RSKY
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On a recent trip from Mayfield Kentucky to Paducah Kentucky on Highway 45 we counted 18 dead deer in less than eighteen miles. This was northbound in the center and on the east side of the road. Don't know how many were on the other side of the four lane. Not talking about piles of bones these were all hit in the last week or so. All the divided highways around here are like this. At least one every mile. No wonder there are so many body shops in the area. And Kentucky ranks fourth among the states on deer vehicle collisions. We even see coyotes hit now. And the coons, possums, groundhogs, armadillos, and (ugh) skunks are too numerous to count.
Where was I going with this?
Oh yeah, I remember now.
And there were nearly 145,000 killed in legal hunting in 2022. So how many deer are lurking around the state? Do they outnumber the people? I didn't see one in the wild in our area until I was in my late teens. They just didn't exist.
RSKY
Where was I going with this?
Oh yeah, I remember now.
And there were nearly 145,000 killed in legal hunting in 2022. So how many deer are lurking around the state? Do they outnumber the people? I didn't see one in the wild in our area until I was in my late teens. They just didn't exist.
RSKY