Tyler and Erika begin to explore the relationship between people and deer by hearing from a backyard deer enthusiast, then dive into an ecological debate about whether deer are bad for forests. A farmer weighs in on how deer damage his crops, and a playwright mines the aftermath of a deer-vehicle collision. Along the way: deer stories, poetry, and more.

Show Notes:

The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors is available through books.catapult.co/books/the-age-of-deer/.

The poet Cassandra de Alba may be found at cassandradealba.com.

Ecologist Jay Kelly’s research is at researchgate.net/profile/Jay-Kelly-2.

Historical ecologist Brice Hanberry’s research is at fs.usda.gov/research/about/people/bhanberry#research-tab.

Farmer Michael Carter, Jr. is at thecarterfarms.com/.

Aaron Mark’s play Deer is at aaronmarkwastaken.com/deer.

The Virginia Audio Collective is at virginiaaudio.org.