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Maryland farmers, landowners with deer damage can get permits to reduce herds

Deer herd. Photo taken by Charles White and submitted to the Maryland DNR photo contest.

Maryland plays host to a robust white-tailed deer population, most recently estimated by the Department of Natural Resources to range between 200,000 and 250,000 deer. The current estimated deer population is down from a high of nearly 300,000.

But even with effective management, deer can have an impact on residents and landowners through conflicts such as vehicle accidents and damage…