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Post by DOC11 on Aug 4, 2015 12:22:13 GMT -5
I've been in debates many times over this question so i'd like to hear what you all think.... With all the rain and flooding we've had (record levels) this year on the reservoirs specifically Mississinewa, Salamonie, & Roush, do you guys think this will have much of an impact on the deer numbers this fall? Obviously they will move to higher ground to avoid the flooding but do you think many have been pushed off the state ground and will make a new home onto private grouds...or will they come right back once the water levels are down?
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Post by swilk on Aug 4, 2015 12:45:47 GMT -5
they will go right back .....
Half of my farm had been under several feet of water for the last 4 weeks. The river is finally back in its banks and the farm is drying out so I took a quick walk yesterday afternoon and there are already plenty of deer tracks in the mud and muck.
Assuming deer liked the area enough to call it home in the first place they will go back.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2015 13:01:16 GMT -5
i have to disagree to a point about 3 or 4 years ago we had one of them so called 100 yr floods . here in posey co. i,v hunted hovey fish and wild life for years that flood was a monster it pushed water miles out from the river plus it hit right when does were having fawns. i,m telling you that place has not been the same since sure there are deer coming back but its not even close to what it was before the flood , all you have to do is look at the numbers of hunters useing the place since then
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Post by swilk on Aug 4, 2015 13:34:41 GMT -5
Might be something to that....my property is bordered by a long north/south ridge line so deer don't have to go far to hit higher ground. I guess if the land lays such that they are displaced by a greater distance it might be different.
So, like so many other questions, the answer is "it depends".
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Post by DOC11 on Aug 27, 2015 11:10:51 GMT -5
I went out to check some of the areas I used to hunt near the water after the floods. Obviously everything is dead, but I am not seeing much deer traffic there at all. I used to see quite a few tracks and other deer sign in years past, but now it is almost non existent. I was hoping this wouldn't effect the upcoming season, but looks like it already has. Think I may have to find new locations to hunt......
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