Something has to give if we are to avoid calamity, and it isn't likely to be us. To date, none of the humane options has been effective. Those who rail against professional deer hunting as a strategy for managing the ever-growing herds in Central Jersey miss the point when they paint its proponents as bloodthirsty rednecks bent on blasting Bambie. The issue isn't hunting. And it isn't the economic hardship created by the damage deer do to farm crops and suburban yards, although that is a major factor for many.
Economic problems can have economic solutions.
The issue is traffic safety. Deer cause traffic accidents that can maim and kill people. I don't hunt or even own a gun. I grow no crops. I have never seen a deer in my yard.