Cotton Specialists Corner
Cotton Specialists Corner
Extension Cotton Specialists
Deer vs. Cotton
1 hour 23 minutes Posted Jun 30, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Cold Open And Theme Music
Why Deer Are A Cotton Pest
Cory Heaton’s Path Into Row Crops
Hunting Reality And The Freezer Dilemma
Why Deer Pressure Got Worse
Deer Counts And What Damage Looks Like
Measuring Yield Loss With Exclusion Cages
Depredation Shooting And Better Timing
What Deer Density Should Be
Human Health And Wildlife Impacts
Repellents As A Tool Not Magic
When To Stop Spraying And Crop Stage Risk
Which Repellents Work Best
Tank Mix Risks With Herbicides
Breeding Less Palatable Varieties
Bridging The Wildlife And Farm Disconnect
Donation Programs That Move More Does
Final Takeaways And Sign Off
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Deer don’t have to destroy every acre to break a farm’s budget. When a herd gets concentrated along a field edge, a few nights of feeding can wipe out cotton terminals, strip leaves during bloom, and turn a “normal” stand into a financial loss you can’t spray your way out of. We sit down with Clemson Extension wildlife specialist Cory Heaton to talk plainly about what white-tailed deer are doing to agricultural commodities across the Southeast and why the problem has escalated over the last 3...