Who owns the deer and the geese?? If the farmer feeds them, why can't they harvest a percentage of them???''
Iowa conservations claimed them as state property until those who had a deer hit their car, started to sue the state. Appanoose County, Centerville, the county seat, is ranked no. 5 by sportsman as a good place to hunt and fish. Rathburn Dam has been building up as "thee" area to come stay awhile and enjoy the area. All because of a record sized deer recorded in Monroe Co. Iowa. An out-of-state license is $350.00 just to go look for one "big" buck deer. And for the female, doe, its $250. They put a lot of value on that Iowa deer...that dresses out to be about 200-300 pounds of meat or so. I have seen deer here weighting about 1200 pounds. The bucks that are killed for their antlers are too tough & old to cook their meat. Now, the big TEXAS deer might dress out at 45 pounds. Or how much would you say, Dudlb?
The military base at CC declared them a nuisance on the air field, so the officers got in the helicopter and hovered over the deer, shot up a storm, and donated the meat to charity....all 45 pounds. QNS