[TheForge] OT deer

[Schade]

There was an interesting article on the front page of the Wall Street 
Journal last week. Due to mis management of the deer population (they 
called it "malpractice" in the article) there are more deer now than 
there were in revolutionary times. My older neighbors here in southeast 
Minnesota say that back 50-60-70 years when they were kids seeing a 
deer around here was a rare event.

The article talked about how the overpopulation of deer were eating all 
the understory in the woods. They eat most of the acorns and the few 
oaks that do sprout are eaten then. In 20 years when all the current 
trees are dead there will be nothing to take their place. The only ones 
it's good for are the body shops who make bazzillions fixing cars that 
hit the deer.

Another case of unintended consequences.

Keep grinding up deer. It's a good thing.

Bob
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On Dec 8, 2004, at 9:46 AM, Phil wrote:

> Allow me to play the devil's advocate here.  It costs
> about the same here in South Carolina to have a deer
> processed.  I really don't mind it at all.  I tell
> them how much burger, summer sausage, breakfast
> sausage, and snack sticks I want.  I get a call a week
> or two later and all my meat is packaged up and ready
> to go.  The burger and other non processed meat is
> frozen.  I don't have to buy any equipment, casings,
> spices or what ever.  I wouldn't have it any other way.
>
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