Visiting a relative in a rural area of Maryland and looking out the kitchen window (as I type) to 7 or 8 grazing in the backyard. Driving the other night and each time the headlights swung across an open field, I would see another 15 or 20. It’s not the first time I have been here but I don’t recall ever seeing as many.
Open up the hunting opportunities for hunters and you will knock that population back fairly quick.
If hunting is not allowed, the deer will reach a critical point where they starve during the winter.
Being shot is a lot quicker and more merciful.