I should let Spitpatch speak for himself, but I think the number is 600,000.
Six million would be about waist deep. :lol:
One thing Spit didn't mention about Iowa is the lack of public lands. Something like 98 or 99% of the land is privately held. This really limits access and is one of the issues our DNR is trying to deal with as they try to manage the herd. Like many other areas of the country, we deal with a suburban deer population that causes problems. When those living in these communties see the problems, they assume it is state wide which it is not. So as usual, there is are PR issues.
Everyone has differing ideas on how many deer there should be. The Insurance Lobby and the Farm Bureau want them all dead. Some hunters want to see MANY deer every time they venture afield. Then there are those who don't want any deer shot. Nobody's happy and it's politics as usual. :?