Too Many Deer Not Good For Anyone

Here’s an article some of you may be interested in reading. It’s written by Tim Eisele of the Capital Times in Wisconsin. It’s an interview with Keith McCaffery, a retired research biologists for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. McCaffery shares his ideas of why too many deer are not good for much and also touches on some negative aspects of quality deer management programs.

It is bad for deer because it has cheapened their value. It is not good for hunters because non-hunting constituencies tend to blame hunters for having badgered the DNR into allowing higher population goals and permitting herds to grow.

It is bad for DNR because it gives the appearance that the DNR is incapable of managing deer at goal levels.

Check it out!

Tom Remington