Foto Friday – Oh, Deer Oh, Deer
This mom and baby deer were grazing out in the open at Tulleymore Golf
Course when I played there this spring. We were also met by a herd on
the driveway into the course early that morning in Stanton, Michigan. If you
live in Michigan, the white tail deer is a common sight, either in your yard
eating your shrubbery or along the road in open fields.
In case you have been living in a bubble, this Monday was opening day
for Firearm Deer Season in Michigan. The Department of Natural Resources
estimates that this is a $1 Billion industry for Michigan, with hunters buying
gas, food, licenses, and hunting gear. In the recent past, about one and half
million licenses were bought each year. This year, with the down turn in the
economy, just over a million licenses are expected to be sold.
Kent County had the first reported case of Chronic Deer Wasting Disease
in 2008. All Kent County deer killed must be taken to a check station where
the DNR checks for CDW by removing the deer head and sending it in for
testing.
If you are interested in Deer Hunting in Michigan, the DNR and Michigan
State University have a website with lots of information including: updates,
weather, news, field data, and more.
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