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Originally Posted by 3kings
In Pennsylvania alone last year there were 14,000 reported accidents and 41 deaths caused by deer being hit by cars. Certainly hunting helps reduce this number and it is still out of control.
An average year sees 350,000 deer shot legally in PA, where would you like to relocate them and who will pay for it?
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whitetails are incredibly adaptive animals. they thrive even in large cities. the amount of deer in this country now dwarfs the herds from colonial times. factor in that there are less and less people hunting each year, along with less predators, and more land clearing which helps the deer....it's a growing problem.
and in most, if not all states, hunters and fisherman are the ones who provide funds for game and fish, natural resources and other budgets thru license and permit fees. ridding the country of hunting and fishing would cause an already bad problem to become a lot worse.
there are towns and municipalities here and elsewhere who are having issues with wildlife and their mayhem and destruction. many places have instituted bowhunts and other hunting plans to cut back on the urban deer populations. people like wildlife until it's eating their shrubs and attacking when you're trying to get in your car.