Ebook: Deerland: America's hunt for ecological balance and the essence of wildness

Darwin's deer -- Inside America's deer-industrial complex -- The deer of Buffalo County -- Feeders, baiters, and plotters -- Venison : the other red meat -- Why the mountain fears its deer -- We get the leftovers -- The deadliest animal in North America -- Invasion of the suburban cervids -- Beyond the city limits -- Toward a balance restored.;In 1942, America fell in love with Bambi. But now, that love-affair has turned sour. Behind the unassuming grace and majesty of America's whitetail deer is the laundry list of human health, social, and ecological problems that they cause. They destroy crops, threaten motorists, and spread Lyme disease all across the United States. In this book, the author travels across the country, speaking to everybody from frustrated farmers, to camo-clad hunters, to humble deer-enthusiasts in order to get a better grasp of the whitetail situation. He discovers that the politics surrounding deer run surprisingly deep, with a burgeoning hunting infrastructure supported by state government and community businesses. The author examines our history with the whitetail, pinpoints where our ecological problems began, and outlines the environmental disasters we can expect if our deer population remains unchecked.