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    Neonicotinoids and fawn survival

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Curmudgeon said:

    Has anyone been paying attention to recent research on fawn recruitment and the possible impact of neonic pesticides? Maybe this should be posted in the food plot section but it seems a larger concern than what seeds hunters are planting. Here are links to 2 articles.

    First - SDSU study shows world’s most common pesticide a danger to deer

    https://www.sdnewswatch.org/stories/sdsu-study-shows-worlds-most-common-pesticide-a-danger-to-deer/

    From the article below: "Almost every reporting state in the Southeast and Northeast has seen a major decline since 2000. Some states have nosedived. For example, in the past 20 years, Georgia dropped from 0.71 to 0.43 fawns per doe. Louisiana declined from 0.74 to 0.44, Maryland fell from 0.74 to 0.37, New Hampshire decreased from 0.7 to 0.36, and New York plummeted to 0.26. In other words, the New York figure of 0.26 means that out of every four adult does, only one would have a fawn."

    To be accurate, that should probably read only one would have a fawn survive to adulthood or independence.  I am not seeing anything that low in my mixed forest-ag habitat. And, I have not idea where those numbers are coming from. There are no citations. A quick web search shows nothing recent from DEC on fawn recruitment.

    Whitetail Fawn Recruitment Is Declining at an Alarming Rate, and No One’s Quite Sure Why

    https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/whitetail-fawn-recruitment-declines/

    We avoid using treated seed, going out of our way to find untreated. I knew neonics are bad. The bird advocacy groups are constantly trying to get them banned. However, I didn't realize how ubiquitous they are. According to the Outdoor Life article, "approximately 94 percent of U.S. corn and 50 percent of U.S. soybeans are treated with types of neonicotinoids." I also had no idea how they could affect fawn survival at real life exposure levels.

    Please avoid turning this into a "round up the usual suspects - kill all the coyotes" conversation. We've beaten that dead horse long enough. This is new to me. I'm curious who else is concerned/aware.

     

    What was your conclusion after reading all that?

    2021 Out of State Hunts

    in Out of New York Hunting

    Posted

    6 hours ago, Buckmaster7600 said:


    This will be my 17th year applying for them and VT. I figure if/when I get drawn I’ll have paid for 2 Alaskan moose hunts just in applications. Oh well hopefully it goes to a good cause.


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    ur bad at math.:lol:

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    2021 Out of State Hunts

    in Out of New York Hunting

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

    You or @Trial153 have any Wyoming Elk recommendations for archery? I have 7 or 8 preference points and starting to think ahead to 2023 likely.

    I think I'm a point ahead of u. I'm not getting any closer to the tag i wanted. I'm thinking of sharing my points and getting general tags.

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    Deerage.com

    in Deer Hunting

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    5 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:


    I get some great mature bucks on cam on a small parcel in Westchester. It’s near a public farm but they still don’t break 125”


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    Whats on the farm and do u think population is to high for whats there? 

    Deerage.com

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    I think it has to do with the food they get. I hunted 40 acres in westchester county, no ag around. I was amazed at how small their body and rack was compared to the deer on my farm.   

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