Lots More Information

Rela­ted HowStuffWorks Articles

• 5 Hunting Safety Tips
• How to Set Up a Tree Stand
• How Wolf Hunting Works
• How Predator Hunting Works
• How Hunting Trophies Work
• How Hunting Preserves Work
• How Bow Hunting Works
• How Internet Hunting Works
• How Food Plots Work
• What is still hunting?
  
• Is it legal to hunt wolves?
• What's so bad about fox hunting?
• How is the deer population counted?
• Why can you only hunt certain game in certain seasons?

More Great Links

• Wildlife Forever
• "The Return of the White-Tailed Deer"

Sources

• Alcorn, Jeremy. Vegan Vanguard. "Hunting as a Method of Population Control"
  http://www.veganvanguard.com/positions/hunting_population_control.html
• Bradley, Darrin. IMB Monster Bucks. "What is the Whitetail Deer?"
  http://www.imbmonsterbucks.com/info.php?id=49
• Bruce, Becky. "Accidents involving animals increasingly fatal to humans." Oct. 31, 2008. (Dec. 11, 2008).
  http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4671612
• CNN Money. "Worst 10 states for auto-deer collisions." Nov. 4, 2005.
  http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/04/news/newsmakers/deer/index.htm
• Delaware Wild Lands. "Deer Management"
  http://www.delawarewildlands.org/deer.htm
• Hotton, L. Dennis. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. "Deer Hunting: An Effective Management Tool." 2004.
  http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/deerhuntastool.asp
• The Humane Society of the United States. "HSUS Awards $1000 to Metroparks Deer Preservation Council." December 6, 2002.
  http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/
  hsus_awards_1000_to_metroparks_deer_preservation_council.html
• In Defense of Animals. "Deer Population Control"
  http://www.idausa.org/facts/deercontrol.html
• Kirkpatrick, Jay F. PNC Project for Wildlife Contraception. "Response to PA Game Commission." January 2007
  http://www.pzpinfo.org/home.html
• National Institute of Standards and Technology. "Deer immunocontraception at NIST." May 2005
  http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/deer.htm
• Richey, Dave. Traverse City Record-Eagle. "Weather's effects on winter deer." November 16, 2008
  http://www.record-eagle.com/sports/local_story_321094322.html
• Shenk, Scott. Charlottesville Daily Progress. "It's deer (vs. car) season once again." Oct. 11, 2008.
  http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/its_deer_vs_car_season_once_again/29352/