Alabama Deer Population and Management News Archive
Deer Management In The New Era Of Coyotes August 30, 2012 Alabama, GON.com ... top deer researchers explained that coyotes, on some Southern properties, were eating enough deer and lowering deer populations so much the herd couldn’t recover, even when doe harvest by hunters was eliminated... Dr. Steve Ditchkoff, an Auburn professor ... “In a healthy population with deer in good condition and not above carrying capacity, .7 was considered to be a good recruitment rate ... researchers are documenting recruitment rates as low as .25 and even .2 on some tracts of land in Alabama ... These articles have been reviewed for relevance and content. Some links to the original article may no longer be active. | More Deer Management and Population News by State |