[mylife]

The drought is hurting the wildlife badly. I have seen several deer and bobcats in town this month and I have never seen a deer in this county in 20 years.

They are being driven toward the population centers looking for food and water.

It's bad out there, but it's a dry heat ☺

[HiTech RedNeck]

I'm Not Your Horse

[bgill]

There's more wildlife here because the river is bringing them in. They're having to move into more human populated areas where there's greener vegetation to eat. My neighbor has had 4 fawns born in their yard because of the soft green lawn. No lawn watering ban here like other places around Texas because we're in the country and have private wells.

Wouldn't you know, my freezer is full and now meat prices are going down. Going to have to make some decisions.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

It’s all part of a natural process. More animals will survive because of the human population and food and water being supplied to them, that they would have never had, prior to a human population several hundred years ago.

This is also why the deer population has been on the increase in the last 100 years.

The ranchers will recover also, even though we hate to see them hurting. It’s like the laws of “Survival of the fittest”. Those ranchers who built extra water and food storage for times like these will survive and prosper.