Deer Problem In Yards Deer do hundreds of millions of dollars in damage every year to landscaping and gardens. Over fifty million a year is spent on deer repellents in the US.
Deer Problem In Agriculture Deer damage is a serious matter to farmers in some areas with estimates of damage being over a hundred dollars per acre. Deer eat a lot; the average adult male can consume over 5 lbs. of food a day.
Deer Problem In Forests and Prairies In many areas overgrazing by deer is seriously and permanently damaging woodlands and prairies causing some plant species to become extinct in some areas.
Deer Problem And Attacks Deer problems associated with territorial aggression are becoming more commonplace. Dangerous situations can occur when a buck is in rut, when a doe is defending fawns, or when deer have claimed a territory as their own. They are sometimes aggressive toward people and their pets, sometimes with fatal results.
Deer Problem and Cars Hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage, as well as injuries and fatalities are caused by collisions with deer each year.
Deer Problem and Disease Other deer problems include the fact that deer themselves can carry diseases of humans and livestock, as well as the problem with deer hosting the deer tick which can transmit several diseases of livestock, humans and their pets.
Deer Problem and 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 so without some means of deer population control their numbers increase rapidly.
Deer Problem with protected status Another factor leading to the large deer population in this country 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.
Problem Deer While most deer retain a fear of humans, they are smart and some quickly learn all the tricks that we try to keep them away. These rogue deer are dangerous and unfortunately becoming more common. About the only things that will have any affect on these problem deer is a tall fence or electric shock.
Sources for deer problem solutionsinclude:
- www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/for/for57/for57.htm In depth discussion of the modern day deer problem.
- www.hsus.org US Humane Society, Solving Problems with Deer.
- www.uvm.edu/pss/ppp/articles/deer.htm Deer Problems in Yards and Gardens
- www.laspilitas.com/deer.htm Native Deer Resistant Plants
- www.deerbusters.com Various solutions for your deer problem.
- www.extension.umn.edu/extensionnews/2001/ThereIsNoSimpleSolutionForProblemDeer.html Discussion of the Urban Deer Problem
- www.rochesterenvironment.com/deer_problem.htm Solving the deer problem with year round hunting.
- wirelessdeerfence.com Wireless baited electric deer deterrent system.