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$4,900 last year. The Hershber
ger’s problem increased when
gypsy moths killed the oak trees in
their woods where the deer once
fed.
Kevin Frederick has the prob
lem familiar to many farmers in
Bedford County. Next door are
750 acres of posted grounds.
“They are owned by a dentist from
Mike Cessna, Bedford County conservation office, left,
Tim Flanigan, state game protector, and Anthony Wertz, introduces Kevin Frederick, owner of one of the farm stops
fanner, on the deer damage tour. on the tour.
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Baltimore,” Kevin explains. “Nice
guy, and we like him. We
wouldn’t care how many friends
he brought up here to hunt the
property. Problem is, he doesn’t
bring enough.”
The Fredericks milk 400 regis
tered Holstein. Loss to their alfalfa
crop has been estimated at 12%
due to deer damage. Statistics
were obtained through the efforts
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of Richard Dale, extension agent,
who had ten caged alfalfa plots
across the county.
Fanners, like the Fredericks,
are growing more sorghum. It’s
not as nutritious for the dairy
cattle, but it doesn’t whet the
appetites of the deer.
Anthony Wertz’ 400-acre farm
is located alongside a hunter safe
ty zone, the turnpike and a moun
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tain range. Wertz lost two of every
six acres of com planted this year.
Total cost loss is estimated at
$1,305.28.
Tim Flanigan, game protector,
said Wertz does do a lot of
harvesting on his own. “And, he
does it to the letter,” Flanigan
assured. “Farmers who harvest
their own deer and don’t report
them are shooting themselves in
the foot The Game Commission
relies heavily on the harvesting
report to determine the number of
deer in the county. Those deer
killed that are not reported reveal a
false census.”
Deer are causing similar dam
age to the woodlands, “an exten
sive agricultural crop in Bedford
County,” according to forester,
Tom O’Neal.
“Deer are affecting the future of
forests down the road,” explained
O’Neal as he led a trek up the hill
side near Everett.
“When you don’t see leaves
three feet off the ground, a red flag
goes off,” said Steve Wacker, of
the Bureau of Forestry.
“We should be seeing the
woods floor covered with oak see
dlings. We aren’t. There is no next
generation supply of limber. And,
what most people don’t realize is
that timber is an important agri
cultural crop.”
O’Neal noted that oak and hem
lock seedlings are both being
replaced by birch and black locust,
species found not as appetizing to
the deer population.
On The Rainsburg
Mountain southeast of
Bedford, Steve Wacker
pointed to a sparse fore
st floor and noted that,
“With all the rain, we
had hoped for a good
regrowth of oak see
dlings this year. We
don’t have them.”
Taxpayers get hit
with a decline in state
forests. All proceeds
from sale of lumber in
state forests goes into
the state treasury. “The
name of the game in
oak timber is quality,”
explained Wacker.
“And, we don’t have it
here.”
Wacker also pointed
out declines in fruits of
the forest such as gins
ing, azaleas, and
blueberries.
Despite repeated
efforts, Bedford County
has failed to get the
attention of the State
Game Commission to
increase the number of
antlerless deer licenses
in the county. Last year,
allotment was set at
17,700. This year, the
number was again low
ered to 8,250.
Bedford County trea
surer Bun Clark notes
that all surrounding
counties have been sold
out of licenses for
weeks.
One solution to the
complex problem is to
initiate a hot spot pilot
program. This would
allow hunters to shoot a
doe in buck season pro
vided it was in one of
the hot spots.
“It doesn’t help
much,” explains
Richard Dale. “It still
doesn’t allow a hunter
to take more than one
deer.”
Sixty-nine farmers
have signed up for the
hot-spot program.
“That’s not enough to
please the Game Com
mission,” continues
Dale. “They say that the
number of farmers sign
ing up for the program
is an indication of the
deer population. Far
mers, on the other hand,
don’t bother to sign up