invest in education type campaigns to help people understand deer better, EHD better, affects of habitat loss and gain...everything deer.
