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GSG,
A good indication of how many deer are around is the bag limit of deer for an area. Here in Maryland, about 15 or 20 years ago we were only allowed to take an antlered buck because the deer population was quite sparse. Now, in several counties in Maryland we can kill an unlimited number of does a year. The reason we are allowed to kill does in the first place is because the deer herds are pretty insane. In the county I live in, more accidents are caused by deer than by other motorists. Farmers are crying about crop damage too. What used to be a big outcry in favor of bambi when professional snipers were used in subdivisions has pretty much gone away. Homeowners are complaining about the thousands of dollars in landscaping that the deer are eating.
Just look at bag limits in Canada and this should give you a good idea of what the deer population is like.
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