It’s no mystery why the number of urban and suburban deer hunters are increasing. While deer are a favored species, when numbers soar due to lack of predators, the results are undesirable. Some of these negative factors are:
• Increases in the number of automobile accidents with deer. In addition to endangering motorists, insurance rates are affected and increase proportionally;
• Damage to ornamental plants and gardens;
• Confrontations of deer with humans during the rut;
• Increase incidence of Lyme disease in some regions. Deer are carriers of ticks that harbor the disease and they can pass it to humans.
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