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Deer Problem In Yards and Gardens Every year deer do hundreds of millions of dollars in problem to yards and gardens. Over fifty million a year is spent on deer repellents and deer control in the US alone.
Deer Problem In Agriculture Deer damage is a serious matter to farmers with estimates of damage in some areas being over a hundred dollars per acre. An adult deer can consume over 5 lbs. of food a day.
Deer Problem In Forests and Prairies Grazing by deer can permanently damage forests, affecting the undergrowth and eliminating replacement trees. In the grasslands they have caused some plant species to become extinct in some areas.
Deer Problem With Attacks Problems with deer exhibiting territorial aggression are becoming more common as deer become more accustomed to living around people. Deer are dangerous wild animals and fatalities to people and their pets have resulted from confrontations. Deer can cause serious injury with their antlers and also by striking forward with their front feet.
Deer Problem With Automobiles Each year hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage and injuries and fatalities are caused by automobile collisions with deer.
Deer Problem With Disease Other deer problems include the fact that deer themselves can carry several diseases of humans and livestock such as tuberculosis, as well as hosting the deer tick, Ixodes scapularis. Although I. scapularis is called the deer tick, it is more commonly carried by the deer mouse and by many other animals such as cats, dogs, cows, foxes, raccoons, skunks and rabbits. Reducing the deer population may not reduce the deer tick population.
Deer Problem With Overpopulation People are creating vast amounts of perfect deer environment with roads, power lines, agricultural activities, golf courses and the expansion of the suburbs. Also, we have removed their natural predators in many areas and we provide them with a smorgasbord of menu items and so without some means of deer population control their numbers will increase very rapidly.
Deer Problem Due To Protected Status The principal factor causing the large deer population in the United States is that they are a protected species and a certain population is maintained by governmental game management authorities to satisfy the demand for deer hunting.
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