Many Hoosiers consider deer to be majestic creatures in nature, but some conservationists are voicing concerns about the dangers of overpopulation. At the turn of the 20th century, there were actually no deer in Indiana – but by the 1980s, expansion efforts were successful and deer sightings today are common. Southern Indiana program director for the Nature Conservancy, Allen Pursell, says the issue now is that feeding all those deer is affecting the ecosystem, and their browsing can be destructive.
