CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A legislative audit says the Division of Natural Resources needs to develop a better way to control damage done by West Virginia's deer population.
The audit says the agency needs to improve the way it collects and measures damage to crops and forests.
It also needs to use deer-vehicle accident information to determine how hunting and other methods can used to control the state's herd.
There are an estimated one million deer in the state and auditors noted West Virginia leads the nation in the number of deer-vehicle collisions.
Tuesday's audit says the agency should launch studies and set performance standards for controlling the herd.
DNR Director Frank Jezioro says the DNR is in the process of updating its deer management plan.
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