Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:06:33 -0500 From: Simon Lobdell Subject: Re: Deer in Chatham. I am sure a wildlife biologist could clear this up better than me but here is my understanding of deer life cycles. 1) Deer operate on a harum structure whereby a single dominant alpha maleContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:19:44 -0500 From: Tom Winecoff Subject: Deer over-population Do we have an overpopulation of deer? Probably. Should we harvest more to control the population? NO! Nature seems to work really well when left alone. Wouldn’t you agree? The reason we have an overpopulation, or soContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:37:04 -0500 (EST) From: Doug Berg Subject: Eat more deer. I’ve been around Chatham long enough to remember when NC Wildlife was live-trapping deer in Butner and releasing them here. Inadvertently, the deer brought the ticks, and the ticks brought the pathogens. This accidental releaseContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:02:09 -0500 From: Sherri Oakley Subject: DEVELOPMENT attracts deer and moves them into the surrounding areas. Exactly! Yes, I should have made the sentence clearer but you are right in that DEVELOPMENT attracts deer and moves them into the surrounding areas. As does are ableContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:15:34 EST From: Bprentice2 Subject: Re: Deer in Chatham County Sherri – I think the line you wrote (below) is backwards, or inside-out, or something. As the surrounding counties develop more, the deer move to where they can find land to roam. Deer don’t reallyContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:40:52 -0500 From: Matthew Arnsberger Subject: deer in Chatham Simon, Thanks for your thoughts on tick-borne diseases (TBD’s). I have been treated for TBD’s five times in the last seven years, though we are not always certain that my symptoms were from tick diseases. SometimesContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:40:05 -0500 From: Sherri Subject: overpopulation of deer and development around Chatham “I would also like to start a discussion about the massive overpopulation of deer in this county and the ecological imbalance that this represents. I think we should really think about cutting theContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:39:52 -0500 From: Simon Lobdell Subject: Re: Tick Borne disease. I have also had Lyme’s disease recently and found it to be one of the most pernicious and difficult experiences of my life. At first it was a flu, then it was a slow degradationContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:44:37 -0800 (PST) From: Robert Sprenger Subject: Deer Dodging…..Oh, What Fun When you see one deer cross the road, expect more right behind it. If you see a herd crossing the road, and one turns around and goes back, beware. Some of the others thatContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:39:36 -0500 From: Steve Candelori Subject: RE: Another post regarding deer… After your unfortunate incident with one of our more adorable Chatham county mammals, there is a number to call to have your trophy removed from the side of the roadway. A call to 742-3431Continue Reading
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:36:14 -0500 From: Michael Surles Subject: Deer Reminder Please remind your loved ones about watching out for deer on the roads and to slow down. I have had two family members hit deer this past weekend. Thank goodness no one was hurt. They come outContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 21:03:40 -0400 From: Dale and Michelle Cannon Subject: Do you have any problem deer? Have bow, will travel I am an avid bow hunter and relatively new to the Pittsboro area. I am teaching my seven-year-old son responsible bow hunting practices and would like toContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:46:24 EDT From: Tammy Subject: Please Drive with Caution… During this time of the year..many new fawns are beginning to follow their Mama’s out and about. So, please….when driving, drive cautiously and if a deer crosses the road in front of you..PLEASE be cautious evenContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:15:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Darryl Wally Subject: Re: Chatham Chatlist #3164 3. Deer Fence Installation by: Matthew Arnsberger Another approach is to just use standard 4’high fencing and run a double ring with rings about 4′-5′ apart. Leave an opening in outer fence. Deer jump firstContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:05:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Billy Thornton Subject: deer control Hi Meg, You need to extend your fence to 8 feet high. Check out the fence that the Busy Bee Farm has installed around some of his blackberries. Since he has put up the 8 foot fence thereContinue Reading
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