Are Wild Turkeys, Coyotes Wiping Out Maine Deer?

Do you have a plausible reason why there are so few deer? Read More...

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 8:30am
Posted by Editor

WVOM-FM 101.3/103.9 just spoke with a caller about a topic I'm hearing come up more-and-more on WVOM. The topic is the scarcity of Maine's deer population. V. Paul Reynolds, host of WVOM's "The Maine Outdoors" show said in a soundbite that this either is or will be Maine's worst deer hunting season on record.

Point: Self-identifying hunters are calling in blaming coyotes and wild turkeys. Coyotes, say the hunter/callers, are attacking/killing the deer. The turkeys, they say, are reproducing too much and eating food that would otherwise be available for deer.

Does this makes sense? Do you have a plausible reason why there are so few deer?

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