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I'm not entirely sure, but there appears to be some insight in this article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/11/the-deer-paradox/309104/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/11/the-dee... Fewer hunters, less land where hunting is permitted (small farms).