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Road kill, Spring 2023
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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5604194" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I think this current, sustained increased road kill may remain related to the widespread poor mast and drought of 2022. I don't think it's just due to the possibility of more deer.</p><p></p><p>One issue (don't think anyone previously mentioned) is we simply have more traffic.</p><p></p><p>We've had tons of people move into Tennessee from large urban areas of California, Illinois, and Northeastern States. These people drive like New Yorkers. They may run over more deer than locals more accustomed to watching for deer along roadsides.</p><p></p><p>That said, hunters have somewhat backed off from slaughtering so many does in Unit L counties, in part because deer densities had become much lower than what most hunters would prefer. Assuming a widespread good fawn production in 2022, then there are (or were) higher numbers of young (less traffic wise) deer.</p><p></p><p>Someone stated what they're seeing now are not fawns.</p><p>Fawns born in June 2022 may have more the appearance of just another dead "doe".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5604194, member: 1409"] I think this current, sustained increased road kill may remain related to the widespread poor mast and drought of 2022. I don't think it's just due to the possibility of more deer. One issue (don't think anyone previously mentioned) is we simply have more traffic. We've had tons of people move into Tennessee from large urban areas of California, Illinois, and Northeastern States. These people drive like New Yorkers. They may run over more deer than locals more accustomed to watching for deer along roadsides. That said, hunters have somewhat backed off from slaughtering so many does in Unit L counties, in part because deer densities had become much lower than what most hunters would prefer. Assuming a widespread good fawn production in 2022, then there are (or were) higher numbers of young (less traffic wise) deer. Someone stated what they're seeing now are not fawns. Fawns born in June 2022 may have more the appearance of just another dead "doe". [/QUOTE]
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