Did You Know?
According to a recent survey by the Department of Natural Resources, 1 in 10 individuals reported being involved in a deer-vehicle collision in the previous 12 months.
In 2020, the estimated economic impact of deer-vehicle collisions was close to $50 million.
A 2020 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service survey of farmers estimated that local growers suffered approximately $9.6 million in wildlife-related crop damage, not including the cost of crop damage preventative measures.
Hundreds of thousands dollars a year are spent on custom landscaping only to be destroyed by the increasing deer overpopulation.
The Department of Natural Resources reports that deer hunters annually remove approximately 100,000 deer from the local DMV area. However, the economic, human, and ecological impacts of deer overabundance continue to rise.
Each female deer is capable of producing two or more deer a year. With no predators other than car collisions and diseases, the deer population increases exponentially with each year.
Each year, over 100,000 new cases of Lyme disease are reported in the United States. Lyme disease is transmitted through the black-legged tick, also known as the deer tick. Whitetail deer are carriers of this tick, which can be transferred to your backyard. Young children are most susceptible to this disease, all well as pets.
