"Pheasant Plucker" wrote in message
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Deer.



LOL, very true - but given a nudge in the 'right' direction, perhaps, by
anthropogenic alterations to their environment, e.g. removal of large
predators, planting of suitable fodder and shelter, reduction in competition
from domestic grazing stock, removal of deer fences, climate change leading
to less severe winter conditions, etc.