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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Belt" data-source="post: 4166660" data-attributes="member: 69"><p>I've seen ag fields where a farmer didn't run harvesting equipment because there wasn't enough crop left to harvest. If I was that farmer I'd want every deer dead. You can't blame them for that sentiment. And you also have to remember that farmers supply much of the land that hunters utilize during hunting season and that much of the food supplying those deer comes from those crops. They pay the bills. No crops...no land...no hunting. The trick is to balance a farmer's losses and I have no easy answer to that. I've been in the situation where I was denied permission to hunt a property where the farmer complained about too many deer because of the fault of someone who previously had permission but defaced the property. Once that's done it leaves a bad taste in the mouth and the idea of it being repeated outweighs the farmer's losses. There is also a question of liability. Do they have priority over hunting? Maybe.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if it's possible but it would seem to me that in these instances the farmer would want some kind of assurance that 1) there would be enough deer removed to substantially reduce crop loss and 2)some type of guarantee against damages of the property. Maybe there needs to be regional organizations sponsoring groups of hunters that are seeking hunting areas that can be held accountable for both. There are farmers now that won't allow hunting; free or leased hunting. If they had responsible representatives and were able to make extra money for doing so by leasing they may be willing to change their mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Belt, post: 4166660, member: 69"] I've seen ag fields where a farmer didn't run harvesting equipment because there wasn't enough crop left to harvest. If I was that farmer I'd want every deer dead. You can't blame them for that sentiment. And you also have to remember that farmers supply much of the land that hunters utilize during hunting season and that much of the food supplying those deer comes from those crops. They pay the bills. No crops...no land...no hunting. The trick is to balance a farmer's losses and I have no easy answer to that. I've been in the situation where I was denied permission to hunt a property where the farmer complained about too many deer because of the fault of someone who previously had permission but defaced the property. Once that's done it leaves a bad taste in the mouth and the idea of it being repeated outweighs the farmer's losses. There is also a question of liability. Do they have priority over hunting? Maybe. I don't know if it's possible but it would seem to me that in these instances the farmer would want some kind of assurance that 1) there would be enough deer removed to substantially reduce crop loss and 2)some type of guarantee against damages of the property. Maybe there needs to be regional organizations sponsoring groups of hunters that are seeking hunting areas that can be held accountable for both. There are farmers now that won't allow hunting; free or leased hunting. If they had responsible representatives and were able to make extra money for doing so by leasing they may be willing to change their mind. [/QUOTE]
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