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Weighing the pros and cons of culling deer herds

By E - The Environmental Magazine

May 7, 2011 1 Comment

Animal advocacy groups argue that outdated wildlife management guidelines and land management policies contribute to deer overpopulation problems. For one, since hunters mainly prize antlered males, which will mate with multiple females, a resulting ratio of eight females for every male in the wild sets the stage for a population explosion. Pictured: a female white-tailed deer and her fawn. (Media credit/Jupiter Images via Thinkstock)

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