Car vs deer accidents

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Originally Posted by popplecop

Car kills are just one of the factors used in setting deer seasons. Other factors are: last years harvest antlered vs. anterless, over winter serverity, summer deer observations etc. In Wisconsin every lawful deer has to be presented to a registraion station to be tagged. A form is filled out stating where the deer was killed, sex etc. Does make for an accurate count of the legal kill. Also CK deer are accounted for and tally kept. Probably missed some factors, but have been retired 21 years.

Yep. I was going to say the same thing after reading Swift's post. While car/deer collisions should not be the sole determining factor, it should be taken into account along with other factors. What happens if the biologists making the decision based solely on their observations are not the sharpest tool in the shed, the brightest light bulb in the chandelier, or they happen to be as sharp as a doorknob?