Does the deer population need to be controlled?
Nature ensures that the deer population is limited by available food, territory, and winter weather conditions, which restrict both food and range. Well-fed deer naturally have more fawns than those living where food and leafy shelter is less plentiful. As the size of the deer community increases, there is less food and leafy shelter available for each deer. Numerous studies over the years have shown that both the reproductive rate and the survival rate of deer will then decrease. Thus, a natural balance.
