Article on deer poaching in Oregon

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Study shows surprising rate of mule deer poaching

Published: Monday, November 15, 2010, 9:21 PM Updated: Monday, November 15, 2010, 9:23 PM

Richard Cockle, The Oregonian
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LA GRANDE -- The 62-year-old retired eastern Oregon businessman admits to poaching dozens of Oregon mule deer over the past 35 years with everything from .22-caliber rifles to scope-sighted hunting rifles.

That's the way he grew up in the Midwest: Poaching was a rite of passage in a culture of blue-collar rural men who held down their grocery bills by illegally killing a deer now and then.

Study shows surprising rate of mule deer poaching | OregonLive.com

 

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One interesting thing I found in the article:

The state also has an estimated 320,000 whitetail deer in northeastern and southwestern Oregon. They reproduce faster and their ranks are increasing.

Again I say this may be a viable alternative to California's woes. Just saying.

 

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One interesting thing I found in the article:

The state also has an estimated 320,000 whitetail deer in northeastern and southwestern Oregon. They reproduce faster and their ranks are increasing.

Again I say this may be a viable alternative to California's woes. Just saying.

We saw FAR more whitetail on the Ranch in N.E. Or. this year than EVER before! We usually see 1 or 2 does or fawns, this year there at least 1/2 dozen and one young buck too!