Here are a couple of Dr.Ditchkoff's quote regarding the release of the breeder bucks.

"Any time deer are moved across the landscape, risk factors for disease transmission increase," said Dr. Steve Ditchkoff, Professor of Wildlife Science at Auburn University in Alabama.

"Introducing a small number of breeder bucks into a free-ranging whitetail population is highly unlikely to affect genetics at the population level," said Dr. Ditchkoff. "Not only is survival of captive-raised deer often very low when they are released into the wild, basic science suggests that the genetic impact of a few animals would be quickly diluted."