The Perils of Improper Winter Deer Feeding: Small Herd Found Dead in New Hamsphire

By Patriot Outdoor News

Improper feeding that led to enterotoxemia appears to have caused the deaths of several deer in New Hampshire.

Even when done properly, supplemental winter feeding can bring up many complications for starving deer. When done improperly, feeding deer could mean an agonizing death. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department reported on Tuesday that a group of 12 deer had been found dead in South Hampton, likely as a result of “well-intentioned, but tragically fatal, supplemental feeding by local residents.”

Fish and Game biologists found the 12 deer in a wooded suburban area and field necropsises indicated that the animals had died …read more

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