Some have missed the point of HR: If deer numbersare keptin balance with their habitat(available naturalfood sources) in the first place, they'll seldom need to be artificially fed, even during severe weather conditions.

Just asa farmer cannot long sustain a herd of cattle on insufficient pasture or with insufficient hay production without breaking himself financially, a deer herd cannot exist indefinitely at numbers beyond insufficient browse.

The farmer will eventuallybe forced to sell-off some of his cattle; deer will justeventually eat themselves out of "house and home" if allowed to grow to too great a number for their habitat. Or in many cases, cause problems by seeking food elsewhere at the expense of their human neighbors.