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size. Exceeding the biological carrying capacity leads to disease and starvation. But usually long before the herd reaches this size, deer have become troublesome to us humans. Exceeding this cultural carrying capacity leads to complaints to. public officials to “do something about the #&%@ deer.”
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One reason why deer can be a problem is that they are the largest native herbivores and notorious eating machines. They eat nearly anything vegetative and consume 3-5 percent of their body weight per day. And a good-sized adult buck can weigh up to 200 pounds. That’s 6-10 pounds of roses a day!
Deer can also transmit a variety of diseases, including tick-borne diseases, to each other, to domestic animals and to us.
Perhaps the most serious deer problem is the safety hazard caused when they cross roads, especially during the breeding season. Bucks become especially aggressive at this time, chasing and herding
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