I like the part about the farmer! Poor me.... Well guess what, every job has hardships and losses. That's life! Deal with it! What about construction workers for example? Should scientists find ways to try and stop rain, so they are not losing money when they can't work? Sounds foolish but it is something worth complaing about. My point is this. Look at the big picture. Do people really think that getting rid of more deer will solve the problem. No! Why? Because there are other factors involved. Deer could be thinned down by the thousands, but still doesn't stop the remaining from still doing normal habits and routines such as eating at night, rutting, and so forth... There are so many more factors involved with this issue that none of these people take into consideration. What the statistics don't show, are when the majority of deer are being hit months and time of day. Maybe take a look at these statistics and put some correlations and logical conclusions together with that data. Bet there would be a trend from year to year etc. Too many big wigs think they have the short and sweet, easy answer. Sounds good in the paper but only distorts the publics perception. If it's in the paper and there are high profiled people throwing out the information, it must be correct. Know what, put out all the facts, and not just the ones to support the opinion. Oh wow, sounds a lot like politics. Remember, one thing. This whole issue derives back to one thing, MONEY! It will always be about MONEY! Anyone else see this?