Here`s a link to a news report in the local paper.

http://www.syracuse.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-0/11179606926320.xml?syrnesreg


Here`s part of the report.

Statewide, more than 50,000 deer are struck by cars each year, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
In 2004, maintenance crews removed more than 2,400 deer carcasses from the Thruway. Insurance companies estimate nationwide deer-vehicle crashes cause more than $1.1 billion in damage annually.( I believe I said in a earlier post thatthis could be a reason for the DEC to ruin the herd, but was told insurance companys just charge you more.)