So, it's obvious when you watch and listen to our chief deer biologist that he's worried. To fix the deer problem, you start by fixing the habitat. The biologist underscored that point several times during his talk. He believes that some areas with low deer densities will not recover until deer numbers are driven even lower. From the hunter's standpoint, that means that things will have to get worse before they get better.
Nobody likes to hear that.
So Dr. Alt is worried. He wants all of us to understand the magnitude of the problem and give his agency a chance to come up with solutions. To that end, he's embarked on a massive public-relations campaign, taking his management message to 49 locations across the state in 79 days. At this point nothing's cast in stone. But he's got some ideas.