Deer printing
Some of the White tailed deer tracks crossing the farm. Yes, deer are fun to look at but they also cause a lot of damage, and eat a lot, to the corn fields. One adult deer eats 15 pounds of corn per day equaling over 1 bushel of corn per week, or 4 bushels per month and about 15 bushels per year. That is just what they eat, they spoil about 3 time that with dropped ears, eaten seedlings and flattened stalks. A rough estimate by the state biologist was that there were around 35 deer on our property.
Deer printing
Some of the White tailed deer tracks crossing the farm. Yes, deer are fun to look at but they also cause a lot of damage, and eat a lot, to the corn fields. One adult deer eats 15 pounds of corn per day equaling over 1 bushel of corn per week, or 4 bushels per month and about 15 bushels per year. That is just what they eat, they spoil about 3 time that with dropped ears, eaten seedlings and flattened stalks. A rough estimate by the state biologist was that there were around 35 deer on our property.