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Farm Bureau warns of deer overpopulation; land-trust enrollment cited as conservation option
Summary
A Farm Bureau representative reported heavy deer pressure on shrubs and crop damage in Oconee County and noted a land-trust program that assists landowners who want to protect farms.
Charlie, identified in the meeting as a Farm Bureau representative, told the Oconee County Agriculture Advisory Board on Jan. 13 that the county is experiencing an overpopulation of deer and that the Farm Bureau and local land trust are assisting landowners who want to protect farms.
Charlie said deer are “overpopulated with deer in the county now” and that they are eating shrubs and causing vehicle collisions along roadsides. He said the Farm Bureau is “heading it up” and that the land trust can help landowners identify steps and contacts to protect property, including enrollment in the land-trust program.
The representative said landowners who want to place property in the land trust will receive assistance and contacts through Farm Bureau channels. No formal county action, wildlife-management plan, or budget allocation on deer control or land-trust enrollment was recorded in the transcript during this meeting.
Board members noted habitat loss as a contributing factor to deer sightings on farms. The Farm Bureau update closed with no formal motion recorded in the transcript.
