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If a deer population is too high, which hunting rule do managers often use to lower it?

Q: If a deer population is too high, which hunting rule do managers often use to lower it?

Allow antlerless (doe) harvest, which reduces the number of young born. Some states ask hunters for samples like teeth or lower jawbones so biologists can age the animals.

Allow antlerless (doe) harvest, which reduces the number of young born.

Allow antlerless deer to be harvested ✔
Make the season bucks-only
Close the season entirely

Why: Taking females means fewer fawns next year, so the population drops. A bucks-only season does the opposite and lets the herd grow.

Huh, didn't know that: Some states ask hunters for samples like teeth or lower jawbones so biologists can age the animals.

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What's a deer's favorite dessert? Doe-nuts.

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Connecticut DEEP Hunter Safety Manual, Chapter 15: Wildlife Conservation https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/hunting_trapping/pdf_files/Hunter_Safety_Manual/Chapter15.pdf

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