This will most likely raise some eyebrows, to say the least. After returning to Sheffield from San Antonio about midnight last night, I have come to the following conclusion.
I think that the state of Texas should legalize "road hunting". Perhaps this would remove all the deer from the highway and right of ways in the state. No more squashed bambies and tore up vehicles. The state could charge extra for a license to do so. It could be a lot cheaper than a deer lease, which would allow more people to partake of the sport. I see lots of advantages. I did not hit one tonight, but many others did. Ok, I am ready for all comments and this will be my only one concerning this matter.

i can just see bullets zingin down the highway, i would rather take my chances with a deer.

Maybe so Chivo but it won't happen. Most of the collisions are at night.

going along the roads and shooting deer wont help....

Wouldn't help, the deer would still get stupid this time of the year regardless.

WOW

Well they should at least legalize picking up road kill, ya ought ta get something for the damage to your vehicle...

Guarantee, if i hit a deer and its dead,It Will come home with me

hit one hell of a 10 point 3 yrs ago, probably 19" spread, knocked it out, i turned around, he came too, both front legs broke and then he ran into traffic and caused another ut oh

State ought to lease hunting rights by the mile on roadways. Probably would add huge dollars to their budget. Cars are getting lighter and more flimsy and deer more numerous on roads. We got to do something at some point or insurance is going to get impossible.

high fence along all road ways.... about as good idea as road hunting....

Naw, just legalize Marijuana.

All those ranches will have pot feed plots.
Deer eat it.
Deer now too laid back and mellowed out to go anywhere, do anything, much less run across roads.

LMFAO WOW

Safety issues will never allow it. It would only lead to giving hunters and hunting a black eye. As metioned in one of the reponse to your post, deer and car accidents occur mostly at night when Whitetail hunting is not allowed. There are quite a lot of deer related fatalities in the states. One of the news networks ran a show on this subject (Deer/Auto deaths) a year or two ago. Funny enough, the majority of the deaths were caused by people trying to avoid hitting the deer then hitting a fixed object or another motorist. I always remind myself and and my wife that if a deer jumps out, just hit it. We spend a great deal of time in the Fredericksburg area and there are a lot of deer out near or on the roadways at night. Fortunatley, most of the deer in the area are small. I am always amazed how they don't even flinch when you drive by within feet of them.

Now I know where the term "Idiot rapped in a Moron" came from.....j/k....well alittle maybe....

If I was going to call someone an idiot, I think I would learn to spell correctly.

I've got dibbs on hwy 359 through Webb County!

Are you nuts? I will take my chances with hitting a deer thank you very much! I'm not too crazy about seeing a bunch of idiots riding in the back of a pickup truck shooting at deer in front of them and across the oncoming traffic. No thanks!

I have said/read some dumb things in my life but this is near the top.

A big doe was run over on my neighborhood street last night. Speed limit is 35mph. I had a nice 15" buck in my back yard before dark last night. The deer are taking us over.

Not only no but HELL NOOOO!

Yeah, great idea... how about just rig guns on the front and let them shoot automatically

Did I strike a nerve? Must have hit too close to home.....all spelled correctly I might add.....

I like to sprinkle corn all over the road and come back about an hour later with my bumper

I can feel myself getting dumber just reading this topic!!!!