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Hunter education says winter feeding of starving deer usually does what?

Makes the real problem worse. The fix is better habitat.

  1. Permanently raises the herd's health
  2. Makes the real problem worse ✔
  3. Has no effect at all

Why: Feeding keeps more animals alive than the habitat can support, so the population stays out of balance. The only lasting way to raise numbers is to improve or create habitat.

Huh, didn't know that: Wild animals can never be stockpiled above the habitat's carrying capacity.

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Sources

  1. Connecticut DEEP Hunter Safety Manual, Chapter 15: Wildlife Conservation https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/hunting_trapping/pdf_files/Hunter_Safety_Manual/Chapter15.pdf

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