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5. Chapter 5 The Elegant Ungulate Estimates of White-tailed deer populations Deer in North America were abundant until Europeans created an insatiable economic demand with four centuries of Unlimited Hunting Estimate of Declining Populations: 1890 – 350,000 1900 – 500,000 for all of North America Conservation Measures were put in place in the 1900’s Current Estimate of deer populations in US: 25,000,000 to 40,000,000

6. Buck - slang for a dollar Buck - slang for a dollar Deer meat, bone, horn and hide were prime economic forces in the Americas. In the 1800's their value, combined with improvements in firearms and unrestricted hunting, caused a drastic decline in the deer populations across North America.* * Resourced from South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

7. “My wife hit one and totaled the car… deer are a menace. I say kill’em all!” “They ruined my garden!” “The ticks are so thick I’m afraid to let my kids play outside.” “How can you talk about killing such majestic creatures?” “We love seeing deer.” “Why can’t we leave nature be?” “Deer have as much right to be here as we do.” “This is a people problem, not a deer problem.” “Why can’t people plant things deer don’t like to eat, drive more carefully, and check themselves and their children for ticks?” … We need to hire an expert…