>I live in the suburbs less than 2 miles outside Philadelphia and have deer wander through my property often. I know they're a nuisance, but I'm not in the habit of killing the nuisances in my life (and if I were, I suppose I'd be serving life by now <g>).
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>More seriously, do you only shoot animals that are a problem?

No, I was just arguing the idea that deer are precious fuzzy-headed Bambis.

No, they don't personally affect me. A while ago there was a news story about a guy who had a tree farm and deer were causing thousands of dollars worth of damage every year. If I owned that farm, I would drop any deer that came within 5 feet of my livelihood.