coondawg_hunter
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Location: elkland pa
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Coon populations grow because of
1.better food sources and mast crops which mean healthier coons and slightly larger litters and less of a winter die of.
2. A decrease in hunter harvest numbers.
You're not comprehending what I said Bill. Read it again. SLOWLY.
We done a study once that proved this. In a mountainous area of a state where very little large scale farming took place coon litters varied with the amount of mast available. Coons would have slightly larger and healthier litters when the amst was good, when it was bad they would have smaller kits and smaller survival rates. An increase in disease was also seen.
In the areas of the same state where farming was king and corn and soybean were prevalent, the coons had larger healthier litters, higher survival rates, and a higher popualtion density.
lol i concurr (that is the other agree word) on all accept number 2! the hunter harvest in my area is plain and simple, increased, by a long shot, even though coon hides are worthless, hundreds if not thousands of coon are killed on one stretch of my hunting area alone, i know cuz my harvest is in the triple digits and i can prove it, the first number in this triple digit is 2 and i can prove that as well, that is what i kill, not what i tree! this post fails to mention mother nature and how she works! the higher the harvest, the higher the coon kitten will be born, i have killed so many coon from this area and each year that harvest gets bigger! like they are coming out of the woodwork! i'm pretty sure that i won't hit 300 coon this year with my dogs, as they have over 200 easy, but next year is another story! with all this agriculture, the more you kill, the more they have in litters!
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