[Byron_the_Aussie]

..if deer get out of control, then local residents will have to decide what to do...

Could you supply an example of where 'local residents' have managed overly large deer populations?

[Renfield]

Heck, I just shoot them in the yard. A bow works fine, and it doesn't alarm the neighbors. Killed my third deer of the season yesterday (although I used a shotgun on that one)....I have enought venison in my various freezers to last me a couple of years.

[TMSuchman]

Just look at Wis. when their deer got sick. They had to destroy almost the entire herd, because of some nit-witted idea that we don't need to hunt. Hunting is a way of life for some people, and a way to control the size & populations of animals!