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School:
Hampshire High/ Class: Environmental Science
Teacher: Mr. Moore
POV Group Name:
Farmer Block 1
Date: 11/08/2006/ Time: 08:25 AM
We are the Farmers
who are feeding America. The deer population is out of
control and we have come up with a couple of solutions
to stop this problem. 1. Have an extended deer season.
2. Dogs on your farm to chase away the deer 3. Put a
high fence around your crops to protect them. 4. Plant
extra crops. 5. Lease your land to hunters to elimnate
the deer problem. 6. The DNR could raise the deer bag
limit of each season. 7. Plant deer plots on your
property such as clover.
Thoughtful
Questions
From: farmers/
Class_Name: 4th/
Teacher:
Mr. Moore/ School: hampshire
high/
Thursday, November 09, 2006/
Time: 01:39
PM
You say
that you should use dogs to chase the deer? Where are
the dogs coming from and what will you do with all the
stray dogs that are now running all over the county?
They will reproduce and every liter will become wild and
become aggressive resulting in another problem for the
people of the county. Still having the problem with the
deer because a demesticated dog will not kill a deer and
then the rampage of dogs after they learn how to kill.
Then after the deer population drops drasticaly the
people will begin to complain about all the dogs and the
lack of deer. So you should think ahead and of the
consequence of your actions.
From:
Team Happy Wolf!!/
Class_Name: Env. Sci./
Teacher:
Laura O'Leary/ School: North
Harford High/
Tuesday, November 14, 2006/
Time: 12:40
PM
Your #2 and #7 contradict each other-- how can you
possibly have a deer plot and dogs?? while the deer are
happily munching on clover the rabid dogs will come
running in, horribly interrupting their meal!! not only
does it solve nothing, it also wastes space and money.
Also, what is the benefit of planting extra crops? so
when the deer eat a whole bunch it doesnt matter?? this
is completely evasive!! in appeasing the deer, you would
be wasting money on the extra seeds, and space for the
extra planting room-- management practices would be much
more efficient!!
From:
Hunters 1/
Class_Name: Environmental 2/
Teacher: Oleary/ School:
north harford
high school/
Tuesday, November 14, 2006/
Time: 12:42
PM
you say chase the deer away with dogs, although this
seems ideal, what will you do when the deer just keep
coming back? chasing them away wont make them less
populated.
From:
hunters 1/
Class_Name: environmental 2/
Teacher: oleary/ School:
north harford
high school/
Tuesday, November 14, 2006/
Time: 12:44
PM
if one deer comes to eat the clover, more will follow.
they travel in pacts. how are you going to pay for
having to replant the clover every year?
From:
hunters 1/
Class_Name: environmental 2/
Teacher: oleary/ School:
north harford
high school/
Tuesday, November 14, 2006/
Time: 12:46
PM
how are you going to keep the deer from multiplying that
are coming to eat your clover? this will only increase
the problem wont it?
From:
the homeowners/
Class_Name: Environmental
Science 2/
Teacher: Mrs O'Leary/
School: North
Harford High School/
Tuesday, November 14, 2006/
Time: 12:46
PM
Just out of curiosity, how do you propose we come up
with the money to build fences, add crops, and buy
"deer-chasing" dogs? Speaking of these dogs that
supposedly chase the deer away and don't end up mauling
them, which breed do you suggest?
From:
forester/
Class_Name: vo-ag. 1/
Teacher:
halterman/ School: ehhs/
Tuesday, November 14, 2006/
Time: 01:30
PM
short and to the point! nice a little harsh though
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School: Hampshire High School/ Class: 2nd
Block Earth & Enviromental Science
Teacher: Mr. Moore
POV Group Name:
Hampshire Farmers
Date: 11/08/2006/ Time: 10:16 AM
We are
the rural farmers of Hampshire County. We are having
problems with the deer destroying our apple trees in the
orchard and destroying our crops that we grow in bulk to
sell in the city. This is a problem because if all the
deer eat our apples and trees we don't have any fruit to
sell to the local people and the customers wanting fresh
produce. The deer eating our crops is another problem
because if the crops are eaten completely or damaged
enough our time is wasted and there is no profit
available. Our possible solutions for this problem are
that there be no housing developments added,because it
will push more deer to the non developed areas. That
there'd be unlimited bag limits as landowner because we
would lower the deer population. The crop damage permits
should allow spotlighting up to sunrise because deer
seem to catch on after a while and when the deer come
out to eat at sunrise, we are there to kill them. We
should plant a deer plot around outside of the garden
fence so the deer will eat that instead of our crops.
Get a government grant for deer exclusion fencing so we
can keep the deer out of the garden and away from the
trees. Lease the land for hunting so the deer pouplation
decreases. Allow more bucks to be killed so the deer
can't reproduce. Let more out of state hunters hunt
since you have a limit of deer a day, the out of staters
can kill some too. Last of all install invisible deer
fence to keep the deer out of the protected areas
without having something in the way.
Thoughtful
Questions
From:
insurance company /
Class_Name: Ag1/
Teacher:
Mr. halterman/ School: East
Hardy /
Tuesday, November 14, 2006/
Time: 01:42
PM
Don't you think that what you're saying about your
"solution" to the deer poplution will or would cost you
and other people more money to set this bogus! idea up,
than to just go out and blow the deer up? Also the idea
of raising the amount of deer you can shoot in one
season is a good idea, but just do me a favor and forget
the "solution" to the problem with the money robbing
idea.
From: Farmers
with guns/ Class_Name: Aig 1/
¶Teacher: Arthur Halterman/
School: East Hardy/ Date:
Tuesday, November 14,
2006/ Time: 01:18 PM
What about the neighbors
wouldnt the spotlight disturb them?
From: farmers
with guns/ Class_Name: arg 1/
¶Teacher: auther halterman /
School: east hardy / Date:
Tuesday, November 14,
2006/ Time: 01:22 PM
how high are you going
to put the fence and how going to pay for the fence?
Answer:
First of all, if you are going to ask a question to
someone you need to learn how to write. We are going
to put the fence high enough that the deer can't
jump over it and get into our crops. To pay for it,
we will use money that we get from selling our
crops.
Answer: The
exclusion fence and school is six foot tall. We may
be able to obtain the funds through government
grants or wildlife management groups.
From:
Hampshire Farmers/ Class_Name:
2nd
Block/ ¶Teacher: Mr. Moore/
School: HHS/ Date:
Wednesday,
November 15, 2006/ Time: 10:21 AM
You may need to put a
time limit on how late you can spotlight
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School: East Hardy High/ Class: Aig 1
Teacher: Arthur Halterman
POV Group Name:
9
Date: 11/08/2006/ Time: 01:31 PM
We think
that we should have a longer deer season. So there would
be less deer so they wont be eating all of our crops. It
depends on what type of farmer you are to wether you
raise cattle or grow alf alfa. We should keep the deer
and the farmer should put stuff around the crops to
protect there crops then it would not be so bad. The
farmers could let more peolpe hunt on thier land and
that would help thin out the population of deer.
Thoughtful
Questions
From: The
Forest Saver/ Class_Name: 4th Block
Enviromental Science/ Teacher: Mr.
Moore/ School: Hampshrie High School/
Askee: Vo-Agriculture/ Date:
Thursday, November 09, 2006/
Time: 01:29
PM
I think the extending of
the deer season is a good idea but what do you do
when all these hunters are in the woods at the same
time? Would you like to hunt for deer in the summer
time more than the winter time?
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School: Hampshire High School/ Class: 4th
block Environmental Science
Teacher: Mr.Moore
POV Group Name:
"The Farmers"
Date: 11/08/2006/ Time: 01:55 PM
The many
problems that farmers face is the deer are eating are
crops, which causes millions of dollars of damage every
year. I think we should let the farmers shoot the deer
all year around with out special permits. We give up
alot crops because of these nuisance deer. I think
farmers hunting without the special permit is a great
idea. Another good solution There are many ways to get
my group or class to help. We could take a field trip to
an orchard or a farm and help repelle or shoot the deer
that are destroying the farmers crop. We could a grant
type thing and hunt without the special permits. The
results would be crops not being lost and farmers being
happy that their crops arent being destroyed. If i was
hurt by this process, i would think about how i helped
the farmers being happy that their crops aren't being
destroyed. I would also feel accomplished that I helped
stop the nuisance deer.
Thoughtful
Questions
From: Farmers 1/
Class_Name: Environmental Science/
Teacher: Mr. Moore/ School:
Hampshire High/
Monday, November 13, 2006/
Time: 08:48 AM
You had
a great point about the dogs running loose and having a
problem with them getting out of control. But we think
that your idea about going to an orchard and having an
unlimited deer season would endanger the plants and
unwanted things in the forest, such as the dead leaves
and plants. yes the farmer's crops would be safer but it
would possibly make the deer population in danger of
extinction. so maybe you should think your ideas
thoroughly also.
Answer: farmers/
Class_Name: ENV4/
Teacher:
Moore/ School: HHS/
Thursday, November 16, 2006/
Time: 01:51
PM
Sorry I did not answer you
earlier but I been busy addressing PETA and their idea
to free Wolves. Now to get to your concerns, I never
said to have an open season on deer at a random orchard.
But to protect your crops and if you don’t know only the
land owner and with limitations can you obtain a farmers
permit. To the best of my knowledge an orchard owner
can’t obtain a permit unless he/she proves that the deer
are damaging the crop. The deer are like a person, if
they can find an easy way to get a meal. They will eat
the apples off the ground before reaching into the tree.
So I don’t believe that the deer population will be
effected to badly by the farmers and by rotating the
standard the deer population will regenerate if it gets
to low. If you have any more questions or ideas let us
know. It would work better if we work together and maybe
our ideas will be considered.
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School: Hampshire High School/ Class:
Enviromental Science Block 4
Teacher: Mr. Moore
POV Group Name:
Farmers 3
Date: 11/08/2006/ Time: 01:48 PM
We are
the farmers who are in need to protect our crops. Deer
will not eat an entire crop, but they will eat enough
that it will not regenerate itself. By this happening
the crop production rate will decrease and the price of
our every day product will increase. As a result of the
increase in price, it will not allow us to produce as
much as the years before, and we still have to worry
about the deer eating the limited amount of crop we can
produce. So for future years the price will continue to
increase until a farmer can’t afford to produce any crop
at all. By lowering the standards for crop damage
permits, there will be more deer harvested. Every one
will benefit from this action. People in the area who
may need financial relief could be given any unwanted
meat by the landowner and not used for sale.
Economically this will put more crops on the market for
our country and others use due to the decrease of
damages to crops. Then when the crop prices start to
decrease due to the large amount of crops then suspend
the unlimited farm permits, and put a limit on the
farmers kills. Every so many years you rotate the
process. We the feeders of the word ask you , LET US DO
OUR JOB THE WAY WE SEE FIT!
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