Areas that had minimal wildlife damage are experiencing more than normal damage. We have had several warmer than normal winters and there is such a large population that they have to come out of the woods for food.
I did get discouraged my first year because although I have always had deer, rabbits, and a skunk or two. There was a nibble here and there and it was not a problem see a skunk run like you mean it.
Because of population growth the county have allowed bow and arrow hunting to curb the deer population. They were causing damage to cars, houses, and crop to the point that the county could not absorb anymore. Number of car accidents and death was unacceptable.
My insurance has cut me to 3 deer hits a year. After that they will not pay. I told them I did not hit the deer they hit me. You are riding down the road and they jump out of the woods on to your car.
If you panic and swerve in the wrong direction you are dead. If you are driving a little cheap car you are dead meat. I drive the truck or the Jeep in the evening because that is when they usually are out running.
The wildlife is more than cute little annoying incidents in our gardens. It can be your life or your children's life at stake. It is crazy because I live in the average suburbia area. We do have large plots of land but it is not the country.
