Deer Cull in New York, East Hampton by Farm Bureau Stopped by Lawsuit

[Beringia]

17. East Hampton

is asking the city to do studies and get facts. The town was in fact scheduling a hunt for the hell of it, without data to back up the plan. The lawsuit said the town had to provide data.

Also studies have shown there is no correlation between deer population and Lyme disease, it depends on rodents.

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http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/East-End/48995/Protesters-Gather-In-East-Hampton-Village-To-Oppose-Deer-Culling

Comment by Highhatsize

The anecdotal report to which you refer involved extirpation, not reduction. Where deer ARE present, an increase or decrease in their numbers does not correlate with an increase or decrease in Lyme Disease. However, such a correlation DOES exist INVERSELY with the population of foxes, strongly suggesting that it is the rodent population rather than the deer population that is responsible for spreading Lyme Disease to people. Studies have found that four small mammals, including the white-footed mouse, account for 90% of infected ticks.

to HamptonsBornandRaised:

“Pennsylvania-based Erie Insurance, which has analyzed deer-vehicle collision data in the state for more than a decade, found that the opening day and opening Saturday of deer hunting season are '[t]wo of the most dangerous days to drive.' According to the Missouri Insurance Information Service, increased deer activity associated with hunting is a 'major factor' in the rise in deer-vehicle collisions in the last three months of the year. With more people (hunters) in the woods, deer are spooked out of wooded areas—often out onto the road.” - PETA

to dnice:

It's a fact. There is simply no correlation. Cf. "Lyme Disease: The Ecology of a Complex System" by Dr. Richard Ostfeld. This study, which synthesizes most of the studies on the topic of the deer population and its relationship to Lyme Disease, found no correlation.

The simple truth is that mistaken “common sense” and the misnomering of the “deer” tick have engendered the widespread erroneous belief that deer are responsible for the Lyme Disease epidemic