Comment by joecool1029
1 day ago
It's not possible at all to do this for white-tailed deer. The does and fawns don't grow antlers. My state, NJ, has a population of over 100,000 deer and average densities over 100 individuals per square mile (with some areas over double that).
You could snare the does and put high-vis reflective vests on them.
I fed about 110 deer during this last winter. I wanted to put something reflective on them and the senior game warden said no. There is very little I am permitted to do for them. I am not even permitted to protect them from predators. I can not put a sign next to the highway to watch for them, only the department of transportation can. I kept them off the highway all winter but mid spring they go their own way, mostly into the mountains but about 4 or 5 packs cross the highway. People think they are dumb but they just have incredibly poor depth perception and cars are much quieter these days. Noisy trucks and motorcycles will make them run back to me.
At 100 animals/sq-mile if they could snare them, they'd probably just shoot them at that point.
Do they need a hard hat too?
Indeed. You might as well try to paint all the squirrels or pigeons.
Squirrels and pigeons don't regularly weigh 120 lbs, don't like to eat the grass on road shoulders at dawn and dusk, and as a result they don't total nearly as many cars.
But all of these are far less dangerous than a 500 lbs reindeer, 600 lbs elk, or 1400 lbs moose!
I'm not talking about reasons why we'd like them to be painted, just the feasibility of actually accomplishing it.
Sounds like you need wolves
The coyotes are evolving up in size to fill that niche, it's becoming a problem.
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