Gentlemen, we are located on an Indian reservation, we own the land but there is a grey area in regards to 'non-natives' coming in and shooting deer.
In a nut shell we are outside the jurisdiction of MTFWP.
And I'm figuring in losses on dry matter. I know how many bales we normally get compared to what is out there now.
And the thing is, the deer nibble the crowns off and it sorta stunts the growth of the plant. They might eat an ounce or two of green/growing alfalfa which in turn might result in a pound less of production.
And don't get me started on wintertime haystack damage....lol
