"The Dirty Secret of Indiana's Declining Deer Herd"
http://www.wildindiana.com/declining-deer-herd
"High deer numbers to me are important, they keep hunters interested in the sport, more importantly, children.
Indiana's deer managers have to walk a very tight rope. They are constantly under pressure from insurance companies and the Department of Transportation to reduce the number of car-deer accidents. They get pressure from farm lobbyists to curtail crop damage caused by our state's wild ungulates.
The money trail is loud and clear."