
September 1, 2021
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Conservation 101
Think white-tailed deer were always so common? Think again!
- In the early 1900s, deer populations were at historic lows because of unregulated harvest.
Fact: Biologists estimated that there were 500,000 deer US. - During the next century, conservationists and hunters worked together to help deer populations recover.
Fact: Today there are an estimated 30,000,000 deer in the US.