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Stagnant water increases the risk of exposure to blue-green algae. (Don Mulligan photo)
By Don Mulligan, OutdoorChannel.com
Record-breaking rainfall across the United States during the spring of 2012 created a false sense of security for deer hunters. Reliant on precipitation for antler development, natural browse and food plot growth, hunters had reason to believe this would be a banner year.
Little did they know, 55 percent of the contiguous United States would be classified as under extreme drought conditions by June, and that Mother Nature was going to wreak havoc on deer and the way they hunt them.
Quantifying the current drought illustrates how historically bad it is right now. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, more than 1,000 counties across 26 states are disaster...