Fall deer season increases drivers’ risk of animal collisions

It was late at night in November 2021, when Carl Wagner was driving down Central Avenue in Edgewater on his way home to Harwood in his Ford F-150. Suddenly a deer leaped a guardrail and darted in front of his truck.

SHA using its roadkill compost for turf this year

Deer are acting up for mating season — and while that means more collisions with motorists and more roadkill, for the State Highway Administration, it also means more compost.

Controversial Montgomery County Bow Hunting Program Used to Thin the Deer Population

Montgomery County Parks have started a pilot archery program this year to manage the deer population in two of their parks.

Permits Allow Hunting on Maryland Farmers’ Fields to Control Crop-Eating Deer

Year-round hunting is possible through Deer Management Permits for farms with damaged crops.

Venison, the Other Red Meat, on Maryland Tables

“You can barely tell it’s not beef when it’s cooked right.”

Rockville Tackles Deer Population Problem

The start of fall in Maryland brings a change in the weather, falling leaves and increasing encounters with deer. In Montgomery County, officials say they’re trying to cope with an overpopulation of deer which has also resulted in an increase in Lyme disease.