Compiled by the makers of Deer Scram™ -- America’s Finest Deer
Repellent™ exterminated by market hunting in much of the United
States -- especially the Midwest and Northeast – the whitetail
deer population by the 1970s across North America has been
steadily growing. Following extensive efforts to protect
whitetails and restock herds from the 1940s forward, whitetails
numbers in their natural range are estimated today as high as 25
million no surprise, then, that whitetails -- -- are found just
about anywhere. It has become the most plentiful game animal in
eastern North America and is seen as a pest in many areas --
eating garden plants and ornamental shrubs and trees, and
contributing to tens of thousands of car accidents. Thinning the
deer population is among the cures for these problems and is
best done by hunting both does and bucks. As a result, hunting
seasons for whitetails of both sexes now are scheduled in all
states and Canadian provinces where the animals are found.
Though not the primary cause of