> Except it's illegal to do that here. In CO we have a strickt bag
> limit of a single deer per year per person. A few exceptions to take
> CWD infected deer are the only additional animals allowed. Bear are
> also similarly protected and we even had to stop the spring bear
> hunt. Which meant last fall we had over 13 bears on our mesa! Most of
> hte wildlife is so protected that even if you are allowed to protect
> your stock or crops you have only a few legal methods of take.
>
> We have 8 ft tall fencing around our pastures to prevent the deer and
> elk from eating them and the orchards to ruin.
>
> I tried to get game damage fencing for an area I pan to see dot
> stored brassicas and cereal but it was denied. Until I can keep the
> deer off it there is no sense planting it as they will eat all of the
> forage. We also use dot be able to get M-80 shotgun shells and
> strings of firecrackers to set of scare bombs but not only are they
> very restricted now, but the deer have learned to ignore them.
*** All the above contributed to my decision to avoid CO and several other
western states when deciding where to farm. The mid west, or at least here
in Wisconsin is a more farmer friendly environment.
Russ
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