INCREASING DEER POPULATION

A couple of years ago I worked extensively on my Hall genealogy and I noticed a similarity in all of my findings. Back in the 1700's, 1800's and early 1900's the men outlived most of the women. This is different than what it is like today. Most definitely the women are outliving the men. My second finding was that all of the families were real large with say 10-12 brothers and sisters. Thirdly in a lot of cases the wife died and the man remarried to have another 10-12 children by his second wife. On the US Census it said that all of these mens occupations were farmers. When I was a young boy there were no deer around except in the mountains and I had never saw a wild turkey. Now it is dangerous to drive at night even for fear of hitting one of these large animals. I usually see and almost hit one or two on a weekly basis. There is always deer in the headlights. The reason there were no deer when I was a boy was that during the 1700's, 1800's, and early 1900's man killed out the deer population to feed these large families that I have told you about. I live close to a place in Wilkes County called Traphill, NC. It got its name becaise they used to herd wild turkeys into a large trap and they called this place Traphill. Here in the year 2009 people get their food from the grocery store and most familes have 2 or less children. The deer population and the turkey population is increasing yearly. Each year there are many car accidents because of the abundance of these beautiful creatures. Another place close to where I live is a town called Elkin, NC. It got is name from the Elk that lived here along the Elkin Creek. There are no Elk here now because man killed them all out in the early years.
Drive slower at night, keep alert and watch for glowing eyes, and hopefully you will not hit one of these animals. Car Insurance companies will raise our premiums if the accidents continue to occur.