We needed this snow like a drowning man needs a suit of armor. Got over a hundred deer coming in now, 7 pheasants, a half dozen squirrels, a few rabbits, a passel of pigeons, and I don't know how many tweety birds, but it's a constant blur of wings outside. I bought another 50 bushels of corn and 10 bales. If anyone is interested in helping out, just find a rancher in your hunting area with a bunch of deer tracks around his bales and if you can, stop by out of the blue and drop a hundo off and tell him it's to help offset the costs of feeding the deer. He'll probably refuse it, but it would sure help to improve hunter landowner relations I'm guessing. My neighbor to the north is up to 35 big round alfalfa bales eaten by the deer now. He's got a couple hundred in his herd and my other neighbor to the south has twice that many. Remember this winter guys when you get upset about how a landowner manages his land. It's not all roses and sunshine. It costs you a tag and some gas to hunt deer, but to others it's a bit more financially significant to have those deer out there. This is where wildlife orgs can really make a positive and observable difference. Use those membership dues to directly help get the wildlife through winters like this WITHOUT political bullshrite getting in the way. Direct hunter landowner interaction and cooperation to achieve mutual goals. I know.....it's just crazy talk from an old grey beard. Gotta go shovel snow and fire up the blower now. Stay Warm Guys!!!!
