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Essay Archive - The History of White-Tailed Deer in Kentucky
The History of White-Tailed Deer in Kentucky
When our ancestors first reached Kentucky they found a great abundance
of game, including deer. Early settlers utilized deer for food and clothing.
Due to all the killing of the white-tail deer, around 1925 they were virtually
eliminated in Kentucky. A few survived in areas such as, between the Cumberland
and Tennessee rivers in western Kentucky, and a few survived in eastern Kentucky.
In most places, though deer simply no longer occurred.
When the deer was on the verge of extension in Kentucky, the Kentucky
Department ....
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