Originally Posted by 2Dogs


I don't know, perhaps because the fact they were native and not relocated . The relocated deer were perhaps "programmed" to expand quicker . The native had all they needed, low numbers, food , cover and no reason to roam. And I can tell ya , they were hunted and kept very quiet about it. Commercial fishermen and others who lived on the river ate local venison when they wanted it.

I'll throw ya a bone, I teed it up above but I guess you missed it. The deer out on top of Sand Mt around Pisgah , Section and points East would IMO be more likely to be high % native as no stocking was done to the East of them . Stocking was to the North, West and South. Also remember , that area of the county was slow and the last area to fill in with good numbers. What cha think?

I still ain't buying PRV , Skyline and up in Ridgestalker's area is loaded with native genes. And you can't make me. laugh


If I had to guess as to why some areas probably took a while for deer to expand into the areas south of the river is because does arent going to leave prime river bottom land and expand into lesser areas until the population level forces them to do so……and river bottom land typically has a high carrying capacity……Until that river bottom herd outgrows it social capacity then there isnt going to be much “expansion” outside of the river corridor…..Expansion would happen up and down the river first

We dont rent pigs