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You are way more likely to be killed by deer than by sharks, bears, and gators combined
http://www.vox.com/2016/9/24/1303227...r-sharks-bears
It’s time America’s truly deadliest animal became known.
Updated by German Lopez @germanrlopez [email protected] Sep 24, 2016, 10:00
The deer is the deadliest animal in America.
That’s the conclusion of an analysis of CDC data from LCB, which broke down the types of animals most uniquely likely to kill you in your state — with larger mammals, mostly deer, coming out on top in most states:/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7154645/animal%20deaths.png)
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Still, death by animal remains pretty rare in America: The odds of an animal killing you are one in nearly 1.4 million.
Within those odds, however, deer are more likely to cause deaths than other animals — more than dogs, bears, sharks, and alligators combined, according to the LCB analysis. (One inventive solution to the deer problem: helping reestablish the cougar population to kill a lot of deer.)/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7155897/deadliest%20animals.png)
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But you shouldn’t worry too much about murderous deer mauling you and your family.
According to the analysis, “Deer are the deadliest animal in the United States — but deer-related fatalities most often stem from accidents, not vicious attacks.” It added, “Due to rapid urban development, the deer’s natural habitat is shrinking, causing them to share more space with humans, where they often wander into oncoming traffic and cause car crashes. Deer-related crashes are a growing problem across the country that has led to sterilization programs and culling in the Northeast, even in the star-studded Hamptons.”
NOTE: I think the article downplays the danger of deer too much. I have never seen of felt danger from a doe. I see them every time I run in the park and have never felt in danger even when they had fawns with them. BUT a large buck is no animal to play around with. They can be aggressive and very dangerous.
Several months ago I seen the largest buck I have ever seen while running in the park. I felt a sense of danger and got out of that area as soon, and quiet as possible. No man would have a chance of outrunning a buck, not even Usain Bolt. A deer is twice as fast as any man. An unarmed man also would have very little chance defending himself against the rack of a large buck. Your best chance may be to climb a tree. But I stay as far away from any large buck as possible.
Of course the time of season makes a big difference. Bucks are most dangerous during the rut. During this time the buck may look at you as someone trying to mate with it's doe and treat you the same as it would another buck.
http://www.vox.com/2016/9/24/1303227...r-sharks-bears
It’s time America’s truly deadliest animal became known.
Updated by German Lopez @germanrlopez [email protected] Sep 24, 2016, 10:00
The deer is the deadliest animal in America.
That’s the conclusion of an analysis of CDC data from LCB, which broke down the types of animals most uniquely likely to kill you in your state — with larger mammals, mostly deer, coming out on top in most states:
LCBStill, death by animal remains pretty rare in America: The odds of an animal killing you are one in nearly 1.4 million.
Within those odds, however, deer are more likely to cause deaths than other animals — more than dogs, bears, sharks, and alligators combined, according to the LCB analysis. (One inventive solution to the deer problem: helping reestablish the cougar population to kill a lot of deer.)
LCBBut you shouldn’t worry too much about murderous deer mauling you and your family.
According to the analysis, “Deer are the deadliest animal in the United States — but deer-related fatalities most often stem from accidents, not vicious attacks.” It added, “Due to rapid urban development, the deer’s natural habitat is shrinking, causing them to share more space with humans, where they often wander into oncoming traffic and cause car crashes. Deer-related crashes are a growing problem across the country that has led to sterilization programs and culling in the Northeast, even in the star-studded Hamptons.”
NOTE: I think the article downplays the danger of deer too much. I have never seen of felt danger from a doe. I see them every time I run in the park and have never felt in danger even when they had fawns with them. BUT a large buck is no animal to play around with. They can be aggressive and very dangerous.
Several months ago I seen the largest buck I have ever seen while running in the park. I felt a sense of danger and got out of that area as soon, and quiet as possible. No man would have a chance of outrunning a buck, not even Usain Bolt. A deer is twice as fast as any man. An unarmed man also would have very little chance defending himself against the rack of a large buck. Your best chance may be to climb a tree. But I stay as far away from any large buck as possible.
Of course the time of season makes a big difference. Bucks are most dangerous during the rut. During this time the buck may look at you as someone trying to mate with it's doe and treat you the same as it would another buck.
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