Table 1.

Total reported cultivated acres, deer affected acres, and minimum and maximum loss estimates in Division regions for 1997.

Division Region	Sample size answering questions	Sum of cultivated acres	Sum of deer 'affected' acres	Percent of cultivated acres 'affected' by deer	Sum of minimum $ loss estimates	Sum of maximum $ loss estimates
Northern region	662	66,361	28,808	43%	$1,760,599	$2,866,503
Central region	539	61,960	20,573	33%	2,210,652	3,432,243
Southern region	636	68,721	18,664	27%	1,761,700	3,814,582
Statewide	1837	197,043	68,046	34%	$5,732,951	$10,113,328
'Affected' acres does not mean 100% of a crop was destroyed on those acres. For example, in a 100 acre field reported 'affected' by deer, perhaps only 12 acres were 'affected' with a 50% yield loss--resulting in a 6% overall loss to the producer.