by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

Picture by Robinson

01-10-25

Are more deer moving into the City’s residential areas? If so? Why?

While driving along East Garden Street in Uvalde earlier today, I happened to spot a handsome buck with a decent rack of antlers standing near a house. Having seen deer recently in other residential areas within the City, it prompted me to ask if the city’s deer population is on the rise?

Within the past few months, I have seen at least one dead deer on the bar ditch of U.S Highway 90 East and heard reports of vehicular accidents involving deer crossing Highway 90 East.

Possible causes might be the deer are looking for water and food and/or perhaps their natural habit areas just outside of town are disappearing due to land clearing and/or development.

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