Disagree. Deer are so overpopulated, and hunters are so much fewer each year, that regardless of their official biologic status, deer have the same effect as vermin. Just like coyotes, rats, locust, etc.
On the good news side, they are very tasty!
Bottom line: We need more hunters, longer seasons, and less restrictive regulations.
The biggest problem is that city folks come out and buy up a chunk of country, and immediately post it to hunters. Then, when the deer start to ravage their $10k landscaping, they demand that the state or county "do something about it", but when you suggest they allow limited hunting, they recoil with horror!
Ya can't have it both ways.