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Accidental Deer Deaths Increase By 30%
A total of 2,539 deer died ii ' Virginia during 1968 from cause other than legal hunting, report: Game Commission Assistant Lav Enforcement Chief R. S. Purks 1 Of these, 1,627 were dispatcher by automobiles, always th< leading killer. Illegal hunting activities accounted for at leas: 738 and dogs were known to have killed 73. Fences took a toll of 6f deer who became entangled anc couldn’t escape. Collisions with , trains and other miscellaneous mishaps accounted for the remainder. , This represented about a 30'; increase over the number ol ’ accidental deer deaths reported ir 1967. Miscellaneous deaths 1 equalled 20% or more of the lega kill in some areas and nearly 107, on a statewide basis.
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