SIU zoology, computer science researchers team up for IDNR deer density study

CARBONDALE — White-tailed deer are a staple of Southern Illinois culture. Pope County celebrates with a festival dedicated to the animal, hunters of all ages skip school or work for the first day of bow or shotgun season, and some residents run seasonal taxidermy side businesses to create deer mounts, which end up lining the walls of homes as decorations.

People in the region don’t take deer population density for granted.

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