Who kills more Americans per year, Deer or Al Qaeda?

I saw this article about a Florida man shooting 2 deer to feed his family and he got arrested [link to www.miamiherald.com]

"Jail records show 41-year-old Wilfredo Castillo was arrested Friday on charges of unlawful taking of doe deer, discharging a firearm from a public roadway and felony trespassing by projectile. His court date is June 11. It was not immediately known if he has an attorney."


I understand it was out of season and he shot them from the road, but if he was trying to feed his family I think he has a right to feed them. I also started thinking about the Deer population and came across a wikipedia stat from 2000 stating that deer are responsible for over 200 deaths a year and over 247,000 wrecks per year. [link to en.wikipedia.org] I am sure the number is greater now than it was in 2000, due to the population increase and more building in rural areas . My question is why don't we exterminate the deer in our country that are responsible for more deaths a year than Al Qaeda? Also isn't this how the movie "Robin Hood" started, are we just peasants that cannot kill deer because they are owned by the Government?

Last Edited by the 5th element on 05/23/2012 01:33 AM