More on the cost of deer

Some farmers have lost $15,000 to $20,000 worth of cotton in a field because of deer that eat the young plants, said Jerry Multer, president of the Wall Co-Op Gin southeast of San Angelo. . . .

Campbell's plan allows farmers to apply for the permit before planting season by showing that deer have damaged crops in the past and are likely to do so again. That way, farmers will have a permit to shoot deer during the first week crops begin to grow, when deer most often eat the plants.