09-20-2011, 04:11 PM
Royall,
Somehow, axis deer got smuggled onto the Big Island, probably by some hunters who didn't want to fly off island to hunt deer. They have so far been spotted in several areas on the upper reaches of Mauna Loa on the south Kona side, maybe a few other remote places too.
The level of damage to AG crops deer are capable of is vast. I grew up in a region with both deer and highly effective predators, and deer still decimated crops, landscaping, and gardens. My dad finally ended up building a 10 foot fence with 2 strands of electric on top around our 2 acre garden, before he did my mom lost entire crops of certain foods to deer every year. Here we only have people for predators, so there is nothing to slow down the population growth if people don't become effective predators for these deer.
Carol
Somehow, axis deer got smuggled onto the Big Island, probably by some hunters who didn't want to fly off island to hunt deer. They have so far been spotted in several areas on the upper reaches of Mauna Loa on the south Kona side, maybe a few other remote places too.
The level of damage to AG crops deer are capable of is vast. I grew up in a region with both deer and highly effective predators, and deer still decimated crops, landscaping, and gardens. My dad finally ended up building a 10 foot fence with 2 strands of electric on top around our 2 acre garden, before he did my mom lost entire crops of certain foods to deer every year. Here we only have people for predators, so there is nothing to slow down the population growth if people don't become effective predators for these deer.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb