Wed, 20 Dec 2023 01:05:54 +0000

Wolves are a significant deer predator and Wisconsin has a healthy wolf population, est 1,000-1,500. A typical wolf eats ~20 deer/yr, their preferred diet. Thus, Wisconsin wolves take 20-30k deer/yr, ~15% of the human hunt.
~15,000 car-deer hits occur annually in Wisconsin, ~40/day w/ property damage >$25M/yr. I don't have information on personal injury, lost time, etc.
https://www.wpr.org/car-deer-accidents-wisconsin-2023-are-expected-be-similar-recent-years

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