Help the deer survive the winter!
The intense winter is tough for the wild animals, especially deer. But with the support of hunters organizing fodder-places the wild animals can survive the winter. Of course it is the responsibility of every landowner to care for wildlife on their land, regardless of whether you hunt or not.
Winter has arrived and if you like I live in a northern or snowy country it is difficult for animals, especially deer, to find food under the snow.
You who do not hunt should also be extra vigilant when driving, wild animals move like to move along the roadside where it is easy to walk.
- We hunters spend both time and money on wildlife conservation during the winter, “says Daniel Ligné, animalcare-consultant at the Swedish Hunters Association. It is a natural part of the hunt, but during severe winters, extra work is required. Hunters pay millions of euro out of their own pocket for various wildlife conservation measures every year, adds Daniel Ligné.
Here are the Hunters’ Union advice to landowners and hunters to help the deer:
7 good advice from to help the deer during cold winters:
1. Start the feeding early!
2. Choose the right place for feeding, preferably where the deer already are. It should also preferably be open to the south with good visibility.
3, Feed in several places so that even the weaker animals may be able to eat.
4. The deer like crushed oats, pellets, silage, grain, potatoes, fruit and vegetables. You can even buy specific food-mixes for deer in some markets.
5. Put out salt blocks and cut down aspens (Populus tremula).
6. Do not put out food close to busy roads or buildings.
7. Continue feeding until the deer have access to natural food. This might last all the way into April depending on where you live.
I honestly knew about the majority of this, but having said that, I still believed it had been useful. Good task!