From the NYTs:
Where the White-Tail Roam
The woods are alive these days with the sounds of deer hunters.
No wild prey is more coveted in the United States than deer. In 2001, 1 in 20 Americans over the age of 16 shouldered a gun or bow in pursuit of venison and spent nearly $11 billion doing so, according to one federal study.
There certainly are plenty of deer. Wildlife experts estimate 32 million white-tails — by far the country’s dominant species of deer — roam America’s woods, fields and backyards. Last year, hunters killed 6.6 million of them.
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