[Pollard]

“The overpopulation of deer in New Jersey is a well-known hazard that contributes to crop damage and car accidents, particularly during mating season,” reports the New York Times. “In 2019, between October and December, there were 4,753 collisions between cars and animals, primarily deer, in New Jersey, according to an analysis by AAA Northeast, the most recent data of such collisions available….In New York, where deer have also proliferated, the number of animal crashes in 2020 — 33,956 — included six fatalities.”

My wife works third shift here in rural and has had several deer run into or in front of the vehicle. She's driving a little car now which scares me when I think about the size of an adult, horned buck.

[bankwalker]

I had a friend that got killed by a deer. He was driving home from work and a car coming toward him hit a deer that went airborne. It landed on the hood of my friend’s car and crashed through his windshield and kicked him to death.

[kiryandil]

Rats with hooves.

[qaz123]

Former co-worker of mine is from Iowa. Monster deer. Absolute monsters.

Apparently the food banks in Iowa never go empty. All the excess deer meat is donated.

You can get a deer tag. Fill it. Get another one. Fill it. And keep going. So many deer that they’re a nuisance as well as being monsters. He told me the insurance companies play a big role in how deer are harvested in the state. He’s a cop and said, at night, it would be nothing to see herds of them crossing the roads.