Crakajak
Daily Driveler News Team
Does GDOT report road kills to WRD as a deer killed in the county?
WRD gets an annual summary of reported deer vehicle collisions from GDOT, which is usually around 8,000 deer. When you add in those not reported to GDOT, but claimed on insurance, the total is around 50,000 per year. The deer population usually loses between 10 and 20% of the population each year to mortality factors other than hunting. That non-hunting mortality includes deer-vehicle collisions, disease, predation, and poaching. This has also been verified from mortality investigations on radio-collared deer over many years.
Thank you C. for responding. I would not have guessed the 10-20%. With that said, the totals will add up to close to 50% reduction. Maybe a little less.
Does the state still claim a population of 1,000,000? I would think less these days.
It's around 1.3 million. Annual hunter harvest is around 25%, so it's 35 to 45% total. Before coyotes were impacting fawns, a reasonable hunter harvest was around 35%.
Does the amount of doe days in a particular county have anything to do with the number of deer that are hit on the roads?
Charlie,thanks for the information.I didn't know if that was being counted in county totals.ThanksIt's around 1.3 million. Annual hunter harvest is around 25%, so it's 35 to 45% total. Before coyotes were impacting fawns, a reasonable hunter harvest was around 35%.
It's around 1.3 million. Annual hunter harvest is around 25%, so it's 35 to 45% total. Before coyotes were impacting fawns, a reasonable hunter harvest was around 35%.
No, doe days have traditionally been set regionally in accordance with the desired population trend in the 10-year deer management plan. Once we have several years of game check data we may be able to make adjustments at the county level. Because of the inconsistent manner in which deer-vehicle collisions are reported, I don't consider it a reliable enough source of information to base harvest regulations on.
It's around 1.3 million.
thinks for always sharing ur info its good to have someone like u a wildlife biologist on a page like this to share valuable info just curious how does dnr make their claim of 1.3 million deer in the state I know surveys and what not and calculation but do you consider this a good estimate?