Here in the states we have a huge problem with deer/vehicle collisions. We have more whitetail deer in more states than ever. The population explosion has to do with many variables but hunters have done more to increase the habitat and protect the species more than all the groups like Peta, humane society and so called animal lovers combined. We have more auto accidents due to many reasons; the adaptability of the specie to thrive in all types of habitat, environments and climates and the increase of people moving into newly developed suburbs that used to be farm country. The refusal of these new towns to control and reduce the population through hunting also contributes to the problem. No one wants firearms to be used in populated areas, but archery could be and is a safe alternative. I remember quite a few years ago reading an article about doing this very same thing in the suburbs of Minneapolis/St. Paul. There were some absolute monsters shot. Instead of allowing this type of a safe hunting technique, they just used a broad stroke of the brush and painted all hunting as dangerous, cruel and abhorrent to rationally minded, civilized societies . As more and more suburb residents have their expensive flora eaten, landscape destroyed, aggressive rutting bucks chasing kids waiting for the school bus, $2000 specially bred dogs being impaled and expensive SUV’s and soccer mom vans damaged with insurance rates skyrocketing due to unwanted Bambi encounters are waking up to reducing the herds by listening to sound, scientific advice of wildlife experts and using the best way to reduce the herds. Hunting. I have hit probably a dozen deer and just about everyone I know has wrecked a vehicle. My brother hit a deer, had it repaired and a couple weeks later did so again. He picked his repaired truck and the next morning, about 12 hours later, hit another deer and totaled the truck. This all happened in the span of about 5 weeks. This happened to someone who knows how to watch and anticipate areas that deer may cross the road. He pays attention to the glow of eyes at night and if he sees a deer cross the road ahead of hit, he slow downs and anticipates another deer that might be following.
I guess I went “off subject” on this post and apologize for doing so.