ORIGINAL: Buck Hunter 1

An increasing deer population and the growing popularity of trophy hunting induced many changes in Illinois from 1990 to 2000. Former DNR Director Brent Manning dealt with many factions with opposing views on deer management. The Farm Bureau and major insurance companies lobbied for population reduction due to excessive crop damage and deer-vehicle collisions.
February 05, 2008 at 09:53 AM
BY LES DAVENPORT

On the other hand, deer also cause a great deal of monetary loss. Car/deer collisions, loss of agricultural crops, tree damage at nurseries and landscaping losses cost millions of dollars each year as well. Further, those who develop land affect the herd and vice versa. So highway planners, road builders and subdivision developers are being asked to come to the table as well.
October 1998
Deer on the agenda
When the topic is whitetails, hunters, developers, landowners and businesses all have an opinion.
Kevin Wallenfang

to lose control of your vehicle.
“While research has revealed several innovative ways to deter deer from entering the roadways and alerting drivers to the dangers of deer in the area, there will always remain a constant danger of deer-vehicle collisions,” said Melissa Miles, senior research analyst for State Farm . “Undoubtedly, the best way to avoid deer-vehicle collisions is through attentive driving behavior.”
State Farm Press release


The Man With The Plan

With growing complaints from insurance companies forced to pay increasing claims for deer/car collisions and frustration from farmers over of crop damage, the management goal became reducing deer densities To reach that goal Suchy and the IDNR greatly expanded hunting opportunities, especially the hunting of does, and asked hunters to take advantage of new seasons and abundant tags.

The Man With The Plan
Biologist Willie Suchy has been at the center of Iowa deer management for nearly two decades. Here’s his take on how and why things are changing. (August 2006)
By Rich Patterson

Finally, for deer-human conflicts, we rely on Citizen Advisory Committees (CACs). CAC members – citizens within a Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) representing interests of sportsmen, farmers, homeowners, businesses, and others – work together and provide a recommendation to increase, decrease, or stabilize the deer population for a five-year period.

PA Deer Chronicle 2008

My conclusion after reading these and other reports is that the insurance industry is very involved inj game mangement issues in all states. Again the money drives the outcomes! You can play insurance companies anyway you want but i can say this much , more profit is derived from less deer/people collisions than your statement of money in money out. I am odf the opinion that Less monry out means more money in! I think anyone owning a business or paying a tax understands that.